Year: 2008

By guest writer and local dad Scott McClymonds, owner of Busy Bees Christian Preschool Hello again Moms of Northwest Arkansas.A few months ago, I wrote here about the Old Testament book of Nehemiah. In the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As much as I love photographs, I hate family picture day. No matter how well I plan it, no matter how much I want it to […]

UPDATE: Portrait giveaway winner Kimberly Williamson gave us a call this morning and was very happy to accept her prize! Kimberly has two children, 5-year-old Clayton, and 2-year-old Sydney. She and her family, which includes […]

Julia Applegate and her girlfriends are hard-core bath junkies who know how to take a free party and run with it! Julia, a loan officer at Signature Bank (and winner of the Bath Junkie party […]

In the spirit of giving, Barnes & Noble at 4144 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville is asking for the community’s help to collect 5,000 new books to donate to the Washington County Head Start program. […]

Hi, dearhearts. No real post here today. Gwen and I are tending a booth at Candy Candy Lane at the Clarion Hotel in Bentonville from noon to 8 p.m. Come by and say hello! I’ll […]

By Shannon Magsam, cooktop coveter With curious children around, mamas have good reason to be worried about little fingers getting burned in the kitchen. With that concern in mind, Gwen and I decided to go […]

UPDATE: Just a reminder that today is the last day to throw your name in the hat for the family portrait giveaway. We’ll announce the winner tomorrow. Good luck! If you’ve always wanted a really […]

By Kim Blakely, pregnant mama Lately, a night on which I can stay awake past 10 is a wild one indeed – but it’s no wilder than the ones on which I fall asleep at […]

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Heb 13:5 By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About two and a half years ago, when I was pregnant with our third child, I had this glorious ultrasound appointment wherein we learned that, not […]

Natalie Jo Lindsey, come on down! You’re the next winner of the Great Date Giveaway! Natalie, mom to 9-year-old Elise and 5-year-old Alex, said her husband, Matthew, often travels and they really need a date […]

By Jackie Helton, the Music Mama With only about three weeks to go before Thanksgiving, our November music playlist will help you find your grateful groove. Listen to this playlist on your iPod while you’re […]