If you find yourself wondering how to feel more successful in your day-to-day time and energy management, you are not alone.
Women, especially mothers, are expert multi-taskers. With many hats to wear, it sometimes feels like the best or only...
While I’m not a healthcare professional, I am a mom–an often anxious mom at that. And I’m an Enneagram 5 (for those who don’t know, that’s the Investigator/Researcher type). My husband (incidentally, also an Enneagram 5–ha!) and I investigated...
Mommy Memes
There is nothing like a good motherhood meme to really make me feel seen and understood. The last two years have offered us no shortage of solid memes, videos, and products speaking to the crazy experience of parenting...
I’m 6 months pregnant with our second child and I have so many mixed emotions. This pregnancy has naturally flown by compared to the first. I’m busy chasing my toddler, I feel like I somewhat know what to expect...
I have raised three young adults, although with one approaching 30 I think I have to call them “adults” now. I work in a church/preschool where I chat with three and four year olds daily. Plus, I teach Sunday...
Goldfish Swim School, the country’s leading water safety and swim lesson school offering infant and child swim lessons, is pleased to announce the opening of their first Alabama location. The newest addition to the Goldfish Swim School family will...
As a kid, I wasn’t a big fan of physical education (or PE, as it is more commonly known). I recall standing in lines doing stretches for what seemed like hours, and then having “free time” to play with...
Normally, I’m the type of person who likes surprises. But after being seen in the emergency room after our car accident on June 13th, the CT scan taken to see if I had any internal injuries or bleeding showed...
November is Adoption Awareness Month, and many adoptive families out there are hoping you’ll take this opportunity to teach your kids how to love our kids just a little bit better.
Our family is a particularly “conspicuous family,” as we...
Let me preface this blog by making known that I'm not generally what you would call an athlete. The extent of my participation in team sports involved a handful of seasons of church-league basketball and softball, two seasons 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...
