Preventing the Summer Slide: Creating a Summer Reading Challenge for Your Child
Researchers have found that children can lose up to two months of reading skills during the summer months if they don’t continue to read. It is also recommended that kids […]
My Truth-Full Life
This month brings us into the last half of the year and the edited edition of “My Grace-Full Life,” and this month—we’re talking about “My Truth-Full Life.” These days, “truth” […]
It’s A Grand Life – Summer Memories – Remembering Old, Making New
Some of my fondest memories took place during my childhood summers. The school year never ended before June 15th, unless that date was a Saturday or Sunday. The exception was […]
What-If Presents the MacGyver Plan
What-if, the worrisome words, arrive in the conscious spinning topics from safety and financial security to loved ones and pet health. Asking, “What can I do?” leads to a proactive […]
When Your Parenting Styles Are at Odds…How to Find a Compromise?
Differing opinions on parenting is normal! It is possible for parents to have a strong, united relationship and still send a consistent message to their children. In fact, differing parenting […]
Kids Growing Up? Is It OK to Be Happy AND Sad About It?
“Cherish every moment. It all goes by so fast.” I used to get so irritated when my children were young and well-intentioned people said these words to me…because it wasn’t […]
Family Game Night
The sounds of crickets, a whippoorwill’s call and my grandparents’ stationary fan set on high remind me of those summer evenings we gathered at the kitchen table to play one […]
A New Military Mom Reflects on Memorial Day
By Yvette Boland, Guest Blogger for Triad Moms on Main My son, TJ, just completed his plebe year (first year) at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. I […]
The Fancy Fork – (Quick & Easy) Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos
BY @BRIGHTMOMENTCO/LAUREN SEPHTON These oven-baked chicken taquitos are crunchy on the outside, cheesy-tender chicken goodness on the inside and very simple to make! As we approach the peak of summer […]
Marking Time – Still!
BY BILL DONOHUE Three years ago, an organization was formed with the hashtag, “2Long2Wait!” It marked the decades that many have waited for disability services. The Registry of Unmet Needs […]