Chattanooga Moms

When my kids stopped napping, I suddenly had 12-15 hours of time to fill. I quickly realized that not only did my kids need a break at some point during the day, but so did I. I also learned...

I didn’t grow up in a large family. My nuclear family was the "perfect" American family of four: mom, dad, me, my 2 ½-years younger sister, and a dog. The number of people vacation packages are made for, hotel...

I'm an older mom. I mean, I'm not the oldest mom, but I'm up there. I was 24 days away from being 40 when I had my son. I had been single and childless for so long that my...

Over the years, this holiday has turned into leprechauns, green apparel and parades. While I thoroughly enjoy these traditions, I try to ensure my kids get a little history from the holiday too. St. Patrick’s Day began as a simple...

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 what I call the Stroller...

Warmer weather is coming. The days are getting longer. Spring fever has officially hit the Martin house. I can tell just by how the boys have more wiggles and giggles. But with a little bit of winter left and...

I am beyond proud to announce that my three-year-old, the youngest of my four kiddos, cold-turkey stopped wearing pull-ups recently. He slipped on some big boy undies and never looked back. You can imagine my shock as we have...

*Let me preface this post by saying that we are extremely blessed and lucky to even be considering so many plans. We are extremely thankful for this year's blessings!* Am I the only one that exits Christmas and is immediately...

I yell at the kids ALL. THE. TIME. It’s traumatic for me and I know it’s traumatic for the kids. I also know it stems from my own childhood filled with yelling, from unresolved emotional trauma, and from not using...

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