Kiara Ruth
Miles the Gamer x Contender eSports Cary: Becoming an eSports Mom!
Can you believe that I was an actual gamer as a kid? Yeap! My brother and I always had a game system and my favorite was the Nintendo 64....
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Kiara Ruth
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
Travel with the Banana Moon: Making moves in different cities.
Travel has always been a desire of mines but it wasn't until several years ago it became a passion. I have had a lot of people ask me...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Our Quick Getaway to Southern Pines & Pinehurst, North Carolina
I always wonder what it means when it takes me forever to write about something. I like to believe that my brain is working out my...
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Kiara Ruth
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
How I am Recovering from Sexual Trauma: A Year after I shared my story of Sexual Abuse
As we walk out of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (April) and into Mental Health Awareness Month (May) I thought it would be fitting to...
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Kiara Ruth
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Blue Water Spa | HydraFacial
How many of you consider yourself a skincare guru? Well, if you are anything like me, my experience with skincare is very little. In...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jan 28, 2021
- 5 min
Miles WILL Swim: How Goldish Swim School Cary implemented safety precautions amid Covid-19
My dreams of being a "sports mom" were put on hold all last year until Terrance made the statement that he wanted Miles to learn to swim,...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
What My Grandmother wanted, What I needed: Adjusting to another New Normal
This past week has been extremely hard for me because of the passing of my grandmother. Like marriage and motherhood, there is no book...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jan 16, 2021
- 3 min
Easy like Sunday Morning: A Tribute to my Grandma, Hazel Dale
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, I lost my grandmother, Hazel Dale. I tried to think of the best way I could honor her life and honestly,...
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Kiara Ruth
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Who's at Your Dinner Table?
I meant to share about this prior to Thanksgiving but life happens. A couple of weeks ago I sat on a panel for a local Mom's Group:...
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Kiara Ruth
- Nov 1, 2020
- 3 min
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Last year I walked into a panel session on imposter syndrome. I sat down excited to hear the women speak. One of the women held a...
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Kiara Ruth
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Miles WILL Swim!
Miles recently started swimming with Goldfish Cary. The funny thing is he had done a swimming lesson there before but it was when he was...
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Kiara Ruth
- Sep 19, 2020
- 3 min
Shop Small | Jewelry Edition
For five years I wore a wedding ring that was not real. In fact, when I got the ring I knew there was a possibility but the love I had...
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Kiara Ruth
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
Coffee Shop Corners
“You are not a real coffee drinker” is what my husband says when he sees me share lattes on my feed or plan a coffee date with friends....
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Kiara Ruth
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Dear Virtual Academy Mama,
Our lives have shifted. We went from waking up and getting our kids ready for school to creating virtual workstations in pockets of our...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
The Invite
A few years ago, I joined a group of people from my church to travel to Lima, Peru for a mission trip. If you have been following me for...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jun 15, 2020
- 8 min
I AM MY HAIR | A Deeper Dive into the History of Hair
"I, as a white person, have become more aware that black hair is an amazing story of courage, determination, radical community love, and...
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Kiara Ruth
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
A voice at the Table | An open letter to Tabletop Media Group
TableTop Media Group, These last two weeks have been extremely hard for me and my family. We were struggling with the new climate of...
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Kiara Ruth
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Sharing my Story of Sexual Abuse: Part V | Motherhood
Why did you bring your son in the bathroom with you, did you think I would harm him or something? My quick answer was “no, of course not,...
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Kiara Ruth
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
Sharing My Story of Sexual Abuse: Part IV | Marriage
No one hands you guidebook and says “here’s a way to love your spouse that has dealt with trauma” Sure, you can read an article or look...
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Kiara Ruth
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
Sharing My Story of Sexual Abuse: Part lll
Nobody really talks about the effects that sexual abuse has on someone as they get older. I think a vast majority of my trauma was...
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