"Lizzie looked at me and said 'I had no choice.'" I’ve had a lifelong relationship with an amazingly loving woman who has shared many stories and life lessons with me. Of everything she’s ever shared, the most fascinating has to be the inner workings of her twenty-seven year marriage. For the purposes of this... Continue Reading →
Cierra has been in Atlanta for 16 years when she moved from California with her parents in 2000. She's the oldest of 5 children. She's a wife and mother of three kids ages 2,5, and 8. Cierra has always been an avid reader and writer. She published her first chapbook in February of 2016... Continue Reading →
Leukemia and Lymphoma- How CLS Blog is giving back!
My mother came to visit me in 2005. We had a great time but she began to complain about feeling out of breath. She had recently started to try and stop smoking, so I figured that between the Atlanta heat and her penchant for cigarettes, that was the issue. I took her to Kaiser Permanante... Continue Reading →
Motherhood Lessons And What it Means to Be a Great Parent
~"I have accepted that I cannot be everything to my children." After 18 years of Motherhood (and counting), I have learned so much about my personal strengths and limitations and based on that awareness, I have grown tremendously. Being a parent has been my biggest teacher. I have learned so much about life, love and... Continue Reading →
Guest Blog- Born in The Middle of The 60’s
As we approach Mother’s Day 2016, I want to share a story about moms that gave birth in the 1960’s. Having babies in the sixties was likely the most challenging experience for moms of the time. I wholeheartedly believe being born to new moms in the sixties may have been the best thing to happen... Continue Reading →
The Reality Of Real Friendship
~"My sister circle is small, but it is mighty." In today’s world of reality T.V. one could easily believe that the purpose of having friends is to have someone to fight with. The stars of these shows are smiling and happy one minute and trying to snatch one another’s wigs off the next. Is this... Continue Reading →
Now Walk It Out!
~"So tell me, what relieves your stress and energized you?" I woke up this morning rushing, which always puts me in a bad mood. I was running to get my son to school and to get myself to work. My workday may have been a short five hours, but it was action packed. Then it... Continue Reading →
Why I chose to homeschool
~"My son is a smart kid. Homeschooling him has brought that out of him." From the time that my son was in Pre-K there was an issue with his speech. He was always chatty, but sometimes intelligible. It would frustrate him to no end that he could not get his point across. His Pre-K teacher... Continue Reading →
Should you have a baby shower for each child? #QOTD
This conversation came up in a Facebook group that I am in. I have two children and I had a baby shower for each. For my oldest, the shower came before birth and we received many great gifts to help prepare for his arrival. For the youngest, we had the shower two months after she... Continue Reading →
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