Articles by nwamamas

24 Brethren, let each one remain with God in that state in which he was called. ~  1 Corinthians 7:24  (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” You’ve probably noticed from my photos […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For years I’ve said that the main reason I became a writer is because it’s my only marketable skill. Lucky for me, I’m nerdy enough to […]

  Name: Susannah Swearingen Daughter’s name and age:  Abigail Grace Swearingen, 16 months Where are you from and how long have you lived in NWA?  I grew up in Arkansas and Texas, graduated high school […]

By Single Mama After working my part-time job for 9 months, I decided to go back to college and earn a degree in education. I’d earned a business degree 15 years ago so this would […]

By Tiffany Selvey, Master Gardener and mama of 1 After a long, hot, dry summer it’s nice to finally get some rain. The relief couldn’t come at a better time as we make the transition […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama This Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 14-16) is the PetSmart National Adoption Weekend. I know for a fact there are some sweet cats and kittens at the Fayetteville PetSmart store […]

Some of our best, most entertaining things on nwaMotherlode come from moms who post comments. And we LOVED the funny comments in a giveaway post where we asked local moms to tell us what their […]

You know that moment when your kid passes by the trash can and sees his or her most recent masterpiece crumpled and sad in there amongst the brown banana peels and used paper towels? And […]