Year: 2021

Shaw Family Park in Northwest Arkansas (Springdale/Elm Springs area), reviewed by April Wallace, Early Childhood Editor for nwaMotherlode.com Park name: Shaw Family Park Location: North entrance is at 7293 Charlotte Ave. right next to the […]

Mamas, it’s too hot to be using the oven, right? I don’t even want to see a stove burner on lately. So we’ve rounded up a couple of fast, easy and fun recipes from the […]

August 2021 Calendar of Events in Northwest Arkansas Spotlight event: As you know, ALL of the content on nwaMotherlode.com is free and has been for nearly 13 years now. Sponsorship and advertising from local sponsors makes […]

We got to know Kayla Crow when she was working as a nurse for endocrinologist Dr. Adam Maass. To know her is to love her! She is just so compassionate and kind. We were thrilled […]

Mamas, I’d been in kind of a reading rut, typically choosing the same kinds of books over and over, when I stumbled across a recommendation for a book called “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth. The […]

I (Shannon) love, love this salad, but I can’t remember who gave me the recipe. Recently, a note card with this recipe on it fluttered out of one of my cookbooks and onto the floor. […]

Railyard Park in Rogers, Arkansas, reviewed by April Wallace, Early Childhood Editor for nwaMotherlode.com Park name: Railyard Park (not to be confused with Railyard Bike Park), formerly known as Frisco Park Location: 201 S. First […]

Happy Monday, mamas! We know your kids might not want to hear this, but the beginning of a new school year is coming up quickly — like next month. But before we say “See ya!” […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week, our two teenage boys came home after their first day of work at a new summer job. My mouth fell open as they breezed […]

Before we became moms, we had plenty of time to experiment with what makeup worked best, but once we had kids, our makeup routine had to get a LOT shorter. We want makeup that stays […]

Hey, mamas. Whether you have teens or not, this video clip is such an eye-opener. Shannon and I both have teenagers, and this video we saw on the Your Teen magazine website made us realize […]

Maybe it was the stress-eating. Maybe it was all that time we didn’t have to wear pants with buttons and zippers. It doesn’t really matter how it happened but, for a lot of us, it […]

Cambridge Park in Rogers, Arkansas, reviewed by April Wallace, nwaMotherlode Early Childhood Editor Park name: Cambridge Park Location: 1400 N. 37th St. Rogers How big is it? Fairly big at 13 acres Main features: Two […]