For most people, October represents a new season and a time for change. A change in weather, foliage, clothes, hair color. Its a time when we start reflecting on what we want the rest of our year to look...
My husband and I recently decided to take our kids on a fun family day downtown. We took the kids to MOSH, let them run around the Friendship Fountain before walking over to River City Brewing Company, and then...
The first day of school can be a little like a favorite holiday morning. Kids are up early — the kind of excited, dressed and raring to go early that simply doesn’t happen the rest of the year. There...
Shari Duval had been a longtime supporter of military charities of organizations. But when her son, Brett, deployed to Iraq twice, it became a personal mission for her. Brett was a veteran K9 police officer who contracted with the...
If you watch cable TV, then I’m just going to assume you’re familiar with This Is Us. If you’re not, then you might need to consider setting aside some time for serious binge watching. This Is Us beautifully captures...
Perfectly healthy humans get blood cancer. You cannot predict it or prevent it. When I learned this, it was all I could do not to burst into tears. That reaction was immediately followed by anger. How unfair! And to...
Cancer impacts everyone.
We have all had a friend, family member, colleague or child who has battled cancer. Some of us win, and for some of us, cancer wins. Cancer is non-discriminant, unfair, ugly and takes everything. It takes your...
I’m 49, married 12 years to a wonderful man, Kent, and we have a 5-year-old daughter, Lucy. I have Stage IV, Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer, for which there is no cure. I’m currently in a clinical trial. Treatments...
Inspired by their autistic non-verbal daughter, Lanier, Leslie Weed and her husband Bobby made it their life's mission to help other families on the First Coast affected by autism by founding HEAL (Helping Enrich Autistic Lives) in 2004.
To date, the...
After what we considered to be an uncomplicated pregnancy, everything changed at 33 weeks when I woke up with sharp pains. After an entire day at work, and after talking to multiple doctors and nurses at my OB’s office,...
Fifteen years ago, a spark of passion in a Jacksonville native was ignited when she saw a necessity for an organization to serve and mentor the youth and families of her city. While many people create nonprofits to support...
Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation recently hosted its 13th Annual Wine Tasting Gala to benefit local families tackling childhood cancer. Jacksonville Moms Blog was honored to be an invited guest this year.
The Jay Fund Wine Tasting Gala is a creative way...