Please Note :: This play date would not be possible without our wonderful event sponsor! Thank you to The Little Gym of Columbia, SC for hosting such a fun class and to the businesses mentioned below who helped make...
I don't remember where I first heard about the South Carolina Heart Gallery. I think it was in a magazine. I do remember almost instantly going online to check it out.
For me and my husband, becoming foster parents was...
The moment. The instant when everything in your life has been re-prioritized. The person you thought you were is forever changed. Your palms may sweat or you may be infinitely calm. Your thought process and things that matter to...
I've been a working mom the entirety of my children's lives. I never intended to go down that path. I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, because growing up in the South, in the church, that is the traditional,...
Let me start by saying, I am a SAHM (stay-at-home mom). Sure, I'm an attorney, but I only do pro bono work. I'm a writer too, obviously, but when people ask, I have to say, "I'm a stay-at-home mom."...
My Dear Mama,
Oh how many times I have fantasized about what it was going to be like to become a mother. Of course, you know well that as a kid I always pretended to be a mom and enjoyed...
I never thought that I would become a bonus mom. When my husband and I met I had a rambunctious 8-year-old little boy, my own apartment, a really awesome job at a local emergency care office, an Associate degree, my...
The first time I saw my baby he was only a tiny bundle wrapped in wires inside a plastic box, face obscured by a breathing mask and bathed in purple light. I cried. It looked like something out of...
Being a mom is one of the world’s greatest joys, but it’s also hands-down the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Can you relate? You start doing things you promised you’d never do as a mom, you are making facial...
Each spring the South Carolina Association of School Librarians announces lists of the best books for grades K-12.
There are four lists total, each consisting of 20 books that are recommended for picture books, children’s books, junior books, and...
Welcome to Bump Diaries – a new series on Columbia SC Moms Blog! One of our contributors is expecting, and here she will share her journey – the good AND the ugly – with all of you. It is sort of...
The band Mercy Me released a song two years ago titled Dear Younger Me. When you hear the song, you can’t help but wonder what you’d tell your younger self if you had the chance. Every time I hear it, I...
During my pregnancy, you could smell my crunchiness from a mile away (and it smelled of incense, patchouli, and a vague sense of superiority).
I did prenatal yoga every day. I lived on kale smoothies. I meditated. I ran regularly...
After a recently colorful morning (and I am not talking the watercolor that is the sky when I wake up at the crack of dawn), I determined that children are hardwired with a guide to knock mom back down...
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Mother’s Day in Columbia: 4 Ways to Make Mom Feel Special!
Mother's Day in Columbia and beyond is quickly approaching. Are you ready?!
I can't help but look back on my own mother and all the...
