By Connie of Scrapbookwife Running in Arkansas

Connie is a 50-something wife, mother, Nana, doggie mom, vegetarian, living in the small community of Blytheville, AR. located in the far Northeast corner of the State. She shares a home with her husband aka The Big Man, 14 rescue dogs and 10 chickens. Collectively they have five adult near-perfect children and five perfect grandboys and 2 awesome granddogs. Currently she is a family nurse practitioner and manages a free health clinic (Great River Charitable Clinic). Her and the Big Man also own and operate Bed and Biscuit Boarding. Connie is an active member of the Blytheville Humane Society. Her Blog http://scrapbookwife.blogspot.com/ chronicles her journey to live a balance simple life making her little corner of the world a better place to live.

By Grace of Living with A-Holts

Grace is a thirty-something full-time mommy of three, who happens to have a love for fashion, and uses any excuse to dress up. She is loved by an amazing God and an amazing man. Her blog, Living with A-Holts, chronicles her life as she enjoys dressing in Fair Trade and frugal fashions, as well as practicing her faith, and living with family members whose names all start with A.

By Sarah Daigle of Blended Blitz

Canadian- American. Educated woman. Business babe. Passionate technologist. Startup spouse. Educator. Mom of boys. Documentarian of Blended Blitz family. Step-Cruella to young women.

By Talya Tate Boerner of Grace, Grits and Gardening

Talya is a delta girl who grew up making mudpies on her family’s cotton farm in Northeast Arkansas. After thirty years as a commercial banker in Dallas, she has returned to the state she loves. Talya blogs at Grace, Grits and Gardening and has been published in Arkansas Review, Front Porch Magazine and several on-line publications including Only in Arkansas. She was recently selected as a regular freelancer for the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Talya has two grown children, two miniature schnauzers and one workaholic husband. She loves to cook and believes most any dish can be improved with a side of collard greens.

By Brenda McClain of Art on the Green and http://www.brendamcclain.com

Brenda McClain is a media consultant and has produced shows with Animal Expert Jack Hanna, created a skincare line with Jennifer O’Neill and developed the PBS series The History of Southern Gospel Music. Recruited by David Foster & Linda Thompson, Brenda produced Randy Travis, Garth Brooks and Kathy Mattea for Desert Storm’s Voices That Care, introduced Gaither Music to National media; She has worked in television, film and publishing, as Special Projects Director for Hoffman Media including Cooking with Paula Deen and Cottage Journal. Today Brenda spends her time with visual artists, as Gallery Director for Art on the Green, a top-drawer Art Gallery in Littleton Park, Conway, Arkansas. Visit Art on the Green and visit Brenda’s Entertainment and Lifestyle blog.

By Lisa Mullis of Arkansas Outside

Lisa Mullis has never met a pizza she didn’t love. On any given weekend, regardless of the weather, she’ll probably be out riding a bike or running a trail. With adventures fueled by pizza and a love for the woods, she writes about outdoor participatory sports at ArkansasOutside.

By Alicia Dowell of Simple Words by A

Alicia Dowell hails from Southwest Arkansas where she was born and raised. She is married to her college sweetheart and has one wonderful daughter who keeps her busy. She is also a state park employee at the one of the best historic parks in Arkansas. She can be found on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or out on her one acre farm.

Linda has generously allowed Art on the Green to have prints made of her painting “Moonstruck Toad” to sell for $10 each with 100% of the proceeds going to Renewal Ranch. Both original paintings are in Linda Flake’s current show at Art on the Green in Conway, Arkansas. “Moonstruck Toad” prints can be purchased at Art on the Green.

Art on the Green’s Linda Flake’s paintings are light hearted and imaginative. Her formal training began in Switzerland where she attended school after graduating from high school in Casablanca, Morocco. Upon returning to the United States she continued to study. Linda has attended workshops throughout the USA, China, Central America, Morocco, and Indonesia. She attended the University of Nevada and the Valdes Art school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Today, Linda resides in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband, Dickson. Read more about Linda Flake and her art at Art on the Green.

By Jessica Bauer of Life With the Bauer Bunch

Jessica Bauer is a small-town girl enjoying her slice of life and figuring things out as she goes. Her cast of characters includes her husband Jonathan, two sons, and a baby girl. You can find her blogging the good, the bad, and the funny in parenting at Life With the Bauer Bunch.