What We’re Reading

Mamas, when Shannon and I founded this website in 2008, our oldest kids were in Kindergarten. Those sweet babies have now morphed into JUNIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL!!! No one is more surprised than we are […]

Small Great Things, by Jodi Picoult Okay, I know I’m late to the party. I can’t believe this was my first Jodi Picoult novel, but now I’m hooked! I loved, loved, loved Picoult’s 2016 novel Small […]

Mamas, I’d been in kind of a reading rut, typically choosing the same kinds of books over and over, when I stumbled across a recommendation for a book called “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth. The […]

The other day, I said these exact words to myself (out loud) while driving the car: “I am SUCH an idiot!” And here’s the worst part. My teenage daughter was sitting right next to me. […]

It’s nearly Mother’s Day 2021, so we recommend you spend part of your weekend doing something just for you. Bonus points if you do it while getting some much-needed alone time. And that’s one of […]

By April Wallace, nwaMotherlode Early Childhood Editor  On springtime afternoons, my boys and I settle onto a bench at the furthest edge of our yard. As the sun shines and the flowers bloom, while the […]

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Shannon and I have been fans of the writing duo (and best friends) Christina Lauren for a while now. The women know how to tell a story, and […]

Attention book lovers! If you’re like us, you probably like reading the book BEFORE the movie or TV adaptation hits the big or small screen. While we generally agree that the book is usually better, […]