Month: May 2009

By Shannon Magsam, social media slave and mutha blogger Hey, mamas! Did you know that women are responsible for at least 85 percent of buying decisions in the home? Yep, it’s mostly women who decide […]

Editor’s Note: We’ll choose a winner at random today (Friday, May 8) at 2 p.m. Good luck and happy, happy Mother’s Day. When I spotted this “Truly Blessed” necklace on the Kate Austin Jewelry website, […]

Speaking of being “truly blessed,” you MUST see this video I saw recently on Lisa Mac’s blog. (Lisa is a photographer in Bentonville who sponsors our photo gallery.) If this doesn’t get you in the […]

Somewhere along the line, people started thinking that scrapbooking was a hobby that takes a lot of time and money. The truth is that it’s only as time-consuming or expensive as you make it. And […]

If you stop by the Northwest Arkansas Green Expo this weekend, be sure to stop at the Metro Builders Supply booth to sign up for a chance to win a new Bosch dishwasher, pictured on […]

If you’re considering cloth diapers for your newborn, or would like to switch over to cloth, Terra Tots in Fayetteville is hosting a workshop on Saturday (May 9) at 4 p.m. to answer all your […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: A winner will be chosen for this giveaway at 2 p.m. today (Thursday, May 7), so you still have a few hours! Mothers are some of the hardest-working people on the planet. So […]

Doc Talk is a weekly series of short video podcasts of Mercy Health System doctors answering questions moms want answers to. Click on the Motherlode video podcast below to see and hear the answer to […]

“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”  2 Corinthians 9:7 By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” About a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tom just walked out the door heading for the airport. In a few hours, he’ll be in sunny California on a three-day business trip and I’ll […]

Thanks so much to everyone who shared their ideas, activity tips and recommendations for how to keep kids occupied on a looooong car trip. It’s so much fun — and quite helpful — to find […]

Happy Birthday, Motherlode! Today marks the first anniversary of Northwest Arkansas’ own website just for moms. It seems like just yesterday that we were announcing the arrival of our new “baby” on May 1, 2008 […]

By Jackie Helton, the Music Mama Well, it wouldn’t be a website birthday party without a little music, right? So this playlist is just for all the mamas out there as well as those women […]