Mom Blogs:

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes, in an effort to save money, we take on things we have no business messing around with – things best left to trained professionals. We […]

 By Laurie Marshall Remember when I said that my husband was on board with the “high fructose corn syrup is the Devil” concept?  Yeah… well… somehow he seems to have lost his way. I came […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Dad, I’ve been out of the house for nearly 20 years now, and I’ve finally figured out you were right about a few things. I […]

By Sarah Martin Hood Many of us share our thoughts and daily goings on via a family blog or Facebook photos. We post photos of family vacations, school graduations, playing in neighborhood parks, and local […]

  By Jade Stone As many of you know, I grew up military in a mostly blended family with my mom, stepdad, and brother. Though my “real dad” lived far away in Ft Bragg, NC, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I flipped the page on my calendar this morning, it hit me. In 30 lightning-fast days, the year will be halfway over. Halfway. Over. All […]

By Laurie Marshall If you are a woman, you’ve probably heard the commonly offered bits of advice that say that it’s harder to lose weight/get in shape in your 40s. Women’s magazines, fitness experts, even […]

By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama In scary movies, one of the torture devices is bamboo shoots under the fingernails, right? Well, we had our own version of this at our house last week. Except it […]