Dec 20, 2016 | Holidays, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon The kids and I were out and about on Saturday, returning some (almost) overdue books to the library, and we drove past Santa on the side of the road. Literally. There he was in front of Lewisville Country Market, head-to-toe in red velvet...
Dec 15, 2016 | Crafts & Hobbies, Education, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Since the weather has turned colder and wetter (thank goodness), I have been trying to find creative, holiday-related activities for my three year old son and I to do. He is thrilled by all things Christmas tree related so I decided to...
Dec 13, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Holidays, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Being around people that you may not see eye to eye with can be difficult. Even more difficult when you are forced to interact with that one person you do not agree with. The holidays are upon us, and I wanted to write a special piece...
Dec 10, 2016 | Bereavement, From the Heart, Health, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing This blog was written by Rachel five years ago, but it is something that we think is worth sharing over and over again. Rachel has said that this gift idea is one that she treasures more and more as time goes on. We hope you take this blog to heart...
Dec 1, 2016 | For the Home, Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Holidays, Local Resources, Local Sales & Shopping Events, Our Favorite Finds, Parenting & Family, Photography, Shopping
By Guest Blogger Charles Wright, owner of Mastercolor Labs Well the Holiday Season is upon us, and as the year winds down, most people tend to look back on the year and reflect on both the high points and the low. History has proven that most families reflect on...
Nov 24, 2016 | From the Heart, Holidays, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon On my first Thanksgiving as a wife, I decided to throw open the doors of my 900-square-foot house and make dinner for both sides of our newly-connected family. That I had never actually prepared a turkey mattered not at all: HGTV and Food...
Nov 18, 2016 | Holidays, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Heather Miller I have three children ranging from seven to three. For the past seven turkey days I have labored over a hot stove making it all. There was nothing this feast did not have. Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, macaroni and cheese, green bean...
Oct 31, 2016 | Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Heather Miller Well, folks, Halloween is officially here! With that comes the joy of watching your children in insanely adorable costumes get excited over all things semi-spooky. What also comes with that? Candy. Lots and lots of candy. If your crew is anything...
Oct 8, 2016 | Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Hot Topics, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Amanda Stahl If you ask my kids what their favorite holidays might be, they’ll yell out with excitement … Christmas, Easter and Halloween! Halloween is around the corner, and I remember clearly from last year a quadruple dose of...
Mar 11, 2016 | Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Katie Moosbrugger St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. I found a couple of traditional St. Patrick dinners and desserts that are not only easy to make, but chances are good your kids will enjoy them too. Wouldn’t that be lucky? Print...
Dec 25, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Religion
By Guest Blogger Tim Roberts Merry Christmas! Our friends at Forsyth Family magazine allowed us permission to run this piece they featured a few years ago. We love the message and think you will too! ~ Katie Being a pastor, I hear many stories about the fiascos that...
Dec 24, 2015 | Holidays, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Katie Moosbrugger Today we continue to share share holiday traditions from friends and fans. It’s not too late to adopt some of these wonderful traditions that we’ve shared. HERE is a link to yesterday’s “Favorite Holiday Traditions”...
Dec 23, 2015 | Holidays, Hot Topics, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing Today and tomorrow we will share holiday traditions from friends and fans. We hope that they will give you some new ideas of ways to enjoy the holidays with your family. If you have a tradition to share, please comment below. We welcome traditions...
Dec 20, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Carrie Russell Ever wonder what exactly visions of sugar plums dancing would look like? Well, wonder no more my friends! The weather outside may be frightful… but do I have a delightful outing for you to embark on this next week! Make a pot of hot...
Dec 16, 2015 | Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Rachel Hoeing A large part of my family is Italian, which means every holiday is based around food. Even my kids start to complain that everyone is making them eat too much and that there is always so much food! Of course the abundance of delectable goodies...
Dec 14, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Heather Keenan It has happened again. Here it is, mid December, and I have not done one of those insanely adorable crafts that I pinned, with sincere intention, to do with my kids. Not one. Ah, well, as is life. As is my life, anyway. Usually I would beat myself up...
Dec 9, 2015 | Crafts & Hobbies, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Bloggers Sandy Harper and Nicole Ebright While enjoying holiday parties, you may notice there is typically a bottle of wine or two open. Make sure the wine corks don’t go in the trash! You can use them to make an ornament. My good friend Nicole and I had a...
Dec 5, 2015 | -, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Hillary Zaken Nes gadol haya sham. These Hebrew words, which mean “a great miracle happened there,” are said by American Jews celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which falls on December 6-December 14. But when I lived in Israel, I said nes...
Dec 2, 2015 | Children with Special Needs, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell Some people are obsessed with Halloween, with candy, trick-or-treating, and costume parties; others adore Easter and its promise of springtime and warm weather. But my family? We love Christmas. We might not have the most...
Dec 1, 2015 | Gift Ideas & Gift Shoppes, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Shopping
By Heather Keenan Dear Grandparents, That time of year is upon us, yet again, where you are going to want to spoil my wonderful children with your amazing disposable income. Let me first start off by saying that I am insanely grateful to you and all that you do to...
Nov 27, 2015 | Family Time, Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Stacy Leighton We are thankful to Forsyth Family magazine for letting us run this timely post today! Let us know if you can relate by leaving a comment below! ~ Katie Parenting is hard. Kids don’t come with how-to manuals. And when it comes to...
Nov 10, 2015 | Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Parenting & Family
Saturdays with St. Nicholas Old Salem Visitor Center 900 Old Salem Road November 28 and December 5, 12 and 19 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your family to Old Salem for a visit with St. Nicholas! Saturdays with St. Nicholas take place November 28 and December 5, 12 and 19...
Oct 31, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Stacy Leighton Happy Halloween! We wish you all a safe, candy-filled night with your kids. We’re thrilled to share this post from Forsyth Family magazine to start your day. Ah, it’s officially Halloween. It is a delightful day, where fairy...
Oct 28, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Kelly Hines When I was eight, Halloween was easy. Every kid I knew was going to be one of five things: Someone from Star Wars, A gypsy, A hobo, A clown, or An easily identifiable cartoon character (Bugs, Tweety, Sylvester, etc) After you decided on a costume (and...
Aug 17, 2015 | Holidays, Local Events, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Our Favorite Finds, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Shopping
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders Do you love Christmas music? What about Winston-Salem? If you answered yes to these questions then you will love to hear about this community project that local businesses Across the Horizons and SoundLizzard Productions are working on!...
Jul 4, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Rachel Hoeing Happy 4th of July! We hope this will be a fun weekend for our readers where they are surrounded by family and friends. We asked our Facebook fans “How do you celebrate being an American?” We asked readers to send us photos that depict...
Jul 3, 2015 | Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Rachel Hoeing I am a freckle-faced, light-skinned, blonde-haired woman. You would never guess that my mom’s entire family is Italian. I seemed to get all the genes from my German grandfather. My sister got the dark skin and dark hair, but the only Italian gene I...
May 10, 2015 | From the Heart, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Working Parents
By Rachel Hoeing We salute you moms in the minivans and those in the SUV’s. We salute those in the pick-up trucks And those on the ATV’s. We honor the moms who work in an office And the ones who stay in their homes. We honor those who wait tables And those...
Apr 10, 2015 | Food & Nutrition, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas
By Cathy White, author of Precious Beyond Rubies With the warm sun shining on my face and the smell of flowers in the air, I find myself reminiscing a great deal about springtime as a child. Including the amazing foods prepared by the talented women in my family....
Jan 1, 2015 | Holidays, Parenting & Family
By Rachel Hoeing Happy New Year! When I sit and think about it, I honestly cannot comprehend that it is 2015. I remember writing papers in school about “the future” and what it would be like. We thought the future was 2000 and we would all be robots...
