Bonding Over a Bucket
Last Updated on March 11, 2026 “Ok, Lord, this is NOT helping with our bonding!” I was screaming the words to God in my heart…
Year: 2011
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Wanting Your Kids to Win … What is Your Role in Their Success?
Last Updated on March 20, 2018 Recently one of the kids was up for one of the accomplishments offered in childhood. You know the list:…
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Sibling Rivalry, Restitution, and the Great Roll War
Last Updated on March 20, 2018 For the last seven weeks we have been living with my sister and her family. For the most part,…
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Step Five out of Angry: Times of Unique Stress
I went in for my every-three-and-a-half-months, I’ve-put-this-off-too-long, please-cut-my-hair-so-it-doesn’t-look-like-I’m-wearing-a-lampshade appointment at the hairdresser. I have a headful of decidedly curly, i.e. forgiving but frizzy hair, quickly becoming more frizzy and less forgiving. I believe the dialogue went something like this.
Hairstylist: Are you under a lot of stress?
Me: Um, well, yeah. Some.
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Children are a Gift!
Lately, I’ve been waist deep in a book I’m writing about child-loss. It’s a memoir and the full intent is to share hope and encouragement for women who have experienced pregnancy or infant child-loss. The story grips me. In fact, as I’m writing it, many times I find myself pulling back a bit to really carefully examine my experiences– what I felt and what I’ve gained. I’ve had multiple miscarriages and after each time, something different happened to me. A different feeling. A different lesson. Most importantly, God has taught me the beauty of who he is in my life, even in the midst of my pain. But one other lesson he’s sharing with me right now, is how blessed I am to have three beautiful children right here, how they are a gift and how I should treat them that way.
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The No More Headaches Marriage Challenge!
Don’t know about you, but Liz Sanchez’ December 2010 post, “Take The Pretty Nightie Challenge,” may be the most talked about MomLife Today post in the Gresh house. Take it from a woman whose husband accuses her of being a hoodie-aholic (but only at bedtime), it’s a good thing to consider the concept of putting on something pretty now and then despite the fact that you’re sure you’ll freeze to death. (I took Liz’s challenge and wore something pretty to bed for a month and I did not freeze to death. I am, in fact, still alive!) The Pretty Nightie Challenge certainly ignited a few confessional conversations amongst me and my girlfriends. I might have even bought and shipped a somewhat pretty nightie to one of my fellow MomLife Today bloggers. (She shall remain nameless.)
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Having Friends = Being a Friend
Last Updated on July 16, 2024 i.e. starting over in a new place… A few weeks ago we moved to a new city and state….
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Our Spiritual Enemy is Like a Snake . . . and You Can Defeat Him!
Last Updated on March 20, 2018 In the last sixty days I have encountered three snakes at my feet. What I have learned has impacted…
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ADD: Our First Two Weeks After Diagnosis
Last Updated on March 20, 2018 It was as if I was watching a Polaroid photo develop. First, a vague figure appeared. “You know, we…
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10 Ways to Avoid Mama Burnout (Part 2)
Last Updated on May 31, 2018 When our 5 kids were little I ran away. Well not exactly, but I do remember standing by the…
