Month: January 2010

Editor’s note: Congratulations to Fayetteville mom of two, Lynette Duncan, who won the show tickets and gift certificate to Pesto Cafe! Don’t forget you can use ‘Motherlode’ as the promo code to buy 2 tickets […]

Name: Ambre Brewster Child(ren)’s names and ages:  Kurtis “Owen”- 2.5 years and Addyson- 8 months Where are you originally from? Born in Mississauga Ontario but grew up in Joplin, MO Do you have any New […]

By Shannon Magsam, directionally challenged since 1986 There’s a song that’s stuck in one of those little wrinkles in my brain like a piece of broccoli in a tooth. It’s a little tune from the […]

Guess who we got to meet yesterday, mamas?! Laura Ingalls Wilder!!! Um, Melissa Gilbert, we mean. Seriously, it was hard not to think of her as “Laura” even though her pigtails had been replaced by […]

By Kim Blakely, mama happy to be on diaper duty When I tell my friends I’ve decided to cloth diaper Moxie, the reaction I get is always something like, “Why?!” or “Ewww.” Some of them […]

We’d like to introduce a new mama blogger, Jade Stone. Jade is mom to 4-year-old Jess, wife to National Guardsman Jay and has already endured her husband’s first deployment. They’re gearing up for a second. […]

What’s in a name? A lot, actually. As mothers, we know how tough it is to find the perfect name for a new baby. And, believe it or not, it’s just about that tough to […]

HAPPY SNOW DAY, MAMAS! And congratulations to Tamara Lewis of Fayetteville! She won two tickets to the opening night performance of Little House on the Prairie, The Musical at Walton Arts Center tomorrow night. This […]

By Jackie Helton, the Music Mama Hey, mamas! We thought we’d kick off the New Year with some of the biggest new hits from last year. Hope these songs get you in the groove for […]

21This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. 22 Through the LORD’S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few years ago, my husband Tom made a mistake. Without thinking through the consequences, he did something rash and now we’re both paying the price. […]

If you heard about Oh Baby Foods on Motherlode recently and wanted to meet the maker, head mama and founder Fran Free Gunsaulis will be available for chatting the next few Saturdays at some of […]