Year: 2011

For me, the best kind of novel is the one that very nearly consumes you — the kind you just have to keep reading because you’re dying to know what happens next. These two books […]

Remember, we’re moving our weekly radio chat on Magic 107.9 to Thursday mornings instead of Fridays. Gwen is on vacation this week, so I’ll be flying solo. Since I’m smack dab in the middle of […]

By Shannon Magsam Ladybug went for a well-child checkup on Friday (only six months late since she’s 9 ½ now) and I found out she’s only FOUR inches shorter than me. As in, I’m only […]

By Shannon Magsam, mama to ladybug and co-creator of nwaMotherlode OK, mamas, do you have any unique and different uses for Smarties? You know, the pastel-colored twist wrap candy that always makes you think of […]

26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I was expecting to be sad when I closed the door on my old room. Just as I anticipated, memories flashed through my mind as I […]

By Sarah Martin Hood I heard about it for months, and I resisted. I’d heard it was all about crafts and cooking – which aren’t at the top of my personal list of hobbies – […]

By Kim Blakely I’ve been feeling really lousy lately. So lousy that I’ve Googling things like “thyroid disorder,” “diabetes,” “menopause,” and “ovarian cancer” (which, by the way, seems to fit my symptoms most closely of […]