The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When we left last weekend for our little cabin in the woods, we had five family members in the minivan. When we returned, there were six. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Maybe it’s because I was once a geeky English major, but I get irked when words don’t do a good job of telling it like it […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As parents, we often find ourselves answering big questions at the most unusual times. It happened to me last week on the drive back from the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 We got the first batch of them last weekend, and they were – perfection. Red, round and luscious. Lined up in a shallow, plastic crate, they’d […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This morning as I was driving home after dropping the kids off at Vacation Bible School, the perfect song came on the radio – the kind […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes, in an effort to save money, we take on things we have no business messing around with – things best left to trained professionals. We […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Dad, I’ve been out of the house for nearly 20 years now, and I’ve finally figured out you were right about a few things. I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I flipped the page on my calendar this morning, it hit me. In 30 lightning-fast days, the year will be halfway over. Halfway. Over. All […]