I don’t really know where to start, so I’ll just jump right in. It’s been a few months since hordes of us white women put up memes with verbiage like, “I will never understand, but yet I STAND.” or...
Recently I went through a drastic life change. It was hard, but I knew that it was time to move on. Now it has been months and I've had time to reflect on myself and life. The thing was...
As if the pandemic wasn’t enough in 2020, it was also an election year (insert sigh); and wow, was it one for the books! There was so much at stake during this election from pandemic relief, to racial justice,...
I don’t remember when I realized that I shared a birthday with Martin Luther King, Jr. It must have been around the time I started school, since we got the day off each year on my birthday too! I...
Would you rather . . . you know that game where you choose between two equally good or bad options. To me, it seems like much of the pandemic has played like that game. Every day we had to...
Setting Boundaries in Your Life
Life can get busy. Between work, family, friends, and the responsibilities of everyday life, it can seem like 24 hours just are not enough. If we are not careful, our work life can blend in...
Every victim of sexual exploitation is someone’s daughter or son, made in the image of God. Every victim has worth and deserves to be seen.
Sex trafficking: You’ve probably heard of it. This despicable illegal industry has received increased...
It was a magical night on Sunday, November 22 for our very first Holiday Drive-In with Santa! Lots of Birmingham families gathered at the Grand River Drive-In to watch the movie Elf, take a photo with Santa, eat yummy...
My firstborn started middle school this year. Shortly after school started, he turned twelve years old. On the eve of his birthday I did the thing moms do when their babies approach another birthday; I mentally added up how...
What a year! We've made it to the end of 2020, Mamas! Let's all breathe a sigh of relief, celebrate the good parts of 2020 (like our Birmingham Mom Collective rebrand!), and hope for better days ahead.
We love looking...
In + Around Birmingham
A Birmingham Mom’s Ultimate Guide to May Events
It's gonna be May! May is an exciting month - the end of yet another school year and the beginning of summer! Are you...
