Year: 2013

Grab your flip flops, ladies! And have your kids slide into a pair of flip flops, too, because June 21st is National Flip Flop Day at Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations in Northwest Arkansas and you’re […]

We mamas tend to do our share of worrying about stuff — safety being the top thing on that list. So this week during our Mamas on Magic radio segments, we’ll be going over a […]

Guest post by Peter Horton, blogger at One World Plate It’s hard sometimes, feeding kids real food that’s actually good for them, that they actually want to eat.  Being a dad food blogger, I’ve come […]

Do you remember summer camp as a child? The joy of being outdoors. The awe of exploring nature. The camaraderie of friends. Summer camp brought time-tested goodness to your life. And the Illinois River Watershed […]

6 Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind. ~ Ecclesiates 4:6 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” Do you ever regret something […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Lately the mailbox is making me feel old. In addition to those annoying bills it’s always full of, now there’s a new smack in the face […]

Fayetteville Public Library Summer Reading Kick-off Celebration THIS SATURDAY: Get ready to kick off summer with FPL on Saturday, June 1st from 10am to noon with the largest party ever … bounce houses, a Dig […]

Guest post by Shawnna at Small Talk Mama If your kids are already out of school and you’re looking for something fun to do together, we have a super cute idea to share today via […]

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 […]