I am a survivor
Twenty-seven years ago, my life almost ended before it had even begun. My lungs were underdeveloped and my liver wasn’t working; my tiny body was not yet ready to function on its own. I was born...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by the Junior League of New Orleans.
Making Memories at Touch a Truck
We all have vivid memories of the few times our child gasped with excitement, right? I remember the first time I took...
"Please don't forget about the children." -Kyle Bergeron
On March 15, 2005, at the age of 16, my son Kyle was diagnosed with cancer. Acute Myeloid Leukemia to be exact. After a two year battle, which included over 300 days...
Moments after my wife stopped breathing, I sat down on the couch in my living room. She had just passed away after a six month battle with cancer. After I made the required phone calls, the house was busy...
When the NOLA Gives project began, I was thrilled to be able to give back to our community, to share some joy, even in simple ways, with New Orleans. Little did I know I would find myself on the...
What is Delivering Hope NOLA?
I am a fellow preemie mom of an NICU graduate who knows first hand all of the struggles and heartaches parents go through during their child’s NICU journey. Delivering Hope NOLA is a non-profit created...
As moms, we have all been there: long day managing career, life, kids, extracurricular activities, and a myriad of other things. Your precious darling of six months of age is ok with his world for the time being, but...
Disclosure: All of our events are made possible by our amazing sponsors. Thank you to First Look for both sponsoring this event and for inviting our readers and guests into their cozy “home” (the converted uptown home on Magazine offers the...
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post brought to you by the Junior League of New Orleans. We love that Buy, Save and Serve is a perfect time for you (and our team) to participate as a part of our...
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....
We are all busy. We have so much going on in our lives, and while we all do what we can to help others, it often goes by the wayside. I understand. It happens all of us. But, we want...
They say pictures are worth a million words, right?
Well I still remember the first time I saw my son, and it was via a picture that my husband took with his iPhone. Even though there were a million...
On March 11, 2014, I placed my iPhone in a cup of water I left in my car, rendering it useless. That Tuesday seemed like a really crappy day; little did I know the world as I knew...
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...