Birmingham
I have lived in Birmingham all my 31 years on this beautiful earth. I attended both Holy Family Elementary and High School (now Holy Family Cristo Rey). After high school graduation, I attended Alabama State University where I studied...
I will never forget those first few years of marriage when people would sweetly ask, “Aww, how long have you two been married?!” We’d answer them–one year, two, three, four–and they would respond all starry-eyed, “Well, you’re still newlyweds!”...
Like many other moms out there in the world, I tend to get in bed at the end of a long day with a lot on my mind. This mental list may or may not include the following:
the...
It's Spring Break week here in Birmingham, and our original plan had been to check our kids out of school the week before for a week-long dental mission trip to Da Nang, Vietnam with East Meets West Dental then...
As the coronavirus continues its march closer and closer to our front doors, I want to share with you a story that is personal to me. This comes from a fellow mama and a sorority sister of mine (Alpha...
Birmingham
I was born in Birmingham and grew up in Forestdale because it was close to my Dad’s work at ACIPCO. I credit my mom for teaching me back roads throughout the city. It comes in handy with traffic and...
Birmingham
I was born and raised in this beautiful city of Birmingham. Although I have not spent all my 36 years living here, I truly believe the time I spent away helped me realize just how much I love Birmingham.
I...
You often hear people compare their lives to balancing plates or juggling balls. The only issue with this analogy is that it puts everything we are balancing on the same spectrum.
I recently heard someone make this analogy and a...
Sometimes it’s the parking that threatens my state of calm. Then there’s construction blocking the ramp forcing me to maneuver my daughter’s wheelchair off the curb backwards onto a busy two way street. Always it is the moment when...
Birmingham
I haven't always had the honor of calling Birmingham my home. I grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My family moved to Montgomery, Alabama, when I was sixteen so that my brother could pursue his...
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...
