Christy Dyer-Gultom
When Two Cultures Become One
I've always loved cultures and actually studied world missions for my master's degree. Most of my travel overseas has been through church or school mission trips, and I always loved learning about the places...
To Sleep Train Or Not To Sleep Train, That Is the Question
Is it weird if reading “what to expect” community forums is one of my hobbies? Let me be honest. It’s mostly just for the drama. “Should I sleep train? My baby is up four...
How To Make Friends In A New City
If you scroll my browser history, it's full of google searches like "how to grow grass," "how to get my toddler to stop screaming," etc. I'm a researcher at heart, and I want to...
A Stroller Gang’s Guide To The TN Riverwalk
My son Oliver's August birth was right in the middle of a baby boom happening in my church. So many, mostly boy babies, have joined our little group. This led to the creation of...
New In Town: The Update {Part 4}
In 2021, I documented our move to Chattanooga from NYC. We have now been here a little over a year and have had another baby! Life has moved fast. We still love and truly...
In With The New (Holiday Edition)
When I was a kid, we moved around quite a bit, and change was kind of one of the only norms. My parents weren't always so intentional about creating and keeping traditions. With the...
Tips For Surviving Your Third Trimester In The Heat Of Summer
Maybe it's just me, but has this been one of the hottest summers on record? In early June, when the weather called for feels like temps over 100F, I thought it would be a...
When Baby #1 Is No Longer The Baby
I had a baby in January of 2021. He's been a baby for 18 months today. One and half years of being a baby. As a naive new mom, I asked my birth month...
48 Hours In The Great Smoky Mountains
We love to travel. So much so that after a crazy, drama-filled trip around the world (see my last post), we came home and started making plans for Memorial Day Weekend. Being 12 weeks...
A Tale Of Two Travels
Standing in an airport 10,000 miles from home, we hugged my husband's family through tears, not knowing when we would see them the next time. Little did we know a worldwide pandemic would make...