Previously on Motherlode…

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!”  2 Corinthians 9:15 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” I’m going to tell you something that may surprise you today. I deeply love the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For the past month or so, I’ve been waiting for Mother Nature’s punch line. Because the unusually mild winter and the spring-like temperatures in February and […]

By Tiffany Selvey, Master Gardener, blogger and mama of 1 Even as a child I found the process of dinner from the garden exciting. We would go to my grandparent’s house where I would go […]

Guest post by Holly Shacklett, Simply Organized NWA Is your work area a little cluttered? We can fix that. Step 1: Think about all the tasks you perform at your desk and set up little […]

In February, we took an 8-hour road trip to Nashville to attend the Blissdom bloggers’ conference. We had plenty of time on the road to dream up fun new ideas for nwaMotherlode. At one point, […]

NOTE: The following is an anonymous note we received from an nwaMotherlode reader who asked this mental health question about how best to help her daughter. This is Tom’s response to the reader’s question. Please […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939 to sharecroppers in rural Tennessee. She developed her singing voice in church and participated in talent shows. Like many kids, she grew […]

Ahhh, the story of a magical nanny who sails in with her umbrella just in time to revive the spirits of the exasperating Banks children and their whole family. Who doesn’t love Mary Poppins? (And […]