We have a blended family.
Just a week ago, I was talking with my husband and he said in conversation, "One of our boys did this one time."
I stopped and got pretty emotional thinking about our blended family.
I remember the...
I got settled into a routine of mommin' where I thought, "This is fine but something is missing." I used to do theater and I am a very expressive person, naturally. I had an opportunity to do an open...
I did it - being very cheap and bargain hunter-minded - and bought a Stanley.
I'm not a jump-on-the-bandwagon type of gal. I have a thermos from the same brand that got me through many cold soccer games that belonged...
Our second batch of kiddos has been a challenge since day one and has caused us to learn new and better ways to parent them with their set of challenges and ways we need to accommodate them. It could...
As an elder millennial, my audio book experience has been books on tape; cassette tapes. Big, bulky, sets of cassette tapes.
Fall of 2023, we purchased a new car, leaping forward from our previous 2011 model. One of the features...
The other day, you screamed out across the grocery store parking lot, "Oh and by the way, we're getting married and we're having a baby daughter. That's right. She's moving in this weekend. I just thought you ought to...
I recently ran into a family that I had known for decades. We had a sweet relationship back then; our families would share meals, worship at church together, and serve together. I had such fond memories of this family...
I wanted to share my favorite relevant book as we encounter another beautiful intersection of early Spring and March, which is Women's History Month. "The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes" written by Du Bose Heyward is about...
Thankfulness. Gratitude. Kindness. It’s easy to see gratitude during the holiday seasons, but what about the other 9 months of the year? How do we teach and then practice gratitude for the rest of the year? Almost three years...
As my divorce becomes final, the weight of being a single parent becomes very real. Unfortunately my ex and I do not have any kind of positive co-parenting relationship and I have sole custody of the children, mainly because...
"You’re gonna miss this, you’re gonna want this back, you’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast..." Some of you may know this song by Trace Adkins (“You’re Gonna Miss This”).
That is what I tell myself as...
Checking notifications or mindlessly scrolling Facebook and Instagram has become a part of almost everyone’s daily routine (often multiple times a day), but what if you spent a day not instantly knowing the latest news? The news stories would...
If you’ve been looking for a school that prioritizes community, literacy, and faith-based education, you should get to know Ascension Catholic School. My name is Emily Weitz, and I am a local mother of 3: Dagny (2nd grade), James...
Mornings are always a struggle in our house.
No matter how much we prepare the night before or how early we get up, the struggle is real. Our littles wake up, and all bets are off as to how our...
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Dayton Dozen Events :: 12 Months of Things to Do {2025}
Looking for fun and family-friendly things to do in the Gem City? We've got your Dayton Dozen events roundup of things to do each...
