I for one can’t wait for the cooler days, crisp nights, changing leaves, and football season. I’ve actually never said that last one before, and it felt weird just typing…
Author: Margaret Thompson
Margaret Thompson
Margaret Thompson never thought she’d be a business owner (or a mom for that matter!), but after realizing a need for a high quality, content-focused magazine for Richmond area families, she dove in! With twenty years of marketing and project management under her belt, she pulls all of the pieces together each month to get RFM out to our eager readers. Mom of two young boys, Margaret and her husband Chris live in Hanover County.
It’s a bittersweet time of the summer for us, knowing this will be our last August without school in the mix. The announcement came in June that this will be…
The most fun I’ve had reading non-fiction. Written by psychotherapist, New York Times best-selling author, and national advice columnist Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone chronicles the…
As the first car pulls into the drop-off area in front of Chickahominy Middle School in Hanover County each morning, John Savage knows just who’s headed his way. “Bear is…
As I mentioned in my last note, RFM has switched to printing every other month, and I’m not gonna lie, it’s been an adjustment! This issue in particular has my…
A feel-good and relatable romantic buddy story. Having enjoyed Emily Henry’s 2020 New York Times best-selling novel Beach Read, I decided to stay on the Henry train and read her…
Greetings, Friends! As you read through this issue, you can practically smell spring popping off of the pages, and I for one can’t wait for the warmer weather and longer…
Mitch Albom strikes emotional gold, again. It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty-five years since Mitch Albom’s first book, Tuesdays With Morrie, was originally published, the one that turned the…
Greetings, readers, and warm wishes for a bright year ahead. After looking back at some of my past January notes, I think I’m finally ready to stop making far-fetched resolutions…
I know you’re like me, looking forward to a more normal Thanksgiving and holiday season after the very different 2020 versions. Never in a million years would I have imagined…
As we say goodbye to summer and hello to crisp autumn air, pumpkins, and changing leaves, I am reminded of another fall, twelve years ago. That’s when we published our…
I wish I was more of a history buff, but since I’m not, I can honestly say that reading a true story about World War II wasn’t high on my…
