Articles by nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Have you ever been grateful you’re not good at something? This year I decided it’s probably best that I’m terrible at selfies. Truly, absolutely awful. But […]

I know that most of us don’t want to even think about colon cancer, much less read about it. But I’ve seen this type of cancer up close and personal now. My mom was diagnosed […]

Sometimes a book blows up in popularity but you just never get around to reading it for a million different reasons — the most likely being that you’re super busy raising little humans. The novel […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Empty Nesting Professionals, I need answers. Tom and I are new to being parents with no kids in the house, so I want insight from […]

Shannon sent me a link to this podcast a few weeks ago, and we’ve been talking about it ever since. It’s an episode of Steven Barlett’s “Diary of a CEO” podcast. We both wish we’d […]

Time to pack the lunch boxes! The first few weeks of packing lunches aren’t too hard, but we know (from experience) that trying to come up with new ideas for the long haul can definitely […]

Sponsored Post Junkin’ Market Days® is making its way to Northwest Arkansas for a fall event on Sept. 6-7 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The market features unique products such as boutique clothing, jewelry, home […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are less than 100 days until the election, which means the next three months will be filled with people yelling about politics on television, radio, […]