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A Thanksgiving experiment

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This morning I took the dogs out and noticed a distinct change from yesterday. The leaves, which had been falling in an occasional sprinkle, have now […]

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nwaMotherlode Media Kit 2019

Who we are: This site was founded in 2008 by two Northwest Arkansas moms, Shannon Magsam and Gwen Rockwood, who are professional writers with expertise in marketing and public relations. Over the past 11 years, […]

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nwaMotherlode Advice Links

Looking for a few words of wisdom? Here’s a collection of links to categories full of insight and guidance from some of our favorite experts. Health: We partner with Mercy to create custom posts and […]

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NWA Motherlode’s new look!

Mamas, we’ve been doing some serious spring cleaning here on the website. We just celebrated our 7th “Blogoversary,” which means we’ve been publishing DAILY on this website for seven whole years. (Just to put this […]

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Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events: July 2013

Fireworks/Independence Day Events in Northwest Arkansas! 6th Annual Fireworks at the Crosses Date: Sunday, June 30 Time: 5-10 p.m. Location: The Cross Church at Pinnacle More info: Click here Bella Vista Independence Day Fireworks Date: […]

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Life with Ladybug: Road Rage

By Shannon Magsam On the 3-hour drive to my parents’ house to celebrate Mother’s Day last Friday night, my husband, Ladybug and I were chatting happily. Suddenly, we noticed a car was speeding up the […]

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Happy New Year!

Well, it’s officially 2013 and we want to be among the first to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope the year is off to a good start and you’re able to spend the […]

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About Our Contributors

Shannon Magsam and Gwen Rockwood are the lead bloggers and co-founders of nwaMotherlode.com. To read more about them, head over to the “About the Mamas” page by clicking here. But first, check out this page […]

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Giveaway: Spa Girl Giveaway

Mamas, we know you work hard every day and usually put yourself last on the list. We KNOW you deserve some pampering. That’s why we brought back the Spa Girl Giveaway. And this week’s package […]

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Cleanse: We did it!

Did you think the third day of the cleanse was the hardest? I did! On Wednesday I got my hair cut. That usually means a Dr. Pepper while I have my tresses trimmed. Heavenly. Except […]

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About Motherlode

Welcome to www.nwaMotherlode.com, an “online getaway” for Northwest Arkansas mamas. Created by two local mothers who are also professional writers, this site combines your favorite features from women’s magazines with the interactivity of the Internet. […]

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The Rockwood Files: My Inner Girl

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Here’s an ugly little secret we mothers try to deny, even to ourselves: Sometimes we buy our daughters a few extra things we probably shouldn’t. Is […]

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We’ve redecorated. Like it?

You’ve probably noticed our big invitation to “Take the Video Tour!” at the very top of the website, complete with our cheesy grins. Have you watched the video? James at nwaFamily Video did a great […]

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Life With Ladybug

Life With Ladybug: The Haunting

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s faint-hearted mama I hate scary movies. I don’t like filling my mind with images I inevitably recall at inopportune moments –like when I’m walking out to my car in a dark […]

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Inside His Head

Inside His Head: Suspicious Minds

Welcome back to Motherlode’s once-a-month feature, “Inside His Head” which is written by an anonymous panel of husbands. If you’ve got a question for our outspoken guys, just send it to mamas@nwaMotherlode.com and it may […]

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Life With Ladybug

Life With Ladybug: Tooth Fear-y

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama December 2007: I sat on my 5-year-old daughter’s bed at 10:28 on a school night silently berating myself for letting her drink hot chocolate at Tim’s Pizza earlier. We had […]

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Healthy Mama

Healthy Mama: The Perfect 10

By Gwen RockwoodThis week I did an interview with Dr. John Huskins, a physician who performs several different types of cosmetic procedures at Mercy Health System in Rogers. I asked him the top 10 questions […]

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Devotion in Motion

All Goldfish Go to Heaven

A recent e-mail response I sent to an inquiring friend: “Yes, everything’s going well, except for the dead goldfish in my freezer. My husband tried to save it this morning by placing it in fresh […]

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Mom Blogs:

When good dogs get old

This morning I looked out the kitchen window and saw our dogs, Holly and E.J., lying on the deck in a patch of sunlight. Sprawled out alongside each other, the curve of their backs fit […]

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Mom Blogs:

Today I laid an egg

Lessons learned in an unglamorous life Parenthood is not a glamorous sport. Often it can be downright humbling. Some days, it sneaks a toe over the line into “humiliating.” Last Sunday was one of those […]

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All Akimbo

All Akimbo

I told myself it was pointless, that I was a hypochondriac, that I was torturing myself for no good reason. It was the eve of my first surgery ever – unless you count the c-section […]