This month for our "Be the Change Spotlight" I'd like to introduce you to The Beautiful Foundation. I spoke with Lauren Perry, Director of the foundation, and am so excited to share all I learned about this exciting nonprofit...
ALG Style is passionate about purple. Purple is the color worn by royals, purple in its various shades is flattering on all skin tones, we are fans of Purple Haze, LSU purple, Mardi Gras purple and Prince’s Purple Rain...
This past Saturday, the New Orleans Moms Blog hosted its 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt. It was a huge success and fun was had by all in attendance. In addition to all the delicious goodies for the kiddos, there were...
Finding Purpose Beyond The Pain {The Story Behind St. Bryce Missions}
Growing up as a girl in Lakeview, I never imagined I would ever leave New Orleans to live anywhere else.
I certainly never imagined myself living in rural Costa Rica...
2020 Guide to Lenten Fish Fries in New Orleans
Lent is almost here! Fridays are synonymous with Fish Fries! It's a great time of year to support your community AND feed your family without having to heat up your kitchen!...
Aid for Louisiana Tornado Victims :: How to Help
Here at New Orleans Moms Blog, we've been searching for ways we can help those affected by the tornadoes. We've found some great resources so far and will continue to update...
Disclosure :: The Louisiana Children's Museum is truly one of our favorite sponsors. Our team loves to take our children to play there and we even celebrated the blog's first birthday there. We are honored to share more about the 16th...
This month for our “Be the Change Spotlight” we’d like to introduce you to Hagar's House, an organization committed to its mission to serve as a sanctuary for women and children in a state of crisis in New Orleans...
It's that time of year when the holiday season is almost upon us. We at New Orleans Moms Blog are passionate about our ability to give back to our community. In the past, our holiday charities of choice were the St....
This month for our “Be the Change Spotlight” we’d like to introduce you to Project Butterfly New Orleans, an African-centered rites of passage program that provides mentoring and culturally-rooted programming to prepare girls of African descent for their transition...
The Tightrope Walker {Living Between Joy and Heartbreak}
This past Friday was a huge milestone for our family. It was the day our daughter, Emmaline, officially had been on Earth longer than her big brother, Drew. This is a tremendous blessing,...
Another day of scrolling through Facebook when I should probably be doing something else. It’s another day and the same sad, horrible story comes up in my feed. While it isn’t the exact same story, it is the same...
“We think it's cancer,” is probably one of the worst things a mother can hear about her child. That nightmare became a reality for one local mom, my sister-in-law, Iris Orlando, on April 13, 2007. Her five year old,...
Every day, Monica goes out of her way to drive past the same empty lot on her way home from work. Even when she’s tired from a long shift at the restaurant, and even though it doesn’t look like...