Family

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I have so many fond memories of family gatherings, exchanging of gifts, picking out and decorating our trees, and, of course, all the magical childhood Christmases awaiting Santa’s arrival. It’s all just...

I love Christmas - almost to a terrifying degree. I’m that friend who declares it Christmas the moment the kids are done trick or treating. Literally, the minute we are home and they are in jammies, I’m putting on...

With a large extended family and heck, even a not so large family on my side, the holidays can get expensive quickly.  That doesn't appeal to me at all, and in fact, I've found it taints my view or the...

As Christmas approaches, our children have already started making their lists and checking them twice. They are being extra good to make the nice list and scanning the Target catalog daily to add more things to their list. Every year...

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by our friends at Women's & Children's Hospital and authored by Dr. Janna Flint Wilson.  Healthy Holiday Eating Tips Good Year-Round The holiday season is upon us in Acadiana. And, in the heart of Cajun and...

Christmas is around the corner, and gift-buying is in full swing. With this in mind, our team of writers was recently posed the following question: “How do you feel about your mother-in-law purchasing underwear for your husband?” This seemingly insignificant question...

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by ESA.  Experience ESA at an Upcoming Preview Day this Winter Imagine it: Your child wakes up in the morning eager to go to school. He climbs into the car at the end of the day...

Growing up, we ALWAYS had a live Christmas tree. It was magical (and hilarious) to pick out said tree from the lot with the rest of my family, bring it home, let the dog pee on the trunk, then...

As parents, we want to make sure we are doing our very best to raise our children with a little bit of grace. What does this mean to me? I do not mean saying "Yes Ma'am" and "No Ma'am"...

There is an idea I’ve had for the past couple of years that I finally decided to make good on. You see, my favorite thing to read are children’s books (or picture books as they're commonly known). I read...