Sarah McGinnity
Sarah grew up in Manhattan, Kansas (Go Cats!), she moved to Minnesota where she met her husband, Shea. Realizing how much she hated snow in May, she convinced him to move to Kansas City in 2010. Together they have lived in Midtown, Waldo, the Plaza, and now Overland Park. Sarah is mom to four kids including a teenager and a toddler. She has her master’s in urban administration and is passionate about making Kansas City a more equitable and supportive community. In between the crazy, she likes to drink coffee, run, hike, travel as much as possible, and experience all things Kansas City!
How I Met Your Father: Thanks to Axl Rose
Boys,
When Mommy was living in the cold, cold city of Minneapolis in a teeny tiny apartment she had decided she was tired of dating. Because sometimes boys can be frustrating. Daddy was living in...
Meet Amanda Cole, KCMB’s Mother of the Year
Last spring, Amanda Cole had a normal 19-month-old-daughter, Malina. But suddenly, she was unable to walk or even crawl. The cause, she would soon learn, was a mass in Malina's lower spine, which eventually was...
The GO Exchange: Giving Life, Empowering Women
Note: This post is sponsored by, and written in collaboration with Lori Zehr, Retail Director of the GO Exchange.
I love kids. I have two children of my own (boys, ages 8 and 10), eight nieces...
Call for Nominations: Kansas City’s Mother of the Year!
There are no raises or promotions when it comes to the job of motherhood. No parking space next to the door or employee appreciation lunch.
But as fellow mothers, battling in the trenches day in...
Save Big this Week at Rhea Lana’s Consignment Sale
While kids can be expensive from activity fees to doctor's visits to the latest toy they definitely don't need (but is so cute), baby gear and clothes are the places I've learned to save...
A Non-Native’s Guide to Kansas City
Thinking of moving to Kansas City? Consider this your big Midwestern hospitality hug of welcome.
Though I grew up 120 miles west (Go Cats!) and then spent four freezing cold years in the Land of...
Walking for St. Jude’s (So that Someday We Don’t Have To)
In January 2010, Jennifer Christiansen's life as a mother changed forever. when her 11-month-old daughter, Avery, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer.
In the last four years, there have been appointments, consultations, treatments and recoveries. Hopeful days and...
Smiles Change Lives
“Your child needs braces.”
Words no parent (or their pocketbook) wants to hear. Though orthodontic care certainly requires some financial sacrifice, many children don’t have the financial means to receive necessary care.
Smiles Change Lives (SCL)...
Mommy, Cancer Patient, Survivor
Kristen sat in the salon chair with her toddler son on her lap. Together, they watched in the mirror as her long blond hair got shorter and shorter. Finally, her husband and brother take...
Consignment Sale Wins
Given the opportunity to buy clothes to outfit my little men without forking over a large percentage of my monthly budget, I take it without hesitation.
At the Just Between Friends Overland Park sale this...
Giving Up on Google Parenting
It all started with a simple question - how can I get my newborn suffering from reflux to sleep anywhere besides my chest?
But nothing is simple when Google gets involved. After making my initial...
A Little {Free!} Library of Our Own
Note: In addition to supplies to construct the library, Kansas City Moms Blog received samples from Alpha-Bits in exchange for writing this post. Opinions are those of the contributor who wrote them.
I learned about...
Introducing the KCMB Mother of the Year
Maggie Sabato, Kansas City Moms Blog's Mother of the Year, is a testament to the fact that a mother’s job never ends.
She raised her two daughters – Stephanie and Cecily – on her own...
55 Months of Trying: A Mother’s Journey
Laura’s desire to be a mother didn’t start when she got married. It started when she was a toddler, feeding bottles of milk to her dolls before rocking them to sleep.
That little girl grew...
Talking to Kids When Tragedy Hits Close to Home
We've gotten numb to reading the details of another shooting splashed across the news. Usually, it happens in someone else's community where the victims' names are unfamiliar.
Yesterday, it didn't happen somewhere else. It happened...
