Chattanooga Moms

If you’re like me, having a child has changed just about every aspect of your life. The size of your car, the amount of hours you sleep, and no doubt the kind of cereal in your pantry. In our...

Earlier this week, I ran into the grocery store to pick up a few things. Plopping my 10-month-old daughter into the buggy seat, we made our way down the aisles collecting items we needed while she diligently tried to...

Inside The Chattanoogan, you can find The Foundry and the Broad Street Grille. If you’re local, you are probably familiar with the luxury hotel and its upscale bar and restaurant, which is open throughout the week for breakfast and...

Before I begin, let me just say that my inspiration for this post came from the talented, generous, brilliant, loving, supportive, brave, kind, and overall beautiful human being, mother, friend, daughter, wife, activist, and artist I get to call...

I am fairly certain anyone who has met my four children would tell you they are a bit wild. I'm not sure where they acquired this gift, because my husband and I are both pretty quiet and mild-mannered. It...

"Mama, what's your name?," my precious, chubby-faced toddler asked me. I told him that my name was Reshae. "No, you not Reshae, you my Mommy!," he responded. At that point in my life, he was so right -- I...

For as long as I can remember, I knew I would have a daughter. It is funny really, because I did not have a lot of female influences in my life growing up. I did not have sisters and I...

When did we switch from acknowledging our child’s firsts, to focusing on their lasts? At what point did we stop lining their baby book with their first words, first bike ride, first sleepover and move to the last of...

Catching up on Facebook, I see the kind of post by another parent that used to knock me off my parenting axis and send me into an abyss of panic, convinced my child was doomed to a life of...

I began with the intention of writing about my feeble attempts to explain the realities of Alzheimer's disease, in all its predictable chaos, to my son. This subject has quickly become painfully relevant in our lives. But as I...