Month: May 2013

By Shannon Magsam, nwaMotherlode.com co-founder and Ladybug’s mama Lately, I keep hearing the admonition that life can’t be lived behind a computer. That to write words people want to read, you have to get out […]

When we launched the first-ever Mom’s Choice Awards, in partnership with Kid’s Directory of Northwest Arkansas, last year we had lots of votes. This year, we DOUBLED that number. That means you have TONS of […]

A few of the school districts in Northwest Arkansas are already out for summer break and the rest of them will be by the end of this week. And we all know what that means. […]

Note from the mamas: This story originally published on Motherlode two years ago, but we thought it would be fitting to have Jade remind us what Memorial Day is all about. Be safe out there […]

10 ¶ The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.  ~ Proverbs 14:10  (NKJV) Being born at the beginning of the 1960s, there weren’t as many things for kids […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor I’m not sure how you go about nominating a person for the Nobel Peace Prize, but I know my vote would go to the wonderful designers who have brought […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I saw a little girl in Target have a meltdown while her mother and grandmother tried desperately to talk her out of it. I felt […]

Tomorrow is OPENING DAY for the Rogers Aquatic Center! Do you have your discount admission punch card yet? If not, do it by tomorrow because that’s the last day to get one, and the discount […]

Name: Cassie Webster Kids’ names and ages:  Izayah 10, Skyler 8, Alexi 6, and Kaydee will be 2 in July. Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA?  I grew up […]

Guest post by Carrie Summers of Cradle Rocking Mama Next time you stop by your child’s school, take a peek in one of the classrooms. As you look over the 25-30 children lined up in […]

By Shannon Magsam So I mentioned recently that we’ve become chicken farmers. Yep [chews tobacco, spits]. We have three little hens: one black, one red and one speckled. They’re only a few months old, so […]

We met Kristy Brown, co-founder of Arkansas Regional Therapy Services, soon after we started Motherlode in 2008. We were immediately impressed with her bubbly personality and passion for her vocation as a speech therapist. When […]

The end of the school year is so close, we can practically hear that old Alice Cooper hard rock song “School’s Out For Summer!” And as the final bell approaches, lots of Northwest Arkansas families […]