Helen S
Helen is proud wife to James, who she met while attending Auburn University. After graduating, their family moved to Birmingham and now have three amazing daughters, ages six, three, and one. Helen has worked as an Industrial Engineer for the United States Postal Service, and now manages a team of engineers in the Southeast. When she's not watching a soccer game or karate lesson, Helen can be found reading Jane Austen, jogging, or catching up on the Great British Baking Show.
Talking to your Sport-Loving Daughter
Growing up, I loved playing sports—mostly contact sports. My knees were nearly always bruised up from soccer, basketball, tae-kwon-do, or rugby. I have been incredibly excited over the past few years to see my...
Guide to Tea Houses in Alabama
Allow me to introduce one of my favorite types of establishment: the tea house. If you've been to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, you may have seen the 16th-century Toshinan teahouse in the Japanese Gardens...
Guide to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
In January 1951, the United Nations opened its New York City headquarters as a safeguard against future global conflicts. Four months later the Birmingham City Council passed this series of Segregation Ordinances in direct...
Book Series Spotlight :: The Magic Tree House
The other day my first grader came scooting into the room on a blanket-draped Pillow Pet with an umbrella in hand. She explained that she was a merchant from Baghdad, carrying spices through the...
The Breakfast Dilemma (Plus Recipes!)
Breakfast is Hard.
At least, for our household it is. With three children aged six, three, and one, it’s quite honestly a whirlwind of checking who needs milk, who needs a spoon, who needs seconds,...
Birmingham Mom Collective :: Introducing Helen S
Birmingham
While dating my now-husband James, I made frequent trips between Auburn and Birmingham to visit his family or go to a show. Birmingham had a beauty to it that became comfortably familiar, as James...