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By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For three years, I’ve jumped up from my home office desk at 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, scooped up my youngest child, got in the minivan […]

Unfortunately, we get our share of spam here at nwaMotherlode. The filters just can’t catch it all. But we can’t help but learn something from these pearls of wisdom and thought we’d share some of […]

By Jade Stone I cannot tell you how many times I’ve been asked “What’s the difference between the Army Reserves and the Army National Guard?” This is a very common question to the general public […]

Well, it was a tough call but the panel of judges has selected four finalists from the photos submitted in August. And here they are: Sister comforting sister, who didn’t feel so good that day… […]

16 Thus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday 6-year-old Jack and 3-year-old Kate found me standing at the bathroom mirror hurriedly putting on my make-up. I was rushing to get ready and get […]

Congratulations to … Melissa Pope! Melissa won the basket filled with $200 worth of top-selling Procter & Gamble beauty and health brands like Cover Girl, Olay, Pantene, Crest, Gillette and Secret. Melissa said in comments, […]

The list you see below is the very first playlist contributed by our Music Mama, Jackie Helton. It’s a great list of songs to play for any mom-to-be, for a baby shower, or even for […]