Dec 16, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Bereavement, Burlington, From the Doctor, From the Heart, Greensboro, High Point, Holidays, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Bethany Godwin LCMHC, PMH-C This time of year can be bittersweet for many, grieving those that are no longer with us while experiencing the holiday season can be challenging. A sentimental time of year universally, memories of past years and...
Dec 11, 2023 | Adult Children, Burlington, Empty Nesters, From the Heart, Greensboro, High Point, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas I remember last fall, a couple of months after my youngest had moved into her own apartment, feeling completely out of sorts. I was wandering through my days and nights feeling some sort of funky, and I didn’t know why. My business was...
Dec 10, 2023 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission from you clicking them, but it doesn’t cost any extra for you. As we all rush around preparing for the holidays, the thought of what awaits us in the new...
Dec 6, 2023 | From the Heart, Holidays, Humor, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson, author of the blog MothersRest.com A few days ago, my oldest asked, “Is there really only one Santa?” I cheerily called out, “NOPE!” My son gave me the worse look ever, channeling: WRONG ANSWER! Little brother...
Dec 4, 2023 | Entertaining, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Info about Our Website, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey The holidays offer many of us what is hard to come by any other time of the year – extra time. As a result, this time of the year is when we most likely get the time to do something or go somewhere new. However, trying to...
Dec 3, 2023 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Alyssa Tabacca, author of Driving the Big Van Every once in a while I am on top of things around the house. Solving problems, fixing broken glass. For example, the frame around our back door has been broken for almost a year. A determined person could...
Nov 25, 2023 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ashley McDowell I began substitute teaching to help fill my time between being a realtor. In addition, this is when our almost 2-year-old son is in half day pre-school at church. I have no formal education in the education field but am just a mom who...
Nov 23, 2023 | Burlington, Family Time, From the Heart, Greensboro, High Point, Holidays, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper For most of us, Thanksgiving is a day when we reflect on what we are thankful for in our lives. We are reminded to not take all we have for granted. Even the things that may seem normal and simple. For instance, the roof over our head,...
Nov 20, 2023 | Entertaining, Food & Nutrition, From the Heart, Humor, Moms & Dads
By Kelly Hines My husband and I started dating two weeks before Thanksgiving, and this year marks the twenty-ninth time we have celebrated the holiday together. Twenty-nine years of blended families and arguments over whether it’s called stuffing or dressing (it’s...
Nov 16, 2023 | Adults, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parenting Tips, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd Time. For as long as I can remember, I have had an issue with time. Maybe you do as well. It passes too quickly or too slowly. I don’t have enough of it or wish it wouldn’t end. Vacations fly by, children grow up in the blink of...
Nov 12, 2023 | Adult Children, Empty Nesters, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parenting Tips, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas Ah, the holidays – a time for joy, laughter, and endless family gatherings. For parents of college students, the holiday season is particularly special because it means that their children will finally be back home. But let’s not...
Oct 28, 2023 | Education, Education for Special Needs, From the Heart, Homeschooling, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Whitney Preslar Prior to the monumental earthquake that shook our lives almost 4 years ago, if you’d asked me whether I would consider Homeschooling my son, my answer would be similar to 95% of you. Heck to the NO! I loved the moment I lovingly walked...
Oct 22, 2023 | From the Heart, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Shopping
By Guest Blogger Hillary Zaken Who doesn’t love the well-lit enticing displays at Target? Who doesn’t love to stroll through T.J. Maxx, run your hands over fabrics and look through the displays of bargain priced designer makeup? Who doesn’t enjoy a fresh clean...
Oct 15, 2023 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper As moms, we give and give. We give our time, love, help, support and most of all grace. Yet, we rarely give ourselves grace. This got me thinking about things I need to remember for myself. If I need to remind myself of these, I...
Oct 14, 2023 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. It all started when the first crisp morning of fall hit. I stood on my front porch with my warm cup of coffee and enjoyed a cool morning. I love the fall. However, what I love most is using that time to make a fall...
Oct 9, 2023 | Family Time, Food & Nutrition, From the Heart, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson, author of the blog MothersRest.com I got in this bad habit when my oldest was born of EATING SUPER FAST – and only things you can grab and go, like pop tarts and brownies. That kid is 10 now, yet I still approach food like that. I...
Sep 26, 2023 | From the Heart, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Michelle Spell Have you ever been to a theme park and waited in line to take a character picture all to have one of your kids adamantly stay out of the picture? We had that in Epcot years ago but couldn’t understand why until we pressed the...
Sep 25, 2023 | Adults, Babies, Elementary Age, Family Time, From the Heart, Humor, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Working Parents
By Lindsay Pace A few years ago I became uncharacteristically hooked on a show called Naked and Afraid. I was reluctant to watch a show with Naked in the title, feeling fed up with the tactics of using sex/sexuality to gain viewers. For whatever reason, I gave it a...
Sep 20, 2023 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Like many single moms, I never intended to become one. However, sheer will and prayer cannot govern another human being’s choices, so at the age of 42, I found myself the solo parent of three kids. Also, I’m a homeschooling mom...
Sep 18, 2023 | From the Heart, Humor, Just for Dads, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Will Scarbrough Stay calm…It’s happening. I’m having a baby! Well, technically, my wife will be having her but the title of “Dad” will be mine come December. I’ve always known that I want to be a parent. I often picture myself coaching little league,...
Sep 16, 2023 | From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Britney Dent Being the new kid at school is tough. As a parent, you want to do all you can to help your kids make a smooth transition. There are both social and academic adjustments to consider. I remember my oldest daughter being born, sitting in...
Sep 14, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd It was a milestone… 100,000 miles. I remember watching the sixth spot of my car’s odometer flip from 0 to 1 at the same time the other five digits flipped from 9 to 0. It was hard to comprehend I had driven 100,000 miles since I...
Sep 2, 2023 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt I turn 44 in September. I feel like I have reached the halfway mark in life. While that feels bittersweet, I have also started to embrace aging with a more confident mindset than I had in my younger years. I consider myself to be very...
Aug 16, 2023 | Elementary, Food & Nutrition, From the Heart, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Non Profits, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Karen Brudnak When Guilford County School’s students walk into school this month, many will see something new: a refrigerator. Why? These refrigerators are the county’s newest tool in fighting childhood hunger. According to GCS data, nearly 63%...
Aug 7, 2023 | From the Heart, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols A force to be reckoned with, my momma ran the world. She always knew what to do, how to do it, and how to look good while you were doing it. Life was tough, but she was always tougher. Never a rule follower nor even a rule breaker, my...
Jul 27, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Ellen Bryant Lloyd One summer afternoon in 1974, my mom asked me to join her on the floor where she sat in front of our large console stereo, flipping through a tall stack of vinyl albums. My mom loved music and had a wide variety of albums by...
Jul 25, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Single Parenting
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Time is a crazy, uncontrollable, and hard to understand concept. No matter how old I get it always seems to allude me. But time has also brought me the gift of patience and wisdom. At 23, I became a single mom. Those difficult days...
Jul 24, 2023 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Food & Nutrition, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Melanie Vaughn It’s been a few years since I feared seeing the numbers on a scale. Furthermore, it’s been a few years since I feared counting calories. As a pre-teen, I became anorexic. The thoughts and words of others greatly affected me...
Jul 23, 2023 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Rachel Haggerty, author of the blog Redemption Red: The Haggerty Life As our daughters have gotten older, I’ve found myself in more conversations about jealousy than I can even count. Being only two years apart, they share a lot of friends. Often...
Jul 22, 2023 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller I shared recently on Instagram about a “unicorn morning” that happened at our house. I dubbed it a unicorn morning because it felt magical, rare, and special. It was a morning where everything went smoothly, and everyone was happy and...
