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By Gwen Rockwood, columnist A parent’s job is complex but, when you boil it down to the bare necessities, it revolves around providing three things: love, shelter and food. The love and shelter elements are […]

By Gwen Rockwood, mama of 3 Around 4:30 a.m. this morning, my stomach woke me up with an urgent message: “Get up or throw up.” So I got up. I wandered down the dark hallway, […]

Erin of “Waiting for Shlomo” laid down a challenge for the bloggers here on Motherlode. These are my answers to the two memes she posted. Four jobs I have held: Wal-Mart associate Graphic artist Telemarketer […]

By Gwen Rockwood, mama of 3 Three days ago I sat on the floor to play with our 18-month-old and noticed how she sometimes wrinkles up her nose when she thinks something is funny. “That […]

Whew … is it hot in here to you? No? The thermostat is set on 64 degrees, you say? Oh. I must be having yet another hot flash. I saw my doctor last week and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and mama of 3 About a month ago, Tom and I experienced a role reversal. He started working out of our house, as I usually do, and my fledgling business required […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and mama of 3 Our third child is a wonderful baby girl who has just turned 1 ½ years old this month. She has golden, wavy hair, deep blue eyes and […]

So, yeah. This infertility thing. I know there are people out there who would object to me being called an infertile because I do already have a child. But I’ve tried for almost two years […]