“Jeez, hasn’t she ever heard of Shipt?”
I looked down, stung, as my four-year-old wailed about not getting the toy she wanted. My two-year-old screamed because her older sister kicked her. Then the baby, who had ripped open a box...
Birmingham families may not be able to attend large Easter egg hunts this year, but with a little help from our local communities, we can go on an Easter egg hunt while still practicing social distancing. Similar to the...
I am not a teacher.
When I worked at my last office job, we took a StrengthsFinder test. Out of nine strengths, teaching was my very least strength! Seriously. It is not my strength. It might even be my number...
I am a semi-introverted person, and even I am going crazy on week three of the great social distancing quarantine of 2020.
Because even an introvert likes her libraries and coffee shops.
And my only child is struggling.
I know siblings can...
A time of darkness filled the land, but Resurrection Sunday is coming. Easter, a time of hope, life, and rebirth, is the perfect time to refocus our minds and celebrate His new mercies. Though it may look different this...
Parenting During the Coronavirus Crisis
So here we are in coronavirus quarantine ("coro-tine") day 1,234,000. We are tired, anxious, a little tipsy, exhausted, and bored. Our kids are now off any routine, they are eating us all out of house...
I'm not one to say everyone needs an Instant Pot. In fact, I fought the craze pretty hard and only gave in when mine was gifted to me by my very kind mother-in-law. Now I consider it one of...
Birmingham
I was born and raised in a city that barely sleeps . . . Birmingham! I can honestly say that even though I have dreamed of moving to other places, Birmingham is definitely a growing city and getting attention...
Birmingham
I grew up in a small town on the Florida panhandle. While attending Auburn University, I met a Birmingham boy at Foy Student Union. John and I fell in love almost immediately, which took us both by surprise. Neither...
Dear Graduating Seniors,
An important chapter of your life has just ended. Abruptly. You didn’t see it coming, you couldn’t plan for it, and you don’t know how to sort out your feelings. To put it lightly, you are devastated....
In + Around Birmingham
Homewood’s Central Park is Updated & Better than Ever
The newly updated Homewood Central Park playground is now open! As Homewood residents who love to be outside, my family spends a lot of...
