The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I love the week after Thanksgiving. We’re still fat and happy from an inappropriately sized meal, and it’s not close enough to Christmas to start panicking […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was growing up, our little church congregation sang a handful of favorite hymns over and over again. And the one that replays in my […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I felt like a kid again this morning. Thick toy circulars cascaded out of the Sunday morning newspaper, and the kids and I eagerly snatched them […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I read an article this week that made me rethink a secret I’ve kept for 10 years. My closest friends know, but it’s not something I’ve […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The first time I saw the movie Footloose, I was 11 years old. It was 1984, and I was in the fifth grade. My best friend […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Fear is a funny thing. It divides people into distinct groups – the “Hey let’s go to the haunted house” group and the “There’s no way […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week the mess on my desk reached the tipping point. I couldn’t take it another minute. So I dove into the stacks of papers, determined […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Imagine if wedding vows sounded more like this: “I, prospective bride, do take you, chosen spouse, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to […]