Jan 15, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Katie Moosbrugger I clearly remember chatting with friends a few years ago when the topic of miscarriages came up. For my friends, it had been several years since our miscarriages. We had all been blessed with children since then, so it seemed a bit easier to talk...
Jan 14, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Karen Cooper Some brave souls set out with the clear intention of being a single mom, but not many. In my case, I didn’t choose the single mom life…the single mom life chose me! After a 10 year (not-so-happy) marriage, I found myself divorced with...
Jan 7, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Babies, Bereavement, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Katie Allen, author of The ECE Mommy In November 2019, my husband and I experienced a tragic miscarriage of what would have been our second child. We were devastated. Not long after we decided to take time off trying and I got an IUD. I previously...
Jan 5, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger, Kim Williams Kim Williams is a father, husband, business executive, author, and a former ordained minister in long-term recovery from substance use disorder. This series of “Ask an Addict” is offered in hopes of helping to remove the...
Jan 1, 2022 | Adults, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Misty Nichols, author of Back Porch Bliss As time takes flight and Decembers become Januarys, I see the babies I just brought home growing up. It’s remarkable to watch— I see myself in my kids, I see my husband, I see our parents and grandparents. And...
Dec 30, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey There are many factors to consider when planning parenthood. For this blog, I am going to focus on what I think are the six most important factors to consider. These tend to be uncomfortable topics; however, as an educator and...
Dec 24, 2021 | 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...
Dec 9, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger LaToya Brown (Folllow @Momflyy on Instagram) There’s no secret how much family time is sacrificed for military families. From deployments, to missions, trainings, and weekend drills, the time commitment sometimes seems never-ending. Throughout the...
Nov 27, 2021 | From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Religion
By Guest Blogger Buffie Longmire Avital This year Hanukkah will begin on the evening of November 28th and for the next eight days Jewish families like mine will light candles each night, starting with one and progressing to eight stunning lights on the final night....
Nov 25, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Holidays, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt Hardly anyone would argue that we are living during uncertain times. These last two years have been challenging on many levels. Many are stressed and over-worked at their jobs, unsure about the direction of our economy, at odds even...
Nov 16, 2021 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Several weeks ago, my son, a high school junior, walked into the kitchen while I was preparing dinner and said, “Mom, I need your help. You’re really creative. I need to make a submarine for part of a project for my TOK...
Nov 3, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Jen Seeba Maybe you can’t see it, but I can. This picture makes me nauseous. I remember having to get her flower girl’s dress taken in to accommodate her thin frame. Her mood swings and dark circles under her eyes that night at her...
Oct 26, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In our lifetimes, we will all have different crosses to bear. The way we handle them and the way we survive those challenges will make a difference in our own lives and in the lives of others. It can make the cross-bearing event a...
Oct 20, 2021 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Anonymous I was working my way through a yoga workout after a week of intense weight-lifting and soreness. I’m never flexible, and on that Sunday morning, I was struggling with severe pain in my back. I also had to go to the bathroom, but there were only ten...
Oct 13, 2021 | By Stage, Day Trips, Family Time, From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren I woke up this past Saturday morning unprepared for the day. My daughter, who is three years old, had another awful night of sleep. (I feel like we will never get this sleep thing under control, but that is for another blog.) I am not...
Oct 5, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Aaron As a writer and blogger, I often share so many of my own stories. I’ve written in the past about being a single mom, hardships in my life, living with Celiac Disease, life lessons I’ve learned, homeschooling my daughter, how I...
Oct 4, 2021 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Chrissy McCullough, author of the blog My Blue Nest October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Although we typically focus on preventing this behavior among our children, it can also occur among adults which is then mimicked by our kids....
Sep 22, 2021 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Neely Turlington If you’re like me, the start of a new school year can bring on a range of emotions. There can be excitement for the possibilities ahead, worry about the challenges and confusion about how to get the year started on the right...
Sep 2, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kim Williams If you’re not dealing with stress right now, you’re not paying attention. A pandemic, wars, social media banter, political bullying (or is that social media bullying and political banter?). The trees are dying, animal species...
Aug 31, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger April Prioleau Is there really anything that Moms can’t do?! This is what I reminded myself when I knew I would travel for a work trip in August. I have four kids, work full-time, and do part time consulting work, so planning for the trip was a little...
Aug 26, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Hillary Zaken I’m going to call the story of this summer: “A cancer diagnosis, a wedding, and a bar mitzvah.” You see, in May I was diagnosed with cancer. But as you all know, that is not the end of the story. This summer was...
Aug 4, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller I’ve never craved time alone as much as when I became a mother, and I savor those moments – both the more extended, planned out breaks I get and the minutes-long breathers here and there – like a piece of really good cake: I know the...
Jul 17, 2021 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, From the Heart, Local Resources, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Amelia Caudle Although my husband and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary (gulp!!), I can still remember what it felt like to be newly married and planning the rest of our lives together. I have to chuckle at the word...
Jul 11, 2021 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Heather Keenan I have three amazing daughters. When people find this out, there are a handful of comments that are usually thrown my way. “All girls?!?!” “I bet their dad feels so outnumbered!” “Will you try again for a...
Jul 1, 2021 | From the Heart, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Stephanie Gress, Community Advisor, Borderless Friends Forever As we begin to come out of the pandemic and a year of the world shutting down, we are able to reflect on how the past year has impacted everyone and can finally begin to enjoy the things...
Jun 19, 2021 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Adam Witten I’m a terrible storyteller. That’s a difficult admission for someone that spends a decent amount of his professional life speaking into a microphone. It’s not that I can’t properly convey a sequence of events to someone. It’s just that my...
Jun 8, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller Before my daughter was born a little more than four years ago, I most definitely had a naïve view when it came to breastfeeding. I was very aware that it could be challenging, but I thought most of those challenges came from a bad latch...
Jun 1, 2021 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Not too long ago my daughter said that she wanted skin like Mommy’s. For some reason, my immediate thought was pain and hurt. My eyes grew with water and in that moment, I did what I presume most parents would do. I...
May 14, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ashley Quinn Kibby When I transitioned from my creative career to running a household full time, I thought that I was “taking a break from work,” and “staying home with the kids,” but what I was actually doing was starting a new job. Had I realized...
May 12, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Education, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Keith Lawley Prom, traditionally a practice of children morphing into adults for one night, where the ladies dress to the nines, and the gentlemen experience getting fitted for a tux for the first time, wondering to themselves “what in the hell have I...
