Megan Bayer
Megan has lived in Wichita since 1999, graduated in 2003 as an RN, and received her MSN in Nursing Education in 2016. Megan loves teaching and works in healthcare as Director of Simulation at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a survivor of childhood cancer that led to some complicated reproductive issues, including the loss of their son Lincoln (18wks, 2008) and daughter Basil (23wks 2010). With a best friend to spend a life-time with and a vision of a family David and Megan embarked on three amazing adoption journeys. With active kids (London 2012, Locklyn 2013 & Ronnie 2015) and busy careers, life is anything but slow-paced.
Black History 365 :: A Year Round Celebration
As a follow-up to my post “Those Dogs Don’t Like My Black Skin” I wanted to discuss some positive actions we take in our home to promote black history year-round.
As white parents on a...
“Those Dogs Don’t Like My Black Skin”:: The Challenges of Being An Interracial Family
Growing as an interracial family has delivered gifts, challenges and experiences that have forever changed me. I can only hope that I can positively impact the world by coaching and parenting two beautiful girls...
Find the Board Game Geek in your Relationship
I must admit we are a little less adventurous on our date nights nowadays. We go out for afternoon or evening dates and are home by 9pm. This time together is used to plan...
O Holy Hair :: A Hair Routine for the Holidays {and every other day}
Since the adoptions of our two African American daughters there has been a learning curve caring for their hair. The silver lining has been this unique expression of family, ritual, and tradition. The holiday...
Life As A Lactation Consultant :: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
If you told me 15 years ago during nursing school I would be a Lactation Consultant, I would’ve laughed at your joke. I planned on working with children with cancer in intensive care -...
My Love/Hate Relationship with Making Halloween Costumes
In our LBK (Life Before Kids) Halloween ranked highly as a favorite holiday. Many hours over the years have been spent brainstorming, planning and implementing our Halloween costumes. Being board game geeks, one year...