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The Rockwood Files: Mom’s Letter to Santa
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Santa, I’m nearly exhausted this time of year so I can only imagine how worn out you must be as you gear up for your […]
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Empty Nexter
Empty Nexter: Reach out to lonely hearts over the holiday
By Carrie Perrien Smith It was my first Christmas after the divorce. Our daughter was six. I was thirty. I was living with half of my belongings in a two-bedroom, low-income apartment that I could […]
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Life with Ladybug: Letter to the principal
By Shannon Magsam So, apparently in the Fayetteville School District you have to fill out an absence form if you’re going to pull your kid out of school for, say, a family vacation. Or, in […]
Five Minutes with a Mom
5 Minutes with a Mom: Heather David
Name: Heather David Kids’ names and ages: Cooper just turned 7, my Christmas baby. And Cash is 2; he’s my 9/11 baby. I’m married to Michael David, and we’re high school sweethearts! We’ve been together for […]
Desserts
Sweet gift idea! Savoy Tea Co. cupcakes and tea
We love it when we come across a new business in Northwest Arkansas that has something fun to offer. The other day we got a gift package from a friend who sent us something from […]
Doc Talk: Frequently Asked Questions
Doc Talk: What is a heart murmur?
When you’re pregnant, the first sound you hear from your baby is his or her heartbeat during one of your early prenatal doctor appointments. So once the baby is born and something sounds “off” about […]
Devotion in Motion
Devotion in Motion: God’s Wonderful House
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) […]
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The Rockwood Files: Bright lights, new city
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When Tom and I took our honeymoon more than a decade ago, we were mostly broke and went to a neighboring town 45 minutes away. Two […]
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Life with Ladybug: Elf on the Shelf (and lots of other places)!
By Shannon Magsam, Elf-sized since 5th grade So I know many of you have an Elf on your shelf, too. We named ours Elfis (he has some crazy hip action when he sings Blue Christmas) […]
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Military Mama: Hats off to the Coast Guard
By Jade Stone It’s no secret that Christmas is just around the corner and I feel so behind! I can’t even think about presents and Christmas cards until we get the semester completed at school. […]