Cheryl Brackemyre
Hey local mommas! I grew up in Centerville, but I now live in Wilmington with my husband Tony. Together we have 6 kids, Joe, and his wife Allison, Austin, and his wife Hannah, Sydney and her husband Hayden, Andrew and his wife Lauren and our littles, Max and Eli. Did I mention we are a little nuts starting over with this parenting thing when we are 45+? We are officially adding new titles to our names in 2022- Tiki and Jeep (our version of Grandma and Grandpa). My husband and I are both ministers, and we get to work together in a local church. We were both married before and brought our families together in 2010. After a few years of marriage we felt God's leading for us to adopt. We added Max to our family in 2014 and Eli joined us in 2017, our quiver is officially full! Blending our family has been an adventure! Add some ex-spouses and two birth mommas and we have ourselves a crazy crew! Coffee is my love language. The beach is my happy place and I long to have my toes in the sand.
Kicking the Screens to the Curb
I could not take it anymore, and so we kicked the screens to the curb.
There was arguing, pleading, and begging for more screen time and new games, and the behavior that followed after the...
That Dark Time {Mental Health Help and Awareness}
There was a dark time in my life and I needed help.
We don't like to talk about dark times, but it doesn't mean we don't experience them.
I felt like my head was in a...
Soccer Team Love
Soccer season is taking up four nights a week for our family. Two boys playing soccer on two different teams equals four nights a week of practice.
We decided last minute to sign our boys...
Inch by Inch, Pound by Pound {My Journey to Health}
I have lost over 60 pounds and too many inches to count in the past 10 months.
It has not been easy, enjoyable, or fun to say the least. It HAS been hard and difficult...
A Scooter and a Box of Bandaids
Our 6-year-old got a scooter for his 6th birthday.
Mimi and Pop-pop asked what they could get him for his birthday and that little boy needed no toys to play with, but we thought something...
We Are Family {Get Up Everybody and Sing}
Leaving church one Sunday, a friend of mine said, "See ya later. Love you, girl!"
I didn't think much about it until we got in the car and my 5-year-old asked me why she said...
Mother’s Day Love
Mother's Day is a sweet day full of love.
I brought one of my sons home on Mother's Day and last year was able to wish my sweet daughter-in-law her first Mother's Day, just hours...
If You Give a Teacher a Gift… Then You’ll Need to Tell Her Thank...
My boys have the most amazing teachers. Their teachers are patient and kind and stern and want to see my boys succeed.
After a call from the 9-year-old child's teacher one wintery day, my husband...
5 Things I Desperately Needed {But Didn’t Know}: Mom Edition
Recently, I discovered a few items that I could not believe that I had lived my whole 51 years not knowing about these items and they changed my life in the best way. Since...
Nana-Grahams {Keeping My Mom’s Memory Alive}
My boys' Nana passed away 5 years ago and I never want them to forget her.
Max was 4 and Eli was 6 months old, so the memories they have of her are primarily from...