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Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by The Baton Rouge Clinic. That said, we very much feel that this information about the Zika virus is timely, relevant and important for all moms to read.  What Moms Should Know About the Zika Virus Zika virus… these two words have been the center of some recent media attention and a source of anxiety for many women. Although there are still many unknowns about the virus, here is some information about the topic to better inform fellow moms from a pediatrician’s perspective. What is Zika Virus? Zika virus is an arboviral disease, meaning it is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. Prior to 2015, the virus was mainly found in Africa and Asia; however, it was detected in...

Today was a normal day in my book. Kade had a dentist appointment, and my mom watched my two littles. After swinging by to pick them up, she asked me to stay for lunch. We spent most of the afternoon catching up and watching the kids play. Then, lunch was over and I was headed out the door with a dish of leftovers to bring my husband at work. As I walked out the door, I thought about which way I’d take to get to him. Naturally I would have taken Airline Highway all the way up from Siegen Lane to where he works in Port Allen, but instantly I wondered whether Airline was the best route to take given...

In the distance, they begin to hear the quiet roar of his Tahoe rolling over the gravel. Within moments they can feel the pound of his leather boots walking up the steps to our house. The creak of the front door is quickly followed by the crackling of Velcro as he takes off his belt and it lands on the table with a thump. These are the sounds that tell my children that their daddy is finally home, where he is safe in their arms. My husband became a law enforcement officer before our children were born. As our children grew, they learned that their daddy took an oath to protect and serve the citizens of our great state. Their daddy...

The last three weeks and especially the last three days are ones that likely none of us will ever forget. We will all be able to remember the moment we found out what was happening on that horrible Sunday morning. We'll remember the fear. The anger. The confusion. The disbelief. The incomprehensible pain. Like you, we at Red Stick Moms have been grappling with these complex emotions mixed in with the reality of the closeness of the situation. This happened HERE. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Our home. Since we are writers, many of us felt a kind of release through expression of the written word. Here is what was on our hearts and minds. Ericka It isn't very often that I am at a...

On this day, Sunday July 17, I casually picked up my phone and checked Facebook. It was out of habit and mindless. The very first status on my feed gave me pause. "Active shooter" it read. "Police down." I quickly punched in "WBRZ" to see if they had a report to confirm. TRUE. It couldn't be. It was too surreal. Our city, our home, has been reeling from loss of life already. Five children had already lost a father and now more? When would it stop?! At church we prayed. We prayed for the city and officers down. The sermon was about relational theology - relating one another. So timely as many of our problems stem from broken relationships. Jesus answered...