Jan 30, 2022 | Children with Special Needs, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Leigh Merryday Dear Shopper, Yes, I know. I’m well aware that my child is screaming. Not just a regular scream, but an ear-piercing, sanity-shattering screech. Even if I wasn’t seeing and hearing it, I would know by the expression on your face....
Jan 29, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey This year I decided to go into 2022 with this specific purpose in mind. The entirety of my life will demonstrate a positive impact. As a result, I have developed a 73-year plan. My prayer is that I have 73 years left on this earth...
Jan 19, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd We have all had moments when someone says something that “sticks” with us and makes a long-term impact. One such moment happened to me when my daughter was two months old. I was hosting a committee meeting for an organization I had...
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 4, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Exercise, Food & Nutrition, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Nutrition
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt We are living in a new normal, and we will probably never fully go back to the way things were before Covid and the pandemic changed our lives in 2020. While there are many things I miss, and many times when I pine for pre-pandemic...
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 28, 2021 | Crafts & Hobbies, Family Time, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Courtney Tucker I don’t know about you, but when the holiday break starts to wind down my kids get antsy. It’s like we can’t get all their extra energy out. I’ve been thinking a lot about this and so I compiled a list of...
Dec 22, 2021 | Adult Education, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd A bucket list is defined as a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. A book bucket list is defined in a similar manner — a list of books that you hope to read during...
Dec 21, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Kelley Eanes Welcome, People of Christmas, to the finish line; we have almost made it through. We have created merriment and made memories for years to come. We’ve stuffed sweet protesting cherubs into lovely holiday attire for...
Dec 16, 2021 | Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Earlier today, I emerged from my home office after engaging in a zoom meeting. I exited with the breathless confidence of a woman who has completed her Christmas shopping ten days early. The “big gift” was, in fact, purchased in July. I...
Dec 15, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, Health, High Point, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Local Events, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Sarah Fedele, director of marketing and communications for American Heart Association “I’m reminded every day of the things I could have missed. My daughter Gillian got engaged last year. Being part of the planning and witnessing “say yes to the...
Dec 11, 2021 | Adults, By Location, By Stage, Food & Nutrition, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Restaurants, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Our team at Triad Moms on Main has always been happy to celebrate together at any chance we get. However, with the pandemic going on for almost two years ago now, we have so many team members who have never met in person. Therefore,...
Dec 8, 2021 | Adults, By Location, By Stage, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Winston-Salem
By Guest Bloggers Katie Bryant and Kristen Machado City With Dwellings, a local non-profit organization focused on eradicating homelessness in Winston-Salem, is once again opening overflow shelters. These shelters provide radical hospitality to the most vulnerable in...
Dec 4, 2021 | Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, High Point, Holidays, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Winston-Salem
By the TMoM team It’s the season of giving and TMoM is so excited to announce our Annual Holiday Giveaway!! But this year we have a new surprise! Instead of one holiday giveaway, we are announcing TWO HOLIDAY GIVEAWAYS! TMoM readers have the chance to enter to...
Nov 17, 2021 | By Stage, Elementary Age, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Recently, my mom dropped off a stash of baby things for me to donate to my church. As I scanned the bags of relics that were once integral parts of my life, I realized – with a lump in my throat – that we are no longer in that phase of...
Nov 15, 2021 | By Location, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By the TMoM team It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We are excited to offer an amazing prize of $1,000 in gift cards to local Winston-Salem area businesses to one very lucky TMoM fan. Ten local “fan favorite” businesses are participating, and each business is...
Nov 15, 2021 | Burlington, By Location, Greensboro, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By the TMoM team It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We are excited to offer an amazing prize of $1,000 in gift cards to local Greensboro area businesses to one very lucky TMoM fan. Ten local “fan favorite” businesses are participating, and each business is...
Nov 9, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Holidays, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC The holidays are right around the corner and to be honest it can be a mixture of emotions. For some, the holidays are a reminder of past challenges, conflict in the family, or sadness connected to missing loved ones. For...
Oct 31, 2021 | Holidays, Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Kelly Hines Happy Halloween! While my kids are busy preparing for candypalooza tonight, I’m eyeballing the calendar. Halloween officially kicks off the slow descent into madness known as “The Holidays.” I thought I’d share this helpful timeline to...
Oct 28, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Sarah Scott Hypertension. Swelling or edema. Proteinuria. Sudden weight gain. Headache. Nausea or vomiting. Changes in vision. Racing pulse. Mental confusion, heightened anxiety, trouble catching your breath. Stomach or right shoulder pain. Lower back...
Oct 27, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Annah Matthews We all have those days. Days where everything we do feels fruitless. Nothing stays clean for more than five minutes. The laundry pile only seems to get larger, never smaller. The to do list gets longer. The children are bored and refuse...
Oct 23, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Genevieve Condon Some of us wait eagerly for those two pink lines, the flashing word “Pregnant” to come across the little stick. I remember finding out that I was pregnant with my son. I looked at my 13-year-old, and while my husband and I so badly...
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 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 27, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member, Ashley Quinn Kibby Four buckets every person can fill every day to fuel their body, mind, soul, and feel fabulous! As we move into autumn and our children adjust to their new school routines, many of us are inspired or required to set a fresh...
Sep 23, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Women's Fashion
By Guest Blogger Kristie Moesner Rhodes, author of the blog Kristie in Carolina It’s hard to believe that fall is upon us! Although for those of us here in NC, we know those high temps are sticking around at least through mid-October. It is officially the time of the...
Sep 6, 2021 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Working Parents
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing Happy Labor Day! To pay tribute to this holiday, we want honor all the hard working moms out there. Today we are sharing tips and tricks we’ve received from local moms who we think have a knack for balancing work and home life....
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...
