The Rockwood Files: Saying “no” to the Gimme Monster
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a monster in the house. His name is Gimme – as in “Gimme more.” His attempt to take over the children’s minds is frustrating. Less […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a monster in the house. His name is Gimme – as in “Gimme more.” His attempt to take over the children’s minds is frustrating. Less […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a set of stainless steel doors that get opened and closed in our house at least 20 times a day. And typically when I open […]
By Jade Stone, Military Mama The phrase “My how time flies” seems to be my anthem this year, at least in most things besides the deployment. It feels like so very long ago since I […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On New Year’s Day, we heard the tell-tale scratching behind the wall in an upstairs closet. We’ve heard that sound two other times during the seven […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every three years or so, my husband Tom gets a certain look in his eye. It’s unmistakable. He’s got the itch again. And he’s been looking […]
By Carrie Perrien Smith I submitted this article in mid-December so if you are reading this, the Mayans were wrong and the world did not end. In that case, we’ve again found ourselves at that […]
By Shannon Magsam He came home from work for lunch and his wife begged him to take the rest of the day off. It was their first Christmas Eve with the baby and a light […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are a few things my oldest boy inherited from me that he’s not crazy about – the smattering of freckles across his nose, pale […]
Dear Santa, By now you’ve probably received letters from my kids. Don’t worry about the length of their wish lists. I’ve told them not to expect everything on the list to show up under the […]
By Laurie Marshall Ecclesiastes 1:9 says “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” It’s easy to prove this out by taking […]
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