Month: January 2011

By Jade Stone And it begins: The countdown to deployment. Jay was talking nonchalantly the other day about our insurance changing soon because we were within the 180 day mark of active duty. It caught […]

Day three is finally here. Finally. If we can make it through today we’re golden. Can we do it? I don’t know about you, but my favorite pasta recipe and supreme pizza were calling — […]

Note from the mamas: Congratulations to Rebecca Corbitt, winner of the spa day! And the business winner is Lowell Chiropractic and Health. Cheers! Last week we had the “Win-Win Spa Giveaway” because not only did […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor Thanks to a bad head cold, a persistent cough and an ever-expanding pregnant tummy, I had to spend 3 nights last week sleeping upright in a chair. Of course, […]

So, wow. We made it through the whole first day of the three-day cleanse challenge (click here for details if you missed our last two posts). We couldn’t believe the number of times our hands […]

Note from the mamas: Congratulations to Angela Goodman, winner of Drumline tickets and dinner on Dickson! Calling all my fellow band geeks! This is the show for us! (If you weren’t a band geek but […]

OK, girls, today’s the day. For those of you who have opted to join us for the Today Show three-day cleanse, thanks! It makes us feel better that we’re not the only ones out there […]

1 ¶ “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. Isaiah 40:1 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” Telling last week’s story about my father, my grandmother, and the falling ducks has […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few weeks ago I went to a video game store to trade in some of the old games the kids don’t play with anymore. The […]

By Laurie Marshall I heard a comedienne comment once on the loneliness of not working in an office environment now that her career is pretty much a solitary, road-oriented one. She said that when she […]

If you’re reading this before or between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 13), turn your radio on to Magic 107.9. The Motherlode Mamas will be stopping by the station […]

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A local nine-woman book club called Just Girls Having Fun shared their most recent book list with us. This month the ladies are reading Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Check this one out or any […]