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. I love being part of the team at Dayton Mom Collective.
Treasures {Helping Each Other Search}
I spent 10 glorious days at the beach this past summer.
The beach is my happy place.
I love to wake up before the family and grab a cup of coffee and set off to walk...
Lunch Box Lingo
I love a new school year.
I look forward to school supplies filling the shelves, the sales for new school clothes, and the beginning of new possibilities and growth.
I do not like packing that lunch...
Easy and Quick Back-to-School Meals
Back-to-school means routines and changes in just about every area of a momma's life, and here we are smack dab in the middle of it.
I am a planner and like to have a plan...
I Have My People {And You Are NOT One of Them}
I was asked to speak to a group of 20-something women. My audience is normally kids, but I was recommended by a sweet woman that I know. She actually thought I would be a...
Teamwork {Working Together As a Team in Marriage}
I am part of a team. I've been on many teams before, but not like this one.
When I was a child I played soccer, and I loved to play soccer. Each year, we would...
Stink, Stank, Stunk {Why I Don’t Use Deodorant Anymore}
I wear an essential oil called Patchouli. I love the way it smells and use it instead of perfume.
I work at a clinic part-time and every time I enter, the big wigs upstairs say...
Savoring Summer {Being Present in the Moment}
Summer is my favorite season.
As soon as school was out, our 8-year-old made a bucket list of things he hoped to do this summer. He included some pretty creative things on that list, some...
Disagreeing Appropriately {A Valuable Lesson Learned}
On a recent trip to the park, I was talking to a mother of two boys and she called them and told them that they had 5 minutes left to play before they were...
The Bubble
My 3-year-old loves bubbles.
He begs to go outside and "pop-pop bubbas," and since he can't talk well, that is the closest we have come to a sentence. I jump at his command.
We have loved...
The Bench {Sharing Our Walks of Life in Motherhood}
My boys had been begging me for days to take them to the park. I finally agreed to a nice afternoon at the park and away we went.
When we got to the park, I...
Shine or Whine? {You’ve Got to Decide}
The struggle is real with my 8-year-old.
My little guy has so much spunk in his little personality and desires to be in charge and rule the world someday. That attitude can be sweet and...
I Didn’t Want to Be Known for That {Sharing My Divorce to Help Others}
I started my career a year after college graduation, and I had such high hopes that I would do so well and be known for my career.
I wanted to become an expert and talk...
The Baby Race {Bluey, a Show for Moms}
My family took a trip to the East Coast to meet the newest member of our family. A few weeks prior, my son and his wife had their first child, our sweet grandson, Knox.
We...
So Are They REAL Brothers? {Adoption Is Part of Our Story}
Adoption is part of our story.
It was nothing I ever thought would be in those pages, but it is written all through them now.
Our family adopted two boys, from two different birth mommas in...