Nurturing healthy, happy kids in the age of digital technology can be a bit of a struggle at times. Today’s kids would spend hours on end in front of screens if we let them. Thanks to Healthy BR, we have been given a fun opportunity to get outdoors with the whole family and the community. […]
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Juggling numerous hats and tackling a mile long to-do list is a constant in any mother’s life. However, daily tasks might come with an even bigger basket of burdens for a single mom who is struggling to be all and do all. The one thing single moms need the most is support. Thankfully, we have
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Disclosure: I am participating in a paid campaign on behalf of Walmart and The Motherhood to share information about the “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign. When most people think about hunger, they think of a starving child in a third-world country or the homeless in our communities. Sadly, hunger is all around us. Nearly one
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Tomorrow is National Pancake Day! On Tuesday, March 8, from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., IHOP restaurants across the country will host Pancakes with a Purpose and celebrate National Pancake Day by giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes! No purchase is necessary and each member of your party can order a free short
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Deciding to spend the rest of my life as my husband’s wife was not the easiest decision I’ve made. Being a wife was scary, being a step-mom was scarier. On top of the normal fears that come with marriage, I constantly questioned whether or not I could be a parent. I did what every new
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All across the country libraries will be gearing up for the 19th Annual Read Across America Day. It’s celebrated today, March 2nd, to mark the birthday of an author who has helped generations of children learn to read, Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. The day of awareness was organized by the National
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This morning, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art 350,000-square-foot facility that will serve as a premier destination for high-quality, advanced medical care for children within a statewide network of pediatric healthcare excellence I think I can speak for us all when I say that this has been long-awaited
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We are so excited to be bringing LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER back to Baton Rouge for a second year! Group shot of last year’s Listen to Your Mother show. What is LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER? Every year in the two weeks leading up to Mother’s Day, in cities across the nation, locals tell their own
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The holidays are upon us and we are planning our trips and our meals and look forward to time with friends and family. However, there are some families, scattered around you who will have one less dinner plate at their table this year. For us this year, we will be missing my husband’s plate. We
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We recently shared with you all how we will be highlighting local nonprofits as well as ways we can give back this holiday season and all year long. Today we want to introduce you to a Baton Rouge mom-to-be that is changing lives through her organization Hands Producing Hope. As moms we all want the
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We just passed the 10 year anniversary of Katrina. Many families have settled back into life as they knew it and others are still rebuilding. Many of us were effected by those rising waters 10 years ago; my husband worked at the Ritz Carlton in the French Quarter with the Jeremy Davenport band. The band
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We all know where we were, what we were doing and we all have our own stories of how hurricane Katrina impacted our lives. My husband worked at the Davenport Lounge in the Ritz Carlton with a Jazz quartet. After Katrina, my husband had to move to St. Louis for 6 months for work, leaving
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