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Giveaway: Tickets to see Daughtry in concert!
We’ve got one word for you, mamas: DAUGHTRY. And here are a few more words: Four free tickets to see Chris Daughtry live in concert at the Arkansas Music Pavilion on June 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m! And we’re pairing the hottest tickets in Northwest Arkansas with one of the best meals in Northwest Arkansas [...]
Giveaway: TWO pails full of “Chalk & Bubbles” to kick off summer vacation!
There’s a new mom-owned business in town called Chalk and Bubbles and they are all about kids and creativity! We teamed up with the owner, Andrea Long, to kick off summer with a PERFECT giveaway! There will be TWO mom winners! Aren’t these pails adorable?! Andrea can customize with colors and your child’s name, too! [...]
Mealtime Mama: Fresh guac and salsa
Happy Monday! We grabbed some great recipes from our Mealtime Mama sponsor, Ozark Natural Foods, to share with you today. They have organic items to make these recipes even more nutritious. They look delicious! Guacamole 5 ripe avocados 1 large tomato, diced 1 medium red onion, finely diced 1 bell pepper, chopped ½ bunch of [...]
Devotion in Motion: Making “Right” the Easiest Option
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. ~ Romans 13:14 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” When the month of May arrives at our country church, that means one thing: Christian Service Camp is just around the corner. Right now [...]
The Rockwood Files: The Countdown to Summer
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a countdown underway. My boys announce it each morning as they bound down the stairs to leave for school. “Seven more days of school, Mom!” Jack called out happily as he slung his backpack over his shoulder. They’re even coordinating their clothes around the countdown. [...]
Blog 66: Virginia Beach
Blog 66 is a new Motherlode feature offering busy parents great travel tips to check out before they visit cities across the U.S. We asked lots of Blissdom friends from all over the country if they’d help us kick off this new series. Our second tour guide is the fabulous Amy Volk, speaker, author and [...]
The Future of Shopping
Like many of our fellow mamas, we like to shop. So we were very happy when our friends at Collective Bias invited us to go with them to a special conference called “Shop: The Industry Informant.” The event was presented by the Center for Retailing Excellence and held on the University of Arkansas campus on [...]
Gardening Tip on How To Make Fertilizer
Here’s another simple, quick tip from Tiffany Selvey, a Master Gardener whose series on easy gardening using containers is convincing us that we really CAN have home-grown veggies this summer. Tip: You can make a simple fertilizer for container veggies and houseplants by mixing 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt with a gallon of water, then [...]
On Your Mind: Why Am I So Mad?
Dear Tom, Lately I feel like I get angry a lot more often than I used to. It feels irrational because I can’t really figure out what I’m mad about or stressed about. But the anger ends up coming out at my kids, my husband, traffic, etc. If I don’t have an obvious reason to [...]
Life with Ladybug: What I read at the “Listen to Your Mother” Show
By Shannon Magsam I look down at my exposed chest and think, wow, porn star. At the end of each overinflated balloon, the nipples are covered in red, angry lacerations. The idea of anything touching them, even my thin cotton night shirt, is inconceivable. I pick up my newborn baby girl and cradle her in [...]
Single & Surviving: The Day the Bomb Went Off
By Single Mama If you’d asked me 10 years ago If I’d ever be divorced, raising two kids by myself, and going back to college while working full-time, I’d have said you were nuts. But that’s what happened. We fell into a rut, like a lot of couples do. Communication dwindled down to the same [...]
What We’re Reading: Novels worthy of the back deck
By Marci Tate, Library Media Specialist It is that time of year when book lovers enjoy taking their books outside! Whether you’re picking up a paperback, or turning on your e-reader, there is nothing like a great book on the back deck! For an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride, check out this debut novel from Taylor Stevens [...]
Good Gossip: Little babies, big homes and a heroic celeb with awesome hair
Time for another healthy dose of “Good Gossip” — the only guilt-free celebrity news round-up in Northwest Arkansas. As always, this fun feature is sponsored by Great Day Farms, a national brand based right here in NWA. Jessica Simpson has joined the mamas club! She and fiance Eric Johnson welcomed their baby daughter, Maxwell Drew [...]
Giveaway: Tickets to Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw Concert!
Two giveaways are on the homepage today (scroll down to see the second one) so it’s a big day, mamas! And this is a BIG concert for Northwest Arkansas — Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw live at the Arkansas Music Pavilion on June 17th at 7:30 p.m.! We’ll pick TWO names out of the online [...]
Giveaway: For Kids Who LOVE To Build with Boxes!
We love, love, love the idea behind the Walton Arts Center event called “We Built This City” which will take place during two separate event times on Saturday May 19th. It’s genius. All mamas know that video games and fancy electronic toys are all fine and good… but NOTHING beats a good old-fashioned cardboard box. [...]
Congratulations! See who won the huge Mother’s Day package!!
We are thrilled with how many mamas voted in the first annual Mom’s Choice Business Awards! Between us and Kid’s Directory NWA (our partner in this endeavor), we collected nearly 20,000 votes and are calling all the winning businesses and services right now to tell them the great news that they were deemed “the best” [...]
Devotion in Motion: Putting the pieces together
1 ¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” ~ Ephesians 6:1-3 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” I’ve [...]
The Rockwood Files: The Rejection Letter
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. I keep waiting to develop the thick skin all the writing advice books say you need to survive in this [...]
NWA Mama Doc: Just allergies? Or is it a sinus infection?
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 effect of no less than three allergy medications. Yes, I love spring, but I’m ready for less pollen. This spring [...]
5 Minutes with a Mom: Beda Adams
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 what would you study? Counseling or psychology What’s your work background? Marketing/Sales, Management If you had a whole day to [...]