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    The best gifts to give a new mom

    Photos by Alexa Cutrer There’s a baby boom happening in my life right now. I don’t know if everybody took a sip out of my drink while I was pregnant or what, but it seems like everyone I know and love either just had a baby or is about to welcome a new little addition. […]

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    Love Story: Still saying ‘I do’

    Joe and Debbie Nastasi knew they were in love at the exact same moment. Although Joe had graduated with Debbie’s sister from Chalmette High School and worked with her brother at Winn-Dixie Supermarket, he didn’t pay much attention to his future wife until they attended Southeastern Louisiana University together. “I happen to be in the […]

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    When is the right time to get married?

    By Jaimee Dorris Twelve years ago, I married Joel. And every anniversary since, I’ve told him the same thing: I love you more now than I ever have. Over the years, we’ve talked a lot about when the “right” time to get married really is. Marrying young can be beautiful if you’re emotionally prepared and […]

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    Your back-to-school prep checklist

    Photo by Alexa Cutrer. Sign by Wood & Wine Design Co. Back-to-school season in the South starts offensively early. While the rest of the country is still soaking up summer, Gulf Coast parents already are buying school supplies, completing forms and trying to get everyone back on a schedule before school starts in late July […]

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    Redefining restoration in a season without time

    There was a time when restoration meant stepping away. When I was young and single, it looked like a solo vacation. After I got married, it looked like a couples massage. Once we had our first child, it was a long bubble bath at the end of the day. But now that we have a […]

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