Becky Cotton
Outskirts of Town: Red Bank Family Road Trip
Welcome to Red Bank, Tennessee, "a community of friendly people," as the sign says. We are a city within a city -- 6.5 square miles entirely surrounded by Chattanooga and Hamilton County. So, this...
Simplifying Easter
In the last few months I've seen ads for both a "Peep on a Perch" and a "Leprechaun on the Ledge," created in the spirit of the infamous Christmas Elf on the Shelf. These...
Why I Love Little Free Libraries and Where to Find them in Chattanooga
Have you noticed the micro libraries popping up around the city in public spaces over the last few years? The take-a-book, leave-a-book movement these curbside book stations represent has gone global, building over 60,000...
The Perfect Winter Day Picture Book and Craft
I don't know about you, but between flu season, all of the "snow" and winter weather, it seems like this is my kids' first full week of preschool since before Christmas. Moms who have...
When You Don’t Get To Hold Your Baby Right Away
I love a good birth story. I love hearing my mommy friends' labor stories, and binge watching Call the Midwife. For the longest time though, I didn't love my birth story. It is hard to...
Everyone is Creative. (Yes, Even You!)
Before I had kids, I often carved out time on quiet Saturday mornings to enjoy a French press full of coffee, journal, and read. My friends and I spent late nights collaborating on crafty...