Courtney and Allen Tipping have been married for eleven years. They attend Midtown Fellowship (downtown campus) where Allen is on staff. In late 2008, the Tippings found out they were expecting sextuplets. Their babies, tragically, did not live, as...
"Look, Mom!"
My son, who was in Kindergarten at the time, gestured excitedly at a chic-looking woman seated across the waiting room at the doctor's office. "There is Jeffery's Mom! She helps during reading time in class. Come on! Lets...
In light of recent events here in the Midlands, I am sure it comes as no surprise that my kids and I have been confined to the house for several days. This weather has either discouraged me from going...
My Faceboook and Instagram feeds are filled with pictures of kids. Happy kids, doing all sorts of incredible, engaged activities with their parents. These parents, repeatedly talk about how amazed they are to parent their adorable kiddos, how every...
Being a young couple that has made a habit of relocating around the country for assignments, my husband and I knew that we would adapt well to a coastal flip. This move was going to be different though. We had cross...
My Facebook feed has been full of pictures that really just break my heart. Yes, a tragedy is happening in Columbia and much of South Carolina. So many have lost everything -- homes, possessions and worst of all, loved ones.
Yet...
A few weeks ago, there was major internet buzz about this book, The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, and how it was literally bedtime magic for kids who have a hard time drifting off to dreamland. I knew...
I pride myself on being a woman of my word. I'm pretty well known for being headstrong and the more "mouthy one" in my close knit group of friends. I have no problem telling people what I am thinking...
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...
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...
My grandmother was my superhero. I don't have many childhood memories without her in them, and the ones she is not a part of, I wish she was there. Just as my grandmother meant so much to me growing...
Welcome parents, children and adult. As a new resident of the Midlands 2 years ago, I was eager to get any sort of information on the area that made our transition easier. Where are the best parks, how to...
Whether you are the parent of a fairly healthy child, a medically complex child, or somewhere in between, navigating the rules of public schools with regards to medication and other medical needs can be sometimes a little frustrating. While...
I have been whining about my daughter going off to college for six months now. But maybe, just maybe, there is a little part of me that might be okay with it.
Don’t judge, please.
I love being a mother, every...
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