Feliz Hall
Native American Heritage Month
Welcome to November. Thoughts of pumpkin pie, cornbread, and turkey tempt your tastebuds. The kids come home with drawings of the Pilgrims and their first Thanksgiving. Perhaps, you play the Peanuts Thanksgiving special as...
Dear Coaches and Parents of Young Athletes
Dear Coaches and Parents of Young Athletes,
I am writing this as a fellow parent, not as a coach or as a former athlete, of which I am both.
Our kids are children. They have not...
An Open Letter to My Mom
Hey Momma,
So... I have kids now. There are days I want to throw the towel in and admit I am probably failing as a parent. Other times, I think out loud, "How can I...
We Disconnected our Television
You are probably thinking, "Well, they took limiting screentime a bit too far." It wasn't by choice we disconnected our television and yet, we wouldn't change it.
You see, our youngest has energy for miles....
Why Hands-Only CPR Isn’t Enough
Don't get me wrong, knowing CPR is awesome. If hands-only is what you have learned, that is amazing because many do not even know this. Yet, hands-only CPR isn't enough.
With summer upon us, outdoor...
Teach Your Child to Swim
Summer is coming. Cue thoughts of glaring sunbeams lovingly reflected off the glistening, pristine, clear pool water.
Now, pause. If your kiddo cannot swim, this same image ought to trigger a whole different feeling of...
I Will Not Apologize for My Child
My youngest is what happens when the beauty of a storm produces a gorgeous sky and a swirl of unstoppable wind all at once. He causes the rainbow and the chaos. In the end,...
Coffee and Books – Our New Tradition
Having a feeling my high-energy, extremely visual child would end up homeschooled, I started following a number of homeschool groups. It was on one of these, I found my new favorite tradition: Coffee and Books.
On...
Faces of Cincinnati: Nurse Jackie Haberstroh
Every now and again, we meet a person who impacts our lives in our most exposed times. When that person treats us with compassion and humanity, they stick with us the rest of our...
Bringing Back Amish Friendship Bread
Raise your hand if you were lucky enough to ever receive Amish Friendship Bread.
Go back to your 12-year-old self and recall walking into school. You are handed a large Ziploc bag whose contents are of...