Month: January 2009

Guest post by Vikki Spencer I have to confess that I love the New Year and everything that goes along with it – the new daytimer(s), family calendar, and the urge to change something! The […]

By Shannon Magsam As I type this at the kitchen table, I can see my large Christmas tree still holding court in the living room. This year I used all my incoming Christmas cards to […]

Congrats to Dave and Paula Routon of Bentonville on the launch of a brand new, much-needed site on the Web: www.NWAMovies.com. The site lists all movie theatres in Northwest Arkansas, what’s playing and at what […]

Four classes on using sign language for babies will begin January 12th, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Pages of Parenting Bookstore (located at 388 Sunbridge Drive in Fayetteville). Using sign language with babies […]

By Jacqueline Presley, first-time mama My husband is a photographer and he wants to get into maternity portraits, so last night we used my friend Shelley and I as guinea pigs to try it out […]

We know how stir crazy the kids (and their moms) get when cold temperatures keep us cooped up indoors. And experience has taught us that sometimes what kids need most is a little time and […]

By Kim Blakely, pregnant mama blogger Remember this baby I’m carrying? It’s a whirly, swirly, girly girl!! We went in for the big anatomical scan today, and naturally the perinatologist went over every part of […]

Dear Amy, My skin gets so dry in the winter. Can you recommend a good body lotion? Dear Dry, My absolute favorite is Olay Quench Body Lotion. It’s lightweight but super moisturizing and doesn’t make […]

VERSUS If two of the top-selling refrigerators had a fight, which one would win a spot in your kitchen? That’s the question we posed during our last trip to Metro Builders Supply (located on Highway […]

“The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.” Isaiah 32:17 By Bro. John L. Cash, Country Preacher Dad Once I was preaching the first sermon of a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the reasons so many New Year’s resolutions fail has a lot to do with the word itself. Trust me, we writer-types know how much […]

By Jackie Helton, the Music Mama If you’ve got a few extra Christmas calories to burn, you’re going to love the January Work-Out Music playlist. It starts off with songs at a reasonable tempo to […]