Apr 4, 2015 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family
By Katie Moosbrugger My son is obsessed with gems, rocks and crystals. It all started in kindergarten where all the boys went on “ninja” explorations in the brush alongside the playground in search of precious stones “he swore” they found every day. So when I asked...
Mar 27, 2015 | Family Time, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Anne Powers As we enter the spring and summer months, it is a great time to do some family service projects with your children. Be sure to reflect with your child about the needs that are being met and why it is important for us to help when we see a need. Your...
Jan 26, 2015 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Family Time, Hot Topics, Non Profits, Raising Children
By Ashleigh Pike “Will I get to see blue sky while I am here?” I will never forget this question asked by Lisa, our 7th exchange student from Beijing. In early August 2014 I got an email from my children’s school and my employer, Forsyth Country Day School, that forty...
Jan 9, 2015 | Education, Family Time, Homeschooling, Parenting & Family
By Kelly Gunzenhauser When my kids were younger, I needed to keep them busy one day, so I dumped their big Legos into a water table and poured water over them. I set it outside the kitchen door where I could work but still keep an eye on them. It doesn’t sound like...
Dec 27, 2014 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
We all know planning a memorable New Years Eve can be tough, especially with kids! If you and your significant other are without “adult” plans this year you might want to consider ringing in the New Year with some of these kid-friendly ideas listed below....
Dec 24, 2014 | Family Time, For the Home, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Hot Topics, Raising Children, Shopping
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing To wrap or not to wrap? That is the question. You know, Santa … when he brings gifts to your children, are they wrapped or unwrapped? I never knew there was any discrepancy in this issue. Growing up, our Santa always left gifts...
Dec 23, 2014 | Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Thea DeLoreto, author of the blog The Lint Trap As y’all may know, I feel a little bit of holiday induced insanity this year. (If you don’t know then read Acute Holiday Anxiety and feel my pain.) Despite all that, I am enjoying the holidays by way of...
Dec 22, 2014 | Family Time, From the Heart, Non Profits, Raising Children
By Parker White As parents, we all want to raise thoughtful, well-rounded children. Yet, society tells us that what is important these days are looks, wealth and status. Are these the messages we want our children to learn? As a mother of two, I found what is most...
Dec 17, 2014 | Family Time, From the Heart, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing I have caught myself lately saying “This time of year I love this, and this time of year of love that!” Autumn turning to winter can be such a beautiful time! It is easy to get caught up in the stress and anxiety of holidays, but if we take a...
Dec 4, 2014 | -, Family Time, Photography
By Wendy Riley As parents, typically we are filled with anxiety about getting the perfect picture of our children. “Stand up straight!”, we bark. “Say cheese”, we instruct. “Look like you love each other”, we holler as siblings are pinching and shoving each other. We...
Nov 25, 2014 | Entertaining, Family Time
By Katie Moosbrugger This post contains affiliate links. It doesn’t cost any extra for you to purchase from them, but we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Growing up in my home, holidays were big family nights. It was a time when grandparents, aunts,...
Nov 20, 2014 | Family Time, Humor, Pet Resources
By TMoM Team Member Allison Tobey We have lots of family traditions, but our all-time favorite is going to Christmas tree farms to spend the day to hunt down the perfect tree. One Saturday in December of 2012, we ventured out and spent all day choosing, cutting and...
Nov 4, 2014 | Family Time, Recreation, Sports
By Aimee Williams, Associate Wellness Director at the William G. White, Jr. Family YMCA and Race Director for the 31th Annual YMCA Mistletoe Run The YMCA Mistletoe Fun Run, 5K, and Half Marathon is a festive tradition in our community and a great way to be healthy as...
Sep 22, 2014 | -, Family Time, Raising Children
By Katie Moosbrugger “I wish we could go back to the days when my kids simply came home from school, played in the yard, finished up homework without being told to hurry up, and we had actual time to sit down and enjoy dinner together as family.” This comment came up...
Aug 5, 2014 | Family Time, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing The title of this blog almost seems like an oxymoron to me. “Fitting in Family Time.” Why do we need to “fit it in?” Doesn’t family time just happen? Sadly, no, it does not. No matter if you have one baby, three...
Apr 1, 2014 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Kelly Gunzenhauser I have one of THOSE kids…one who hates the great outdoors. I have begged, threatened, pushed, fussed, and forced, but he would rather stay inside than go out on even the most beautiful day. Very little can entice him to stick his nose out the...
Feb 17, 2014 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family
Ever have one of those days where you just need to get out of the house? This happened to us one day last month. It was bitterly cold out, so many of the fun Day Trip locations I would usually consider where nixed immediately due to the fact that I did not want to...
Dec 28, 2013 | -, Family Time, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Ashley McNeill Who’s ready to get the family organized this coming year? My family has used charts for years, and they’ve worked great. They usually have fun pictures and give you a great visual to head towards your goals. We had the “potty” chart and a...
Oct 9, 2013 | -, Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family
Whether you love it or hate it, I think we can all agree this holiday takes a lot of effort to make it a special and safe night for all involved. But if you’re growing tired of the annual routine and want to spice things up, I have new ideas you can start using...
Oct 1, 2013 | -, Family Time, Holidays, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Kelly Hines “Oh, for the love of Pete! Just give me the knife!” My mother, screaming at my dad; my brother, pumpkin guts smeared in his hair; me, picking shards of pumpkin seeds from between my teeth. Pumpkin carving always started with great...
Aug 31, 2013 | -, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Lynne Dardanell “The days are long but the years are short”. I heard this phrase recently from someone whom I will forever consider very wise – a coworker, I believe, who was surely responding to a frustrating anecdote I was sharing about my kids. I try to remind...
Aug 1, 2013 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Rachel Hoeing I love a nice fresh stack of playing cards. Magic tricks, Gin Rummy, Black Jack, Solitaire, Spades … if it involves a deck of cards, I am probably going to love it. I remember how much I loved playing spades with my suite-mates in college, but...
Jul 24, 2013 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Jessie Peele, author of Cupcakes and Running Shoes I would be embarrassed to admit the number of pictures I’ve taken of my daughter Cameron since the day she was born. Hi, my name is Jessie, and I am a picture-taking addict. I know I have a problem. I know I take...
Jul 13, 2013 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Lynne Dardanell Like many of you, our family experienced the ups and downs of a holiday weekend caused by rain showers, constant teasing by the sun, more rain showers, then storms, then a glimpse of dry weather – only to be fooled again by more rain. No sooner did...
Jul 3, 2013 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Raising Children, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Lisa Witherspoon, author of the blog The Golden Spoons Our children go through so many different milestones beginning even before they are born. We anticipate their first movements from within the womb, their first smiles, their first words, and their first steps....
May 13, 2013 | -, Camps, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Religion
By Karen Dyer with Covenant Church I know that every parent needs a “fill-up” to get them through the week. Between work, meetings, school activities, music lessons, sports practice, meal preparation, and the other things that fill my day… I get worn down. I...
Mar 13, 2013 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Lisa Witherspoon, author of The Golden Spoons When you have kids, you know that conversations about some heavy topics are in your future. You know you’ll have to the the talk and you assume other issues will arise. When they are babies, though, that future...
Feb 26, 2013 | -, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By JoAnne Clifford How close do your children live to their grandparents? Can your daughter open the front door and walk a few blocks to Grammy’s house when she wants to show her a picture she just drew? Or would your son have to catch a few planes just to let...
Feb 21, 2013 | -, Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By TMoM team member Dani Luft Cabbage Patch Kids. Bring back memories of your childhood? My family was planning a trip to Atlanta to celebrate my Aunt’s 70th birthday party and decided to take a detour. Babyland General is located in Cleveland, Georgia and is the...
Dec 24, 2012 | -, Family Time, Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
Author Unknown It was the night before Christmas, when all thru the abode Only one creature was stirring, and she was cleaning the commode. The children were finally sleeping, all snug in their beds, While visions of Nintendo 64 and Barbie, flipped through their...
