Child Safety Series: Ensuring a Safe Boating Experience with Toddlers & Kids

Each month, this series will provide important facts and tips surrounding child safety in an effort to support parents and caregivers as they navigate reducing risks and creating the safest […]
Let’s Get Crafty: Art Projects for Family Bonding

by: Sheridan Watkins Summer is a great time to explore new and fun art projects and DIY crafts together that will make beautiful memories. Make sure you take pictures, so […]
It’s A Grand Life – And It Is A Grand One!

Last month, the ages of my grandchildren really took up residency in my mind. It’s not as if I hadn’t thought about it before, but this time, it really has […]
A Look Into the Influential Gilded Age and North Carolina

The Gilded Age is defined as a time period in American history from 1865 to 1902. It was a time of glitz, glamor, industrialization, individualism, political strife and corruption. Inventions, […]
“King of the Squirrels”

by Renee Skudra It is a gloriously sunny morning, with light streaming through the branches of the dogwood tree in front of my house, rendering its blossoms gleaming and hazy, […]
My Favorite Baby Purchases That I Actually Use – Six Baby Items That Have Made My Life Easier As A Busy Mom

As a mom in today’s digital world, it feels like I am constantly bombarded with ads or advice on all the things I need to buy for my babies. I […]
Reflections of a Southern Yankee; Earned, Not Deserved

I turn 51 this month. I guess that officially puts me over the hill (50 just means you reached the top). It’s hard to fathom how time has flown by, […]
The Birth That Taught Me Hope – My Birth Story: Part 2

If you read my birth story part one in last month’s issue, then you know I had a breeze of a pregnancy and a very trying labor and delivery. My […]
Successfully Transitioning from the School Year to Summer!

While it may seem that a transition from a busy school year to a relaxed summer may be an easy one, it can be detrimental to younger children if no […]
Nurturing Generational Wealth: Passing on More Than Money

by STEVEN GALLO, CFP®, FINANCIAL ADVISOR In the realm of affluent families, securing a financial legacy is a common objective. It’s not merely about transferring wealth; it’s about imparting values, […]