Raising teens is tricky. Hormones, emotions, independence, bodily fluids. Yuck. Not to mention, it’s hard for a parent to find the right thing to say. Ever. I might think I’m being funny, but instead, my teen gets angry. I...
March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization characterizes COVD-19 as a pandemic.
On the same day, our school district sent an email stating, “Starting Monday, March 16th up to Monday, April 20th, instruction will be delivered for all students during...
Hey Mom, as you are desiring to be heard, understood, known, I see you.
I see you...
struggling to respond to your atmosphere with peace
wrestling with emotions that hit your mind and send you to react with...
A few weeks ago, I bought a puzzle on a whim. I opened up the box and sorted pieces into "edges" and "middles" on my dining room table and then walked away.
The puzzle sat untouched for about a week,...
In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, I sat down with my sister, who has been working through infertility with her husband for over four years and compiled some important facts, questions, and information to share.
5 Ways to Support...
June is African American Music Appreciation Month! On June 7, 1979, former President Jimmy Carter created what was formerly called National Black Music Month as a celebration of the African American musical influences and contributions that are an essential...
As a working mom whose husband also works, I save my PTO for vacations with the family. However, it was the first week of June and I haven’t had a day off since Christmas. Our house was a mess. ...
In my early twenties, I spent two and a half years living in Haiti.
I met my husband there. I raised my two youngest siblings there - both Haitian, both awesome. I shared a home with teenage mothers and their...
Dear Husband,
These last 6 years of having and raising children (7 if you include pregnancy) have been a marathon. As soon as things started to get easy with one child, we had another, and another, until we arrived to...
If you have young (or old) children, you probably know the influence of Disney movie magic. Whether it be watching a classic together as a family or going to see their new films in the theater with your little...
In + Around Cincinnati
Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
