Year: 2012

By Carrie Perrien Smith I can’t tell you how many times someone has pulled me aside and said in a hushed voice, “I’ve got this idea for a business …” They have that look of […]

Note from the mamas: Congratulations to April Parkhurst-Harp, winner of this giveaway! We’ve got one word for you, mamas: DAUGHTRY. And here are a few more words: Four free tickets to see Chris Daughtry live […]

Note from the mamas: Congratulations to Sarah Porr and Karen, winner of the chalk … and bubbles! There’s a new mom-owned business in town called Chalk and Bubbles and they are all about kids and […]

Happy Monday! We grabbed some great recipes from our Mealtime Mama sponsor, Ozark Natural Foods, to share with you today. They have organic items to make these recipes even more nutritious. They look delicious! Guacamole […]

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. ~ Romans 13:14 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” When the month of […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a countdown underway. My boys announce it each morning as they bound down the stairs to leave for school. “Seven more days of school, Mom!” […]

Blog 66 is a new Motherlode feature offering busy parents great travel tips to check out before they visit cities across the U.S. We asked lots of Blissdom friends from all over the country if […]

Like many of our fellow mamas, we like to shop. So we were very happy when our friends at Collective Bias invited us to go with them to a special conference called “Shop: The Industry […]

Here’s another simple, quick tip from Tiffany Selvey, a Master Gardener whose series on easy gardening using containers is convincing us that we really CAN have home-grown veggies this summer. Tip: You can make a […]

Dear Tom, Lately I feel like I get angry a lot more often than I used to. It feels irrational because I can’t really figure out what I’m mad about or stressed about. But the […]

By Shannon Magsam I look down at my exposed chest and think, wow, porn star. At the end of each overinflated balloon, the nipples are covered in red, angry lacerations. The idea of anything touching […]

By Single Mama If you’d asked me 10 years ago If I’d ever be divorced, raising two kids by myself, and going back to college while working full-time, I’d have said you were nuts. But […]

By Marci Tate, Library Media Specialist It is that time of year when book lovers enjoy taking their books outside! Whether you’re picking up a paperback, or turning on your e-reader, there is nothing like […]