Month: August 2008

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mama Driving home from my parent’s house this past weekend it hit me that summer is officially over. Yes, the sun will still be beating down relentlessly and the calendar will still […]

By Melanie Merkling, mama of 1 and professional photographer One day you’re sitting in the hospital holding the precious baby you’ve been waiting nine LONG months for. Then in the blink of an eye, you’re […]

So. I might have mentioned before – subtly, of course – that I might like to add to our family. OK, OK, I remember telling you that I’ve been trying everything humanly possible to bring […]

Dear Amy, I really need some new makeup, but going to the department store and spending a few hundred bucks isn’t in my budget. Can you recommend some good, less expensive alternatives? Dear Beauty Budget, […]

Mike Daniels of Bella Vista is a kitchen Conquistador who wears an apron that warns: “Does not cook well with others.” He dreamed up these two entrees and I think they’re both fabulous. Try them […]

“Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.” Luke 12:7 (RSV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” I’ll let you in […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and mama of 3 When I skipped spring cleaning this year, the small piles of clutter lurking in the bottom of our closets mushroomed into a formidable mess. The bigger they […]

I had a wii fit recently. You see, the little people inside the Wii Fit game system recently told me I was, um, well … that I was fat and 40! There. I said it. […]

Name: Amanda Harris Children: Colorado, 7, and Mary Margaret, 5 Birth order: Second oldest of four. Amanda said she got plenty of practice babysitting as a kid and she enjoys helping out first-time mom friends […]

By Kim Blakely, Mojo’s mama Mojo is in defiance mode. It seems to be mostly where I’m concerned though, and it’s not an absolute, across-the-board attitude – it mostly rears its ugly head when I […]

Dear Amy, I keep hearing that a tinted moisturizer is great for summer time, but I can’t find one that covers as well as I want it to. Is there a product out there that […]

I tried this recipe when I went to interview Michelle Kieklak of Fayetteville, mama of two daughters, for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Food section. She had made them for me to taste and photograph. The rolls […]

By Scott McClymonds, local dad and owner of Busy Bees Christian Preschool Hello Moms of Northwest Arkansas! I’m honored to share a “Devotion in Motion” with you this week, and I hope you’ll be inspired […]