Year: 2014

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re feeling a little distracted and loopy lately, the culprit might just be – get this – loops. Specifically? Open loops. An “open loop” is […]

Have you or are you now parenting a “tween”? You know that lovely stage of life that happens somewhere between 10 and 13? Well, Shannon and I are in the thick of it right now, […]

We all know a few men in our lives who are stubborn about doctor’s appointments and having medical tests done. But we also know that avoiding the doctor’s office — and especially avoiding life-saving medical […]

Name: Hannah Carter Kid’s names and ages: Colin is 5 and Mason is 2. Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA? I’m actually from Arkansas!  Both my husband and I […]

Visit Storms Orthodontics in Fayetteville and you’ll see a huge wall of thank-you notes to Dr. Storms — and pictures of happy kids wearing big smiles. Many of the kids are holding a small paper […]

This is a HAPPY MONDAY, mamas, because we’re starting a super fun giveaway. One lucky Northwest Arkansas mother will win four tickets to see Sid The Science Kid Live! on stage at Walton Arts Center […]

¶ Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. ~ 1 […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It was the summer of 1980 and the open field next to our house was overgrown with tall grass nearly waist-high. Then one day papers blew […]

Happy Friday, mamas. Earlier this week, a friend who is also a doctor for Mercy Health passed this information along to us to share with all of you. As moms, our hearts hurt when we […]

Dear Inside His Head husbands, My husband had an affair about a year ago and I just found out in a roundabout way through a friend. When I asked him about it, he admitted it […]

By Shannon Magsam I picked up the phone to call my husband. To vent. I’d been to the dentist and I really needed to get a crown — plus I was reminded that I really […]

We had a GREAT day at the 16th Annual Northwest Arkansas Business Women’s Conference on Tuesday, September 16th. There was a full house at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers, with more than […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor First of all, I have had a wonderful article on beauty-related ways to stay cool in the hot weather in my back pocket the whole summer. I have been […]