Previously on Motherlode…

By Single Mama If you’d asked me 10 years ago If I’d ever be divorced, raising two kids by myself, and going back to college while working full-time, I’d have said you were nuts. But […]

By Marci Tate, Library Media Specialist It is that time of year when book lovers enjoy taking their books outside! Whether you’re picking up a paperback, or turning on your e-reader, there is nothing like […]

We are thrilled with how many mamas voted in the first annual Mom’s Choice Business Awards! Between us and Kid’s Directory NWA (our partner in this endeavor), we collected nearly 20,000 votes and are calling […]

 By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I got a rejection letter for a book manuscript. It hurt. It wasn’t the first one and won’t be the last, but it still hurt. […]

Ahhhhh, the smell of fresh cut grass, the gentle breeze blowing through your windows, the chirping birds…spring in Northwest Arkansas is glorious, isn’t it? As I write this, I’m sitting at my desk under the […]

Name: Beda Adams Kids’ names and ages: Beda (12), Waylon (9), Ruby (4) Where are you from and what brought you to NWA? Pittsburgh, PA and my Husband’s job If you went back to college […]

By Laurie Marshall Being adept at looking on the bright side is one of the most endearing, and simultaneously most annoying coping skills I can claim to have. It has gotten me through some times […]

We ran across some interesting time-saving tips in a past edition of Parade magazine and wanted to pass them along to our fellow mamas. We all go to the grocery store or Supercenter (and we’re […]