Mom: Teresa DiGirolamo, Kansas City, Mo.
Nominated by: Gianna DiGirolamo, daughter
My name is Gianna Jolie DiGirolamo. I am a healthy, happy, 16-month-old baby girl, and this is my story.
It took six long years and 26 hours of intensive labor for my...
Mom: Rebekah Schreckenghaust, Lee's Summit, Mo.
Nominated by: Ryan Schreckenghaust, husband
Selfless. That's really the only word that describes Rebekah.
Trained as a school counselor, Rebekah’s career is on hold to meet needs closer to home… our home.
Mom to Jackson (8) and Camden...
Mom: Kerri Lindsay, Olathe, Kan.
Nominated by: Kristen Sayers, friend
Kerri is an extraordinary woman, mother and friend. She is such a beautiful person, inside and out, someone who cares for others endlessly, and loves so very deeply. Kerri is the mother of...
I read a LOT of articles about parenting, and babies, and what to do, and what not to do. I mean, I'm a 30-year-old mom. I'm kind of their target audience. I read articles about co-sleeping (we don't do...
Around age two, many children start to have periods of nap regression. In fact, I went through one with my toddler just last week. It is indeed very frustrating when your norm changes so suddenly. For the past two years, I have...
Have you signed up for a CSA? Not sure what that is?
I'll start with that: Community Supported Agriculture or a CSA means signing up to support to a farm throughout a growing season. Typically, members or "share-holders" of the farm...
It's spring again! In the Midwest, this also means the anticipation of thunderstorms and the threat of tornadoes.
When the EF5 tornado hit Joplin, MO in May 2011, many people in Kansas City came to the aid of those devastated by the destruction. Wanting...
Oh my. How do I capture a day in my life – a day in my disorganized, frenzied, hectic, full-of-laughter, fake it 'til you make it, life?
Well, my mornings are fairly predictable. I make my boys (Max, 8, and...
About a month ago, an article entitled "Being a Stay-at-Home Mother is Not a Job" by Liz Pardue-Schultz began circulating around the internet. Typically I try to stay out of anything that smells of "mommy wars," but I’m currently...
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 and nephews, and one more...
Do you have an old t-shirt that just makes you feel perfectly cozy and wonderful when you put it on?
My t-shirt's name is Target.
Let's get it out of the way: yes, this basically solidifies my membership in the Standard...
As second-time parents, I thought we had the whole "fourth trimester" thing figured out. You know, the first 12 weeks of a baby's life where they're adjusting to life outside the womb and the period of time where you,...
A year ago on April 13, 2014, three beautiful souls were taken away from this earth way too early. Shot by a a southwest Missouri man known for his anti-Semitic views. His goal was to shoot Jews at the Jewish...
Dear First Trimester,
We need to talk.
No, it’s not me – it’s you.
You’re an unstable friend.
We’ve been down this road together three times now, so it seems we should be old pals. Yet I still don’t even know you. What...
Nothing says spring like flying kites! Or even better, watching other people fly kites. Like... really, really BIG kites! And you can find just that at the Flights of Fancy Mega Kite Festival, held in Lee's Summit each spring....
Your Guide To KC
Kansas City Cheer Programs
If you have a child interested in cheer you might be wondering where to start. Tumbling classes? Recreational or competitive programs? Seasonal cheering at...
