Month: May 2013

We all have those days when the idea of making dinner (again?) just makes us tired. Or we’ve been running around all day and the family gets home late and everybody is hungry right now. […]

5 A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel, 6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles. ~ […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On May 4, 2013 I went to the Prom – but not the kind with all the awkward teenage drama. This one was a “Mom Prom,” […]

Note from the mamas: The following article was written by Angela Hopkins, the fearless, tireless Director of Sales for nwaMotherlode.com. When we hired her and then told her that we wanted to plan and host […]

By Shannon Magsam On the 3-hour drive to my parents’ house to celebrate Mother’s Day last Friday night, my husband, Ladybug and I were chatting happily. Suddenly, we noticed a car was speeding up the […]

By Alyson Low, youth services librarian, Fayetteville Public Library My favorite kind of book to share in story time is one I know will make both the kids and their grown-ups laugh. The ability to […]

Wowza. Lots of parents voted in this year’s Mom’s Choice Awards! Thanks to all of you who recommended your favorite Northwest Arkansas businesses by taking the time to vote. We’ll share the winners and runners-up […]

Did you have a happy Mother’s Day? We hope so! We are positive it was happy for Marie Starr, the mama of three who was crowned the 2013 NWA Mom Prom Queen on May 4. […]

We can’t wait to see this show, a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship. It looks so good! If you’re chomping at the bit to see it, too, we’re giving away TWO tickets to […]

We’re pretty pumped about the new Outlaw Run wooden roller coaster at Silver Dollar City in Branson. So are the ice cream makers at Hiland Dairy, apparently! Hiland Dairy has introduced Outlaw Run Ice Cream […]

Sometimes we expect our kids to think and act just like we do. But the truth is that we’re all wired a little differently. How do those differences impact the way we parent? This week […]

2 “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel.”~ Ezekiel 17:2 (KJV) By Bro. John L. Cash Greetings to all and Happy Mother’s Day!  As I promised, I’m […]

We learned SO MUCH  while we were planning this year’s NWA Mom Prom. (Click here to see a wrap-up of the ultimate girls’ night out we enjoyed on May 4, 2013.) And the most important […]