Chattanooga Moms

I’ve had a couple of big moments lately. You know the ones that hit during this parenting journey that stop you in your tracks? Where time stands still for a split second so you can just let it soak...

I recently read a book by one of my favorite authors, Brené Brown. The first chapter resonated with me deeply. It was about wanting to belong, having the feeling of belonging, and then experiencing the pain of loss upon...

With a thriving community of students in grades PreK-12, Chattanooga Christian School is a place for your child to grow. Our focus is on the intellectual, social-emotional, spiritual, and physical flourishing of each child with programs designed to meet...

"He'll grow out of it,” they said. They being every friend, colleague, teacher, counselor, or stranger in the grocery store line I confided in with my worries about my son’s seeming stubbornness about doing school work. Despite testing into...

As January 2018 comes to a close, how are you feeling about those New Year's Resolutions, momma?  If you are like me, you love the start of January and its shiny possibilities of newness. But by February our best intentions...

You survived life with your firstborn. Your family is growing once again, and so is your to-do list! If you’re like me, you started your registry for your first child at the ripe stage of 12 weeks gestation. I...

It was a weekday afternoon and I was braving the pre-Christmas rush at Sam’s Club with my four boys. I didn’t think I looked *that bad* and my kids were being unusually well behaved, all things considered. But by...

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 survived winter 2018 so far,...

Listen, we have all been there. It's 5 o'clock, and the thought of cooking dinner makes you sick to your stomach. Then the thought of spending all that money on your whole crew of people gives you a headache....

Around mile 10 of my first half-marathon, my legs decided they'd had enough. I had been warned by strangers in blog posts more experienced runners that mile 10 was a brick wall. At some point in a distance race,...