Articles by Shannon

Mamas, you asked for it and we got it. We’re introducing a new feature on nwaMotherlode.com next month called Pet Parenting. From advice on how to introduce your newborn to the family dog to bringing […]

By Shannon Magsam Jackie Griffin, mom of three and a brand-new Motherlode sponsor [see her ad in our new work-from-home space], was first introduced to Jordan Essentials spa products during a terribly stressful time – […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama We’re on the docking system around here. The kid, that is, not the adults. (Fallout of the Great Recession aside.) The kidlet, a.k.a. Ladybug, has a little chart of stuff […]

By Shannon Magsam, wifey My lovely wedding ring glinted in the sunlight as we drove to church on a recent Sunday.  I lifted it up to get a closer look at its sparkle. “Nine years […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama Do you want to cry? A really cleansing cry? If so, you might try reading Notes Between a Mother and Daughter: Life on the Refrigerator Door. In fairness, I didn’t […]

By Shannon Magsam, nwaMotherlode mama We hope you’ve noticed our new ad space titled “Support Work-From-Home Women” – it’s right below our archives. It’s a spot that we’ve designated for local women who have no […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s red-faced mama So I was flipping through pictures on my digital camera recently, showing them to a woman I was interviewing for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Suddenly I was looking at something […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama   When it’s been a few weeks since I’ve written about life with Ladybug, I just want to shove all my thoughts into one post. I wrote one last Wednesday […]