The Best of Red Stick Mom :: Top 10 Posts of 2024
As this year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to say how much we truly value, appreciate and respect each and every one of you.
We also wanted to share the 10 most popular blog posts of 2024, determined by page views. They are stories of faith, humor, loss, marriage, motherhood and so much more. We hope you enjoy re-visiting them as much as we did.
The Best of Red Stick Mom :: Top 10 Posts of 2024
1. The Best Breakfast Casserole Recipe for Christmas Morning
If you have kids that are picky eaters, then you know that we have to find creative ways to make sure that they receive the proper nutrition that they need daily. It can be hard because Maison doesn’t like certain types of meat, and Ahmad doesn’t like certain types of veggies. Read more…
2. Toddler Approved Meal Ideas
When it comes to feeding your toddler, it can sometimes be a hard job. Since my daughter turned three, things have become a little bit easier for me. So I decided to share with you guys some of my go to healthy meals for a not so picky eater. Read more…
3. Worth the Drive :: Family-Friendly Fun at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park in Jackson, MS
Louisiana has some amazing cities, but it’s not the best place for dinosaur enthusiasts like my son, so I started looking into natural history museums near our home, and that’s when I discovered the museum in Jackson, MS. This past winter, my family and I took a weekend trip to Jackson (a little under a 3-hour drive). Read more…
4. GroupMe Etiquette for the Modern Parent
Okay, moms. Let’s talk about GroupMe. I’m officially using my unofficial authority to set some rules. This is for your own good. These rules will liberate you – freeing you from feeling obligated to respond to every message in GroupMe and silencing the constant barrage of notifications. Read more…
5. {FREE} Local Home Depot Kids Workshops
Banging, hammering, making a mess with paint. It’s a perfect combo for a child. They get to do it all at Home Depot’s Kids Workshops. The best part for me — it’s not at my house, it’s right in the store. If you haven’t tried one yet, you need to. Read more…
6. Not By Choice :: I Never Planned on Being a Single Mother
I’m no different than most girls. I always dreamed, hoped and wanted to be a wife and then a mother. What life didn’t prepare me for was becoming just a mother. I never in my life thought I would be a mother and not a wife. And, it’s hard. It’s harder than I imagined. Read more…
7. A Letter to My 8th Grade Graduate
You roll with the punches, figure out a way through all the difficulties, and have had to learn that life is only sometimes fair. You put in the hard work and crush the goals you set out for yourself. I look at you, wondering how we got to 8th grade graduation so quickly. Read more…
8. Nostalgia and Girl Power :: Why You Should Attend a Mrs. Roper Romp in Baton Rouge
The Mrs. Roper Romp is a cultural phenomenon that has been taking off in most major cities across the states. It started as a way to raise money for local charities and for like-minded groups to let loose and have a little fun while embracing the uniqueness of this beloved character. This event is a way for women to support other women wherever they are in life and to support their community. Read more…
9. How Carter is Changing the World: Honoring my Son’s Memory by Building Awareness of GRI Disorders
Eventually, we learned that GRIN1 is part of a larger group of syndromes called GRI disorders, which can cause severe seizures, developmental and speech delays, and muscle weakness. Like Carter, many children with the condition struggle with walking, talking, eating and performing basic daily activities. Read more…
10. Inside Out 2 – Why Every Tween (and Parent) Needs to See It
I think the most important reason for parents to see this movie with their kids is because it opens the door to big, hard, and uncomfortable conversations (fun… I know). Here’s the thing… our kids will feel these things are some point. We can either get frustrated and pretend like they are not being flooded with new feelings and emotions, or we can get on their level and explain why their worlds feel different and out of control right now. Read more…
Worth a Read :: Other Popular Posts in 2024
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Five Reasons Kids Under 10 Need to See Inside Out 2
Chee Chee’s Playroom :: A Must Visit Near Prairieville
Easy Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe
Give Your Family a Worldly Experience: Host a High School Exchange Student
My Three Favorite Restaurants in Central, Louisiana
Worth the Drive :: The Preserve in Fredericksburg, Texas
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