Friendship

Wow!! It’s hard to believe that we launched Lafayette Moms Blog ONE year ago today!! We have published over 400 posts written by local moms all across the Acadiana region from New Iberia to Carencro to Lafayette to Youngsville to...

We have all heard that saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all" or my preferred version courtesy of one Ms. Clairee Belcher "If you don't have anything nice to say, come...

I am a very independent person. I don't like relying on people to do something for me. To be honest, I have been let down so many times in my life that it is just easier to do things...

As I scroll through social media this summer, I see so many families that are moving. Summertime seems to be the time for that. So many goodbye sentiments expressed, along with well wishes, encouragements, and lots of we'll miss...

My husband and I are celebrating our 9th wedding anniversary on the first day of school. #bestanniversarygiftever Although we have been married for just shy of a decade, we have been an item for the last 18 years.  We are high school...

For many, the idea of dating a group of men or women for a short few weeks with the possibility of a proposal at the end of it seems altogether unfathomable. Sincerely – can someone really fall in love and...

I don't want to brag (well, maybe I do), but I had an amazing pregnancy. I know that some of you want to throw your shoe at me right now, but I did. I loved being pregnant. Everyone told...

Dear Coffee, There was a time in my life that I didn't know you. I didn't appreciate your goodness, your complexity, and the joy you'd someday bring to me. For that, I am sorry. I hope this letter will make...

It’s no secret that moms like to talk. Unfortunately, more often than not, talk turns into the sharing of information that was intended to be confidential. That confidential conversation gets shared with another mom, and another, and maybe even a...

I’ve never been one to have many friends. For me, it’s always boiled down to quality over quantity. In high school, it was two girls from my class. In college, it was just a few of my sorority sisters....