Dear Readers,

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.  ~Anne Bradstreet

We could not agree more. Like with any success small or large, you can only really enjoy the reward after putting in the work, hours upon hours. We have little doubt that the sweetest rewards are seen after the toughest times…So very important to remember at times like these, but just like the spring has come and the warm rays shine on us, more prosperous times are also ahead, for all of us. We at The Southern Maryland Woman are seeing the blossoms bloom as we approach our One Year Anniversary!

As always, please enjoy the articles in our May/June issue and don’t forget to stay in touch. Visit www.southernmarylandwoman.com as often as possible & let us know what is most important to you: the kind of topics, professionals and people you would like to see and learn more about in your journal.

Best Wishes for a very Happy Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. We all have to remember to call our mothers, grandmothers, fathers and grandfathers often and tell them how much they mean to us!

This issue is published in memory of two very special women, Mary Margaret Fellinger, and Oda Prinzessin zu Stolberg-Wernigeriode, without whom The Southern Maryland Woman would not exist. We often think of you, feel your presence and see your smiles.

-Oda Desiree & Melissa

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On the Cover…

Dr. Sharmin Meraj and her daughter, Salma, age 5. Dr. Meraj recently opened her state of the art dental spa in Prince Frederick, MD. To read more about this, flip to page 14. Special Thanks to Sotterley Plantation for providing the location for the May/June Photo Shoot.

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