Why I Hired A Cleaning Service
My anxiety is high just thinking about the dirty floors, loads of laundry, and dust that lines my fans. It taunts me when I turn them on, the dust hanging on by a thread, threatening to come sailing down to the ground, adding to the floors that are most certainly not clean enough to eat […]
Cannon Wealth Management:Peace of Mind for Mothers of All Ages
Ushering in the month of May means Mother’s Day is just around the corner. All mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and any other mother-figures or strong women in your life, deserve to be showered with heartfelt thanks for tackling one of the hardest jobs in the world! But rather than simply treating them to Sunday brunch or […]
Sowing Generational Seeds
BY CHELSIE HART While growing up, when visiting women in my family, I always gravitated towards the gardens at their homes. My grandmother had acres of land and taught my 11 aunts and uncles how to plant seeds on rows (an old-fashioned planting technique). When I was not admiring what was grown, I found myself […]
From Bedside To Patient: Nurse Of 53 Years Suffers Stroke!
Joanette Pete McClain, a 2022 Forsyth Go Red Woman, has been a leader in nursing for over 50 years, and a former nursing professor in the Division of Nursing at Winston-Salem State University. She often taught future nurses “that their best bedside manners were characteristics that they should never leave home without.” In September of […]
It’s Time to ‘Fess Up
My bad. My mistake. That one’s on me. I blew it. I really screwed up. I was wrong. Be honest: how often do you have thoughts like these? How often do you say them out loud? And, most importantly, what difference would it make if you did? We humans like to be right about what […]
National Nurses Day – Eight Great Movies Featuring Nurses
In honor of Nurses Week, May 6 – 12, 2022, we have compiled a list of movies featuring a variety of nurse personalities….some funny, some dreamy, others realistic and lovable. For Nurses Week this year, make sure the nurses in your life know that you see them and acknowledge what they do. There is nothing […]
Learning to Be a Military Mom: Part 1 (Part 2 in July issue)
When I suggested the subject of being a military parent, I admitted that I didn’t know which direction I would go with the article. I only knew that sometimes I feel very lonely in the experience so undoubtedly others do, too. Maybe sharing some of the challenges, joys, and worries could help other military parents. […]
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Many of you may remember the Tom Petty song, The Waiting is the Hardest Part. He may have been right. I find waiting to be one of the more challenging things in life. How about you? Do you struggle with waiting well? In our society today, we are conditioned to want and get everything fast. Examples include food, […]
Beautiful Poetry to Fit Your Mood
Poetry can overwhelm our senses with emotion. Words and sentences have power, and when they are connected together in thought-provoking ways through the elegance of a poem, they can stir us to connect the subject of the poem to our own circumstances. In this way, poetry can make us feel united with something larger than […]
Fighting Your Fears
What are your fears? Here are just a few of mine: harm coming to a loved one, rejection, debilitating illness, financial ruin, indecent exposure in public, and failure. Also, spiders, snakes, lizards, and most bugs (ladybugs are okay, I guess). Fear is defined as a “distressing emotion aroused by impending pain, danger, evil, etc. or […]
