Dec 27, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Info about Our Website, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Sunday Spotlights
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing For the past two weeks we’ve been running our annual holiday giveaway on TMoM. Ten local businesses each contributed a $100 gift card in order to give one lucky TMoM winner a grand prize of $1,000 worth of gift cards from around...
Dec 24, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Carrie Sockwell, author of Our Carolina Home Traditions at Christmas is what keeps the excitement alive. It is what has me ready for the holiday year after year. Some traditions date back to before we were even born, but we still take part in those...
Dec 23, 2020 | Adult Education, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd After this busy (and, let’s face it, quite unusual) holiday season, moms deserve to sit back and really relax. One of my favorite ways to relax, especially after the holidays, is to curl up under a fuzzy-soft blanket with a cup of...
Dec 22, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Elementary Age, Family Time, Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Lindsay Deibler Do you start to sweat when your children say they want to decorate a gingerbread house? Do you run from the kits that are always located at children’s eye level in stores? Or think, “yes let’s purchase one” and cringe after starting in...
Dec 21, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelley Eanes, author of kelleyeanes.com I’m not sure why it seemed like a good idea, but the year we welcomed our third daughter into the world our family decided to load up our 2-week-old, 2-year-old, and 4-year-old and head to the mountains so we...
Dec 12, 2020 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Greensboro, High Point, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Local Resources, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We are excited to announce the Triad Moms on Main Annual Holiday Giveaway! We are excited to offer an amazing prize of $1,000 in gift cards to one very lucky TMoM fan. We asked ten local...
Dec 11, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd “The sirens went off — Hurry! Hide! My mom, super preggo with me and almost ready to burst, held my father’s hand as he held my brother in his arms. Together, they ran for shelter as the bombs steadily rained down.”...
Nov 26, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller This has been quite the year, and now that the holiday season is upon us I think we’re all being reminded of just how strange and insular 2020 has been. As most of us make plans to spend the season in much more contained ways than...
Nov 25, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Holidays, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Dionne Jenkins The Christmas holiday is, by far, my favorite time of year. I love finding the perfect tree, decorating our home, and picking out the perfect gifts for my family. While the holidays are a time of joy and laughter for many, they can also...
Nov 24, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Entertaining, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By TMoM Team Member Laura Dydek 2020 has been a year of creativity. While the world has been on lockdown and we have been 6-feet-apart for months, people have been forced to find creative ways to get things done and stay sane. So when my best friend’s wedding was...
Nov 23, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Amie Havens I am a 45 year old woman, residing in Winston-Salem, with an amazing husband, and two wonderful stepchildren. Starting around September of last year, my life would take a dramatic turn for the worse. Little did I know at the time for the...
Nov 20, 2020 | Adults, Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Family Time, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Holidays, Kernersville, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Tweens & Teens, Winston-Salem
Updated by Katie Moosbrugger Although many organizations are changing their volunteer opportunities due to Covid, there are still plenty of ways to get involved in the community and give your time and support to those who need it. Over the past couple of years,...
Nov 14, 2020 | Adults, Burlington, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Kernersville, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Mom & Dads Directories, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
Updated by TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing This past year we have had plenty of “family time,” so why not treat yourself to a night out with friends or a date night? If parents are comfortable dropping their children off at a local facility, we have found...
Nov 9, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Bria Lewis/American Heart Association “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.” -Author unknown One of Patricia Wood’s greatest treasures is her mother. Here is her incredible journey … “I am 1 of 7...
Oct 31, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd In the spirit of Halloween, mysteries seemed to be the perfect genre to feature for moms who are looking for a little “whodunit” or nail-biting escape from juggling the challenges of the day. From classic detective mysteries to...
Oct 30, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Shaniqua Wheeler “AHHHHHHH!” I sat on the floor screaming as my body lay there, feet kicking like a two year old who’d just been denied McDonald’s. Of course this was all just an internal battle that I did not want the rest of...
Oct 29, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, Nutrition, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Restaurants
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders I’ve been on my ‘gluten-free journey’ for over 11 years now. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2009. At that time gluten-free was rarely heard of, especially in restaurants or stores. Today, I’m so pleased there are an abundance of...
Oct 27, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a clinician, a basic foundation of my job is to support others in their journey of life. To walk with individuals and at times couples in understanding creative ways to solve problems and build a life that each can...
Oct 17, 2020 | Adults, By Location, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Restaurants, Winston-Salem
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Oct 12, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Tracy Beatty I am the mother of a special needs child. My first born child, Evan, has Fragile X Syndrome. Fragile X is the most inherited form of intellectual disability and autism. Fragile X can cause a range of disabilities from mild learning...
Oct 7, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Info about Our Website, Local Resources
By Katie and Rachel, co-founders of Triad Moms on Main Friends, this is a huge month for us…this October marks the 10 year anniversary of Triad Moms on Main! What started as an idea during a brainstorm at a Chick-fil-A has now grown into a full blown community...
Oct 5, 2020 | Adults, By Location, By Stage, Elementary Age, Local Events, Local Resources, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Shopping, Winston-Salem
Halloween Fun Winston-Salem, NC Sunday, October 25 from 12:00-5:00, Incendiary Brewing: Event info HERE! Saturday, October 31 from 11:00-4:00, Winston Junction Market: Event info HERE! Join us for a couple great Halloween events in Winston-Salem! Both are free events...
Sep 29, 2020 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Gina McCarn Phil and I were both raised in the Triad and moved to Atlanta in 2016. Currently I am living the dream in Norcross, GA married to my husband of 20 years and raising our family. We have been parents for almost 18 years. We have five...
Sep 24, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, PLLC It’s a question I have been asked numerous times over the last six months, “How do we manage sex during Covid 19 quarantining with the kids?” Now some of you might be thinking, “Sex?!? Are you serious? My partner is driving me...
Sep 21, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas of kristendaukas.com As our parents grow older, and as adult children, we may be faced with decisions about their care and living arrangements. This can be overwhelming, and you may be wrought with anxiety over making the best decision....
Sep 16, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Bereavement, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Jessica Tudor “A fish cannot live without water.” That is what a friend told me a few weeks after my husband, Louis, took his own life. Took his own life. That is a phrase I never thought I would use when discussing my husband. Louis was a...
Sep 5, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Camila Dos Santos, M.Ed., HRI Program Coordinator The Healthy Relationships Initiative promotes happy, healthy, and safe relationships of all kinds and provides resources for marriages in distress. But when divorce is the healthiest way forward, how...
Sep 1, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Emily Kottak, Sophomore at UNCC Gatlinburg, Tennessee has so much to offer and is a great place to visit anytime of year. We were able to spend three nights there in August 2020. We packed each day full of activities which kept us busy, but there is...
Aug 20, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Health
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers My journey to becoming toxin free started with my armpits. Yep…my armpits! Let me explain … I knew the antiperspirant I was using contained aluminum and I knew there were countless studies linked to aluminum’s contribution...
Aug 18, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary Age, Health, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Lively conversation, good music, funny movies and great stories are all things that help lift our spirits and make us feel good. For me, great stories top the list. Especially during trying periods in life, books with stories that...
