by Susan Gregory | Oct 19, 2016 | Bible, Life, Motherhood
Moses’ grandmother, named ‘Elisheba’ in Slender Reeds, is not mentioned in the Bible. She is one of the many unknown women whose gift may have been faithfulness. She showed up and did what was necessary – cooking, cleaning, hauling water, childcare – no glory, no...
by Susan Gregory | Oct 4, 2016 | Slender Reeds
Ancient Egyptians had the right idea. Repay your mother for all her care. Give her as much bread as she needs, and carry her as she carried you… There’s also evidence that if children wanted an inheritance, particularly sons, they were expected to love and honor their...
by Susan Gregory | Sep 21, 2016 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
1926. The year Mother turned nine and as the Great Depression worsened, her beloved father died of cancer. Grandmother, left with two children and pregnant, began folding sheets in the local mill to earn money and provide for her little ones. Each day, while...
by Susan Gregory | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Welcome back! It’s been a long time since the last post and while I won’t bore you with a plethora of details, 2015/16 have been years of significant changes for our family. Some good changes – a wedding, a graduation, my first book publication. Some mixed blessing...
by Susan Gregory | Apr 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Kenny, a year older than Tyler, had just told us about his first day of kindergarten when Tyler looked up at me and asked… (I’m guessing since you read the title, you already know where this is going!) “Mommy, next year will I go to tylergarten?” We smile. Kids –...
by Susan Gregory | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bubble-wrap is my favorite bubble. (Bubble bath. Bubblegum. Bubble soda.) As a child, my daughter competed in acrobatics through CAT (California Acrosport Team). Within the larger CAT team, were multiple teams of two to three athletes. Although a few teams had only...
