Chattanooga Moms

I watched my friend’s profile as she spoke. The subtle way she bowed her head. Her nearly translucent eyelashes blinking away the afternoon sunlight. Her hands silently wrapping and unwrapping a Kleenex. Comforting and caring for a friend was the...

There was a time when I would just nod and smile when someone would say, “It takes a village!” “Sure, sure,” I’d think to myself. “I’m pretty rock solid on my own.” What I didn’t know was that I had...

The “what ifs” of raising a child can drive any mom to a near breaking point. What if he falls when he’s learning to ride a bike? What if she doesn’t know her ABCs when she goes to kindergarten?...

LEGOS! The word strikes fear in every foot that has stepped on a brick. When my boys were toddlers, they received two large buckets of MEGA BLOKS. Our teenage babysitter had more success building with them. She built towers that...

My husband and I bought our first home when I was 19 and he was 21. It was a long, laborious process because we were so young that we hadn't established much credit and we honestly had no idea what...

There came a day when I had to admit: I hate exercising. The exercisers and instructors, I did not hate. They seemed so passionate about their fitness goals! It was the actual coordinated movement that was similar to my...

You may already know this, but your abs naturally expand and separate when you are pregnant. Makes sense right? After birth, some women are left with a condition called diastasis recti, where the abdominal separation did not heal and they...

We rarely eat out during the week; I enjoy cooking and usually have enough fresh food to last us until the weekend. That said, sitting down to enjoy a meal as a family is challenging during the week. My...

I'm a realist. I know I should unplug from technology more than I do. I understand how screen time can negatively affect us -- adults and children alike. I wear a lot of hats, like all mothers, and the...

CMB’s second annual Family Carnival was held on a perfect, sunny afternoon at Chattanooga Christian School’s campus. We loved celebrating the upcoming end of school and beginning of summer with our readers and their families! Our all-star line up...