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 | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Snow. Love it or hate it. Not many us are indifferent. I cheer for the “love it” team. Granted, I do not have to work in it or travel in it. Beside a warm fire, wearing cozy socks and sipping hot coffee, its quiet beauty comforts me. As a child, snow meant...
by Susan Gregory | Jul 29, 2021 | Bible, Life, Uncategorized
Joy and gratitude explode simultaneously! Every praise chorus, hymn of thanksgiving and scripture of blessing join their hands and race through my mind. Sometimes it is in response to a loved one’s healing, or an affirmation of direction, a long sought...
by Susan Gregory | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Magnificent trees line the streets of my daughter’s New England neighborhood. These trees nearly burst with color in the autumn (and with pollen in the spring). Along with their brilliance in the fall, shade in the summer (and pollen in the spring), they tip and...
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,...
