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Letter from the Editor – May

Happy May Day. I wanted to start off by letting you all know how much we have been blessed by you, our readers, each month who come to the site, read our posts, leave comments, and give us inspiration. God has blessed each of us as writers tremendously and we know that everything He does or asks us … Read More

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Using Furniture to Maximize Storage in A Room (Part 2) {Guest Contributor}

What is your biggest pet peeve when it comes to your home?Mine is the lack of storage. We have these beautiful grand rooms with zero space to store our accumulation of “stuff”.One way around this is by adding furniture. It doubles as decor and storage. As I mentioned in my last post, I … Read More

Using Storage To Maximize Furniture _ Pure & Simple

Using Furniture to Maximize Storage in A Room {Guest Contributor}

I was watching HGTV the other morning while drinking coffee. The designer (Genevieve Gorder) brought in a piece of furniture to balance out the room. The family proclaimed, “We love the chester drawer because we can store all kinds of stuff in there.”I almost spit out my coffee and I could … Read More

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Service Project Recap: Fire Station Goodies with What If Everyone

What an amazing Service Day we had last weekend! Being able to serve with What If Everyone for their Fire Station Goodie Delivery was a blessing.I was personally delighted to be able to go and do good in God's name and to enjoy this first {of many to come} service projects.I was so excited … Read More

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Shopping at Green Jeans Consignment Sale

Before last night, I had never been to a consignment sale. I know crazy right?!?! Not for any reason other than my preconceived notions that there would be hoards of people all arguing over the same item. Normally I’m not intimidated by people, but being so short in a confined space isn’t my … Read More

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Meet the Moms: Brandi

Greetings TCM Community! My name is Brandi Stover. I am a recent transplant to the Charlotte area. After seven years of waiting patiently for God to reveal the right time for my family to make Charlotte home, swiftly all the pieces fell into place in January 2013. 2013 has become my family’s … Read More

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The Queen City Mom Prom 2013 is Almost Here

Have you heard the buzz about the Queen City Mom Prom?? I think the name of the event is pretty self explanatory  but what you may not realize that while moms get to dress up, and recreate our proms {sans men}, the proceeds go to a great cause.Cookies for Kids' Cancer is a national non-profit … Read More

TCM Service Project

The Charlotte Moms April Service Project Announcement

Sorry for the delay in announcing which What If Everyone service project we will be participating in. Here it is!!!!!We hope you've signed up to attend the WIE rally with us, each TCM volunteer will receive a little gift from us to wear at each Service Project you participate in. If you haven't … Read More

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April Letter from the Editor – Charlotte Service Projects

So today is April Fool's Day and I love a good prank or two, but today I want to talk about how not to be a fool. God commands that we serve Him, but also that we serve others. Just as Jesus was a servant; "But the greatest among you shall be your servant." Matthew 23:11, we are called to do the … Read More

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New Concord Mills Aquarium – Family Friendly Charlotte Attraction

Goodbye NASCAR Speedpark and hello SEA LIFE Concord. SEA LIFE aquarium will be the newest addition at Concord Mills mall, a Simon Mall located in Concord, North Carolina.This new, family-friendly attraction will be coming to the Charlotte area in Spring 2014 and will host a variety of sea … Read More