Month: January 2014

Dear Inside His Head, Valentine’s Day is coming up and I know I shouldn’t care about whether I receive something — or what it is — but I do. I would appreciate a modest gift […]

The main character in the show, Still Awake Still!, is desperately trying to get the kids to sleep. Can you relate? Yep, we thought so. You’ll enjoy this show as much as your kids will. […]

22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:22   (King James Version) By Bro. John L. Cash All mothers have certain phrases embedded in their DNA. “Put that stick down before you put […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re on the phone and you hear the following words, you’ll know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that what you’re hearing is a big, […]

One of the many reasons we LOVE playing around on Pinterest is because we find so many things that are, well, cute as a “pin.” So here are three photos we’ve pinned on our boards. […]

Name: Meredith Adams Pettigrew Son’s name and age: Harlan, 7 months on Jan. 19 Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I was born in Charleston, AR,  moved to Fayetteville […]

Note from the mamas: Danika Dingman won the eight tickets. Congratulations, Danika! Just in time for the Winter Olympics in Russia, the Walton Arts Center stage will transform into an ice skating rink for the […]

What are the benefits of using toys, music and art in my child’s therapy sessions? Something parents don’t often realize is that a child’s brain is not fully developed. The frontal lobe – the part […]

Here at nwaMotherlode we’ve partnered with Mommybites so that the Northwest Arkansas parents who read us have access to awesome, FREE online parenting classes. There are teleclasses and webinars, take your pick. The next one […]

It’s not easy to think about, but the fact is that many of us are starting this New Year in grief, missing someone special or missing a relationship, a job, a pet or something else […]

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, minister, blogger and father of 2 Several years ago when […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of the whole New Year’s shtick. When I was single, I dreaded New Year’s Eve because there was […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama A friend recently received a letter from her mother. Not too unusual, except for the fact that her mom died nearly 20 years ago. My friend had been wishing like […]