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 14, 2021 | Crafts & Hobbies, Holidays, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Anna Keller October is a happy month at our house, because we’re BIG Halloween fans! I’m always so excited when it’s time to start baking ghost cupcakes, decorating our front door with big, spooky, spiders, and – of course – coming up with the...
Oct 7, 2021 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Ginny Olson This is what I hear at the crack of dawn this morning: MOMMY, WHEN IS MY DATE WITH ZACK?! Tomorrow, dude, it’s tomorrow. In the meantime, please go back to sleep. But he’s too excited for that. Because tomorrow, he’ll get...
Oct 2, 2021 | Day Trips, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Felicity Lewis It’s the perfect time of year to head to the mountains and visit Boone, NC! If you have not been to Boone, it is a small town with a big campus. It is the home of Appalachian State University which has molded this town into what...
Aug 9, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, From the Doctor, Health, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Returning to the classroom after the summer break can be an anxiety-provoking transition for students. The more prepared our kids are, the better they will be with feeling calm in the classroom and addressing 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 15, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, From the Doctor, Greensboro, Health
By Guest Blogger Dr. Aaron LeBauer from LeBauer Physical Therapy Are you suffering from a common, but not normal, issue that could be easily fixed, if you only knew what to do about it? As a doctor of physical therapy, as well as a massage therapist, yoga teacher,...
Jul 7, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Family Time, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Dionne Jenkins My husband and I recently celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary (Yay!). But I also celebrated another anniversary; twelve years as a stepmother. It has not always been easy; it is still not. Trust me, we have had our share of ups and...
Jun 20, 2021 | Birthday Parties, By Location, Family Time, Greensboro, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Happy Father’s Day! Today we have a few exciting announcements to share…. ~ Plan a Family Trip with The Magic for Less Travel ~ Rockin’ Jump Private Parties: Ever Imagine What It’s Like to Enjoy a...
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 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...
Apr 28, 2021 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
Written By Becky Medlin, 2015 My oldest son just turned 16. Time goes by so fast; it seems like he will be packing for college tomorrow. His younger brothers are 14 and 6, so I have plenty to keep me busy when he leaves. My brain constantly spins to juggle their...
Mar 16, 2021 | By Location, Family Time, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Kodia Byers Bermuda Run Country Club offers the best in club membership for the entire family and prides itself on helping build lifelong relationships and enriching the lives of its members. Their features include 36 holes of championship golf,...
Mar 5, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, By Location, Children's Health & Wellness, Greensboro, Health, Helpful Lists & Directories, Local Resources, Non Profits
By Guest Blogger Mary Ducksworth, AmeriCorps VISTA – ISD Network Specialist – United Way Greater Greensboro “You don’t miss the water, until the well runs dry.” A phrase many, if not all, Americans can relate to right now. Searching for solid ground in hard...
Feb 23, 2021 | By Location, Day Trips, High Point, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper, author of the blog Free Spirited Mom As I listened to my GPS device instructing my path, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the countryside scenery. While at the same time, I thought I might be lost. But finally, with one last turn we...
Jan 29, 2021 | Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary Age, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd As a long-time book lover, it is often difficult to select a group of books to recommend from the seemingly endless list of great titles from which to choose. Between wonderful classic titles and excellent new releases, I could...
Jan 16, 2021 | For the Home, Just for Dads, Local Resources, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Carol Anne Sowell, home decorator and stager The security and predictability a home provides children helps strengthen family relationships. Children of single parents often divide this crucial period of growth between two dwellings – Mom’s house and...
Jan 12, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Food & Nutrition, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Jessie Tucker Mitchell, MA, LCMHCA, NCC Sixteen-year-old Anna* struggled with an eating disorder (ED) all through eighth and ninth grades. She woke at 5 am to run 90 minutes every morning, restricted her food intake to 600 calories a day, and made...
Jan 4, 2021 | Babies, By Stage, Children's Health & Developmental Concerns, Children's Health & Wellness, Dental, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Suzanne Santomieri We were twenty minutes into our 19 week ultrasound and something felt wrong. The technician continued to switch back and forth to different views and was talking a lot. I kept thinking how many more details she was giving us than I...
Dec 23, 2020 | Adult Education, Adults, Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd After this busy (and, let’s face it, quite unusual) holiday season, moms deserve to sit back and really relax. One of my favorite ways to relax, especially after the holidays, is to curl up under a fuzzy-soft blanket with a cup of...
Dec 15, 2020 | Education, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Captain Joel Barba, U.S. Army Soldiers are just people; same as you. We laugh and cry. We watch sports and play video games. We raise families and love our children. We shared dreams and aspirations when we were school-age children, and somewhere...
Dec 11, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd “The sirens went off — Hurry! Hide! My mom, super preggo with me and almost ready to burst, held my father’s hand as he held my brother in his arms. Together, they ran for shelter as the bombs steadily rained down.”...
Dec 7, 2020 | By Stage, Family Time, From the Heart, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Lauren Warren Christmas is, and always has been, one of my favorite times of the year. I love the lights, the excitement in the weeks leading up to Christmas, and the sound of the Salvation Army Kettlebells ringing everywhere I go. But mostly, I love...
Nov 9, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Bria Lewis/American Heart Association “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.” -Author unknown One of Patricia Wood’s greatest treasures is her mother. Here is her incredible journey … “I am 1 of 7...
Oct 10, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Amy Hughes My great grandmother died of ovarian cancer at just 39 years old. Her daughter, my paternal grandmother was diagnosed at 39 with breast cancer, and died before her 50th birthday. Two of her daughters, my aunts are currently in remission...
Sep 29, 2020 | Adoption & Foster Parenting, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Local Resources, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Gina McCarn Phil and I were both raised in the Triad and moved to Atlanta in 2016. Currently I am living the dream in Norcross, GA married to my husband of 20 years and raising our family. We have been parents for almost 18 years. We have five...
Sep 16, 2020 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, Bereavement, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Jessica Tudor “A fish cannot live without water.” That is what a friend told me a few weeks after my husband, Louis, took his own life. Took his own life. That is a phrase I never thought I would use when discussing my husband. Louis was a...
Sep 11, 2020 | Family Time, Holidays, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Meka Harrell, author of the blog Hanging with the Harrells On this day, I can’t help but think about my husband. Currently we are halfway through his deployment. He left the states with 3 kids and a pregnant wife, come November he will be able...
Aug 19, 2020 | Family Time, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Sports, Sports, Art & Enrichment
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing The Indianapolis 500 race usually takes place during Memorial Day weekend each year. But, it is 2020, and tradition has been thrown out the window, so the 104th running of the Indy 500 will happen this weekend, on Sunday, August 23rd....
Jul 28, 2020 | By Stage, Education, High School & Beyond, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Stuart Egan, a local high school teacher Let’s state the obvious. This is not how it should have happened. A little over three weeks left in this odd “summer break” and most high schoolers will return to remote learning after finishing the last school...
