Month: February 2020

Editor’s note: Girls Who Code is a paid sponsor in the featured section of our 2020 Northwest Arkansas Summer Camps & Activities Guide. This story offers additional information about the Girls Who Code summer experience. Girls […]

Is it a Southern thing to call something that is clearly a dessert a “salad”? Because my mom has been calling this dish a “blueberry salad” for as long as I can remember, and there’s […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor and mama of 3 I’m rolling right along on my exploration of beauty products that I’ve been curious about for years. Next on my list is the microneedling dermaroller […]

So who won the FABULOUS Maytag washer and dryer set, provided by our friends at Metro Appliances & More? The winner is …. HEIDI STEPHENS! Congratulations, Heidi! Heidi’s response, via email, conveyed her excitement: “OMG!!!! […]

4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests,    but also for the interests of others. ~  Philippians 2:4 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash Whenever I’m teaching, it’s my […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Recently I took a shower and stood under the stream of hot water trying to think up profound, writerly thoughts. But it was hard to concentrate […]

Happy Friday, mamas! My 15-year-old son, Jack, has become the “IT guy” of our family. He seems to have a natural gift for all things electronic. I think our reliance on his expertise used to […]

By Marci Tate, mom of two and library media specialist If you have an interest in reading about Arkansas, don’t miss Arkansas Food:  The A to Z of Eating in the Natural State by Kat […]

We’ve known Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a local psychologist who’s been in private practice for 25 years, since about 2014 and were thrilled to hear she’d published a new book, Perfectly Hidden Depression. Dr. Margaret coined […]

ANASTASIA is coming to the Walton Arts Center stage and we are prepared to be mesmerized. This is going to be an amazing show! And, mamas, we’ve for FOUR FREE TICKETS to the performance on […]

105 ¶ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet           And a light unto my path.      Psalm 119:105 (KJV) By Bro. John L. Cash So very often, people ask me which daily devotional book […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a framed saying at the top of our stairway that we see each time we reach the top step. In typewriter font, it reads “Wake […]

Happy Valentine’s Day to all our fellow mamas! Never forget for a second how special you are to all the people who love you.