Articles by nwamamas

By April Wallace, nwaMotherlode contributing writer and local mama Two weeks into life as a brand new mom, my husband took our new baby out of my arms and gently placed him in his crib. […]

Happy Monday, mamas! Ever since we all got sent home in mid-March, I’ve been on the hunt for recipes that everybody in our family of 5 would actually eat. (There are a couple of picky […]

15 My times are in Your hand….   ~Psalm 31:15a   (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash I started teaching school 30 years ago, in the autumn of 1989. I remember at the time telling my father […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Okay, I’m just going to say it. I wear a mask. My whole family does. I hope we can still be friends. For some people, mask […]

Northwest Arkansas Calendar of Events: June 2020 Hi mamas! This is the first time since March that we’ve published a calendar of community events in Northwest Arkansas. We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to write […]

4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD:     “O LORD, I implore You, deliver my soul!”  Psalm 116:4  (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash At our house, one of our favorite things […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The pandemic along with the need to spend so much time at home has been hard on relationships. For many couples, what began as loveable “quirks” […]

Lately there are a  LOT of news interviews (and even TV sitcoms and dramas) that include remote videos done from someone’s home. And we’ll admit it. Sometimes we get a bit distracted by the room […]