The Reason
After losing my mom just a little over a month ago, having my dad come stay with us two weeks, lots of company for Thanksgiving…
After losing my mom just a little over a month ago, having my dad come stay with us two weeks, lots of company for Thanksgiving…
I know, I know it sounds “bah, hum bug” to say stop the holiday cheer… but that’s not exactly what I mean by that statement….
I recently had one of my most humbling moments as a mother. After receiving a not-so-lovely report about our almost 4-year old son’s behavior in…
Oh nap, you are a gift from God— I feel now I can make it! When just twenty little minutes ago I thought I couldn’t…
After a long and wearying day of traveling with our three children (6, 4, and 2), we were anxiously waiting to disembark at our final…
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.)
In the last sixty days I have encountered three snakes at my feet. What I have learned has impacted me body and soul. The first…
Begrudgingly I walked into the Breast Center for my annual mammogram on April 1. “Why am I such a rule follower,” I asked myself as…
Because many of you have been with me as I have been “growing up” in my motherhood, I am elated (and only slightly terrified) to…
As a mom, I often find myself repeating things over and over and over again: “Please don’t whine. Ask politely instead.” “You must pick up…