I bought Uncle Tom’s Cabin as an impulse purchase sometime last year when my husband and I were on a Barnes & Noble date. It was one of those books I’d kind of heard of and knew I should...
There are things about being a parent that I had no idea I would feel so strongly about. Breastfeeding my babies is one of them.
With my first daughter, I read as much as I could about breastfeeding but assumed...
Today we celebrate National Avocado Day. What, you didn't know?! Yes, yes the avocado has its own day of appreciation, and rightfully so. This fruit/vegetable/fat is absolutely amazing and wonderfully versatile.
Best known as the substance from which we derive...
A new school year is only weeks away, and I'm sure many would agree this may be the strangest one yet. These are unprecedented times as districts decide the safest way to resume learning in the fall after an...
As a teacher you can always tell what parents say at home. Even how they speak to their children.
I've heard encouraging voices and critical ones. Children who spout politics and current events as though they spend their evenings watching...
It is a real treat getting to know our Birmingham Mom Collective partners better, and Dr. Deborah Sema from Oxmoor Valley Orthodontics is no exception!
When you first meet Dr. Sema, you immediately feel like you've known her for years....
Back to school is usually a time of excitement. For children, they get to see friends, meet a new teacher, learn, grow, and play. For parents . . . FREEEEEEDOOOOOM! I joke, but seriously, there has always been a...
A few years ago, a friend really challenged my reading life. She set a goal for herself to read more works by women and people of color, and it challenged me to to take a long hard look at...
To My Oldest Little Love,
Since you were born and made us parents, your daddy and I have thought of kindergarten as being a million years away. But somehow, five-and-a-half years have passed – rather quickly – and it’s nearly...
Soul Stirring
This has been quite the year. Vision and clarity rather quickly dissipated into confusion and uncertainty. There are more questions than answers - school or no school, church or no church, sports or no sports. The list of...
In + Around Birmingham
Guide to Vacation Bible Schools in Birmingham
Many of us on the BMC team have fond memories of Vacation Bible School. Often, this is a great way to get your kids...
