Previously on Motherlode…

Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a mama faster than a suspected case of the horrible, the dreaded…. STOMACH FLU! Ugh. If you’ve ever had it or seen it travel through your family with […]

14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.” When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate […]

By Laurie Marshall My sister and I recently spent a week away from our families, our jobs, and our daily responsibilities on a cruise to Mexico, Honduras and Belize. It was (and I’m not paid […]

Are you already getting Christmas catalogs in the mail? Are holiday offers clogging up your inbox? Holiday decor and gift items seems to come out earlier and earlier every year in stores, a trend called […]

By Shannon Magsam Several months ago, I promised Jennifer Irwin and Gwen that I would try Spanx. They were both shocked that I’d never shimmied into a form-slimming shapewear garment. I had always pictured a […]

Oh, we do love a classic. And it doesn’t get much more classic than Harold & the Purple Crayon — the beloved children’s book published in 1955 about a boy, his purple crayon and a […]

By Jade Stone Halloween has now come and gone leaving behind a trail of candy wrappers, decaying pumpkins, and upset tummies for sure. I hope you had the chance to enjoy the festivities of trick […]

Mamas, are you ready to ROCK? Because we’ve got two tickets to the opening night performance of the off-Broadway hit musical Rock of Ages on Tuesday, November 15th at 7 p.m.! And we’re pairing this […]