Month: November 2013

These photos from nwaMotherlode reader and friend Kathleen Villar remind us how blessed we are by the children in our lives. The top photo is one of Kathleen’s favorite shots from a few years ago, […]

Dear Andi, Are there any new trends you would recommend for the winter? My makeup routine is so boring lately. Dear reader, As the weather cools and my summer color fades, my complexion is turning […]

The Lewis’ and their four kids are grateful this Thanksgiving week for friends, family — and that brand new FRIDGE! Tamara Lewis won the Big Chill Giveaway from Metro Appliances & More and it will […]

Don’t you love peeking into other people’s houses? And when they’re all decorated for Christmas? Even better! Today we’re giving away 2 tickets to the 2013 Winter Dreams Tour of Homes, which is an annual […]

Dr. Matthew Steed, who writes great Healthy Mama articles here at Motherlode, is hosting a little get-together on Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at Starbucks on Promenade Road in Rogers. (That’s him in the picture […]

We know this is a BUSY week for most of us — whether you’re hosting and cooking for Thanksgiving or if you’re packing up and traveling to a relative’s house. So it’s important to remember […]

 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.  7 “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Thanksgiving, No matter how many twinkle lights go up around town or how many holiday songs I hear on the radio, I haven’t forgotten you. […]

Thank you so much for sharing your fall snapshots! We love seeing these smiling faces having fun in the leaves. We’ll pick one of these photos (at random) today and email the winner of the […]

By Kimberly Steed, RN, MNSc. (woman, nurse, mother of 2 and wife of Dr. Steed) Tense and irritable? Crazy appetite? Tight clothes? Feeling depressed? Can’t concentrate? Feel like curling up into a ball and being […]

By Shannon Magsam I woke up this morning and realized: The B*tch is Back. Aunt Flo. She always shows up on my doorstep with her red suitcase at the worst times: Before I head out […]

So many of us have concerns when, despite plenty of “trying,” we’re still not seeing that extra line on the home pregnancy test. But how long is “too long” before conception? What’s the average time […]