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 By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I got a rejection letter for a book manuscript. It hurt. It wasn’t the first one and won’t be the last, but it still hurt. […]

Ahhhhh, the smell of fresh cut grass, the gentle breeze blowing through your windows, the chirping birds…spring in Northwest Arkansas is glorious, isn’t it? As I write this, I’m sitting at my desk under the […]

Name: Beda Adams Kids’ names and ages: Beda (12), Waylon (9), Ruby (4) Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? Pittsburgh, PA and my Husband’s job If you went back to college […]

By Laurie Marshall Being adept at looking on the bright side is one of the most endearing, and simultaneously most annoying coping skills I can claim to have. It has gotten me through some times […]

We ran across some interesting time-saving tips in a past edition of Parade magazine and wanted to pass them along to our fellow mamas. We all go to the grocery store or Supercenter (and we’re […]

Dear Denise, My daughter really wants a guinea pig, but we have an inside dog and I’m afraid he might want to eat the newest member of our family if we let her get one. […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor Finally, it’s Mom’s turn to be waited on hand and foot, served breakfast in bed, and enjoy a relaxing day of smiling, happy children and a doting husband who […]

At nwaMotherlode, we are so impressed with the amazing work of the local non-profit, Loving Choices. Loving Choices offers free and confidential services for: pregnancy testing, STD testing, options counseling, limited ultrasound, adoption planning, post […]