Sep 10, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing The 40-somethings. Some people call it “over the hill.” Some people call it “mid-life.” Know what I call this stage of life? Hard. Really freaking hard. And I’m not just talking about the fact that...
Sep 6, 2022 | Education, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Just for Moms, Middle School, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Elizabeth Sasso Smith It is the beginning of the school year and sign-up sheets are everywhere you turn. Join the PTA, the boosters, be a room parent, a committee chair. The potential demands on your time, on top of new schedules will be intense....
Aug 20, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Alisha Bisbee, MS, CSW, LPC I love positive affirmations, but the ones that say “I’m a great mom” never hit me right. Now, hear me out. Being a parent is super hard. Harder than I ever imagined. I am a good parent, but I’m not always a great parent,...
Aug 16, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Tracy Huneycutt During the school year, my family has overall stability with schedules and mealtimes. But during the summer months, there are often challenges. There may be evenings when my husband works late to complete a project. We might meet...
Aug 11, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Megan Dunn, IBCLC, a board certified lactation consultant When it comes to nourishing your baby, fed is always best. But if you choose breastfeeding, you’re bound to have questions along the way. With the right information and support, you can develop...
Aug 8, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC If you’re afraid of rejection, you might feel: As though you need to control everything. You use the control to avoid getting hurt. The control later comes back and makes you feel anxious. The anxiety grows over...
Jul 29, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Pam Hondros So I ordered this snazzy new “poppy” lip set from a friend who’s my “dealer” (like I pull up at her crib and she takes my money and next thing you know, a guy makes the drop…well, he’s the mailman but whatever). The day it arrived,...
Jul 26, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Genevieve Condon We live in a society where we are told we have to hustle and work ourselves into the ground in order to be successful. A day off is for the weak. And work-life balance? It’s more about survival. Balance doesn’t exist. We live for the...
Jul 20, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd In recent years, stories about children who are bullied have increased exponentially. It breaks my heart every time I hear about a child who has been bullied to the point of being harmed by others or harming themselves. I have come...
Jul 19, 2022 | Adults, By Location, By Stage, For the Home, Just for Moms, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Shopping, Spas & Salons, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Marissa Joyce, Gwyn Services It has been a long, hot few months! While it may still be summer, MOMS NEED A BREAK! Gwyn Services is celebrating the First Day of School by giving away a Spa Day for Two! No requirements to enter. Mom is an all-inclusive...
Jul 13, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Janet Fulp A day at the The Spa at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville has always been on my wish list. Recently when trying to decide how to celebrate a big birthday (one that ends in 0!), my husband and I decided that Grove Park was exactly what we...
Jun 19, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. I remember being six years old wearing a Superwoman outfit that my parents bought me. I ran down the stairs past my laughing mother and into my father’s arms. He hoisted me above his head and “flew” me around the...
Jun 16, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member, Ashley Quinn Kibby Something was wrong, I could feel it in my gut. I first began to feel off in the middle of March this year. Anxiety, brain fog, and then the tummy troubles. For a couple weeks I pushed through the pain in my abdomen as I tried...
Jun 4, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Anonymous 1 in 4. That’s the percentage of women who will experience some form of domestic violence, whether that means physical abuse, emotional abuse, or stalking. 1 in 4. Let that sink in. If you have not experienced abuse, if you are not living it right...
May 16, 2022 | By Stage, Elementary Age, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson These days, I’m all too excited to offload some easy chores to my children. Because someday (fingers crossed!) they will have their own bachelor pads, and I need them to learn the joy of a clean house that’s free of leftover pizza boxes...
May 15, 2022 | Education, Elementary, From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols, former Elementary School teacher It happens without fair warning. Days get longer, weather gets warmer, flowers bloom, and the busyness of spring is here. If March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, then the end of the school...
May 14, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd Fans filled the stands as players for each team huddled on the sidelines, listening to last minute game instructions from their respective coaches. The huddle ended with a pep talk and collective team cheer, signaling it was time...
May 4, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Geriatric pregnancy, advanced maternal age, higher risk… if you have a pregnancy over 35 then these are terms you will hear, potentially a lot. I’m pregnant with my second daughter at the age of 38 and it’s come up a time or two. When...
May 2, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Are you feeling stuck in life? The feeling itself can hold a weight that makes life feel unbearable. People often experience a form of being stuck in life during milestones and changes life. A common one, is the milestone...
Apr 24, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, Family Time, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey In this fourth series of the positive impactful year, we are taking the opportunity to address our extended family members. Our ability to interact with extended family members can range from people we really have a good...
Apr 19, 2022 | Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Anonymous For twelve years, I was the only parent in the home. I was married, and another adult lived there. But I was still the only parent. If a child puked, it was me who held that child and cleaned up the mess. It was also me who woke up with a child in the...
Mar 28, 2022 | Family Time, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd With springtime weather and the possibility of spring beach trips on the horizon, I was reminded of a beach trip my family took several years ago and an important lesson I learned while there. One afternoon while relaxing by the...
Mar 26, 2022 | Just for Moms, Local Events, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parent & Child Groups / Support Groups
By Guest Blogger Courtney Lotz Community: By definition, a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. There is something so special when you find your people that build you up, support you and cheer you on. Have...
Mar 14, 2022 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller Spring is (nearly) here, y’all! I mean, it’s doing that typical March-in-North-Carolina thing. You know, where one day you feel certain we’re THERE and everything’s about to burst into bloom, and the next day you’ll pulling out a coat...
Mar 10, 2022 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Daylight Savings Time takes place this coming Sunday, March 13! Whether we are ready for it or not, it’s coming. It can take some time for adults to adjust to the new time change each year and we even feel a bit...
Feb 27, 2022 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey If you’ve been following TMoM’s blogs this year, you may have noticed my theme for 2022 is positivity. Last month we explored making a positive impact on your day. This month we are exploring ways to make a positive...
Feb 9, 2022 | Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon Pulling my toenails out with plyers, one by one. Lighting my hair on fire. Jumping out of an airplane with a flimsy parachute attached. Fighting a grizzly in the wild with nothing but a stick plucked from the ground nearby. What do...
Feb 1, 2022 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By TMoM Team Member Kelly Hines When my kids were younger, I made the drive to school every morning. I picked them up every afternoon. It required that I put on a bra, load everyone in the car, and drive to two different schools in my very environmentally unfriendly...
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...