Is anything better than a tasty, refreshing treat on a hot, sunny day? Summer is in full-swing, and we are thrilled to partner with Organic Valley to share our favorite summer recipe - a delicious frozen mocha made with...
I have five kids and have hosted a lot of birthday parties, though not as many as you might think. You see, I have four girls and all four have May birthdays (!!), so I’m a big fan of...
Every year as Father’s Day approaches, I find myself combating the same stubborn combination of remorse and guilt. Another year will have gone by where I haven’t spoken to my dad. I’ll start to think about all that he’s...
Going into my second pregnancy, my husband and I were pretty sure our second child was also going to be our last. We kept an open mind, but, over the years, that was the general consensus we had come...
We at Birmingham Mom Collective are not strangers to the problems that alcohol abuse can cause to individuals and those that love them. A few of our contributors have shared their experiences with loving someone who abuses alcohol. We...
May is National Water Safety Awareness Month, so we chatted with the water safety experts at Goldfish Swim School Hoover to share practical tips to keep your family safe this summer. Read on for great advice and a very...
Meet two of Birmingham Mom Collective's favorite Ascension St. Vincent's nurses: Amy and Faith. While they could pass for sisters with their matching red hair and effervescent smiles, Amy is actually Faith's mother!
Amy and Faith are best friends, coworkers,...
Any mother traveling with small children has experienced relief upon arriving back home. Once home, you can sink blissfully into your bed without a Pack 'n Play two feet away, confining the wide-awake toddler – too excited to sleep....
If anyone knows me, they know that I love books. It started with biographies and non-fiction while I was growing up, then expanded to self-help, contemporary fiction, and young adult in my twenties. Now in my thirties, I still have my...
My husband and I got married when we were 22, both newly graduated from college. We were just babies, though I didn’t think so at the time. After a year of marriage, we decided it was time to get...
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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...
