by Susan Gregory | Mar 4, 2024 | Motherhood, Uncategorized, Vulnerability
Last night, Eli, our just turned three years old grandson, announced he was not going to wait for Mommy to pick him up from Grandmother’s house. Leaving his coat and shoes behind, he opened the front door, slipped outside and trotted home. (Yes, there is now a...
by Susan Gregory | May 14, 2021 | Life, Motherhood
Casey barks. Every.single.time. anyone—family, friends, strangers— walks in our house. He has a harsh, ear-shattering bark that doesn’t stop until you sit down and he sniffs your face. Then he might stop. Operative word is “might”. Books, TV shows,...
by Susan Gregory | Apr 29, 2021 | Life, Motherhood, Uncategorized
In the 14th century, an unusual depression manifested itself primarily in people of aristocracy and genius. Those afflicted, including Charles VI of France, believed all or parts of their body were made of glass. (Yes, I write fiction but I’m not making this...
by Susan Gregory | Mar 26, 2021 | Life, Motherhood, Uncategorized
The stunning Atlas butterfly, largest in the world, has no mouth and thus does not feed. It lives on the reserves stored during its caterpillar stage. It has a rather short life and I’d think a slow, miserable death. Remember encouraging your infant to smile,...
by Susan Gregory | Aug 16, 2019 | Bible, Motherhood
Romans 6:14 states For sin shall not be your master because you are not under law but under grace. My master is who/what controls me. If it is not our Lord in control, then it is sin in control. Sin wears many faces. Fear/anxiety – Most of us have normal human...
by Susan Gregory | Aug 5, 2019 | Life, Motherhood
One of my first prayers, when news breaks of a mass shooting, is for the family of the alleged shooter. It is grievously hard to lose a loved one, beyond horrible to lose a loved one to violence, but to be the mom of the one who caused the terror—there are no words....
