by heatherjgearhart | Mar 25, 2020 | Adventures in Parenting, Sanity Please
The gentle thud of the closet’s sliding door shut out the last of the light, and she worked to calm her breathing. She’d ran to the closet to find a hiding spot and her chest heaved in response to the burst of exercise her body endured. She leaned back against the...
by heatherjgearhart | Sep 7, 2018 | Sanity Please
In 2013 my Uncle gave me some life-changing advice: He told me about the unintentional “no.” I had been lamenting my struggle with whether or not to continue teaching at the local university. I always seemed to have work conflicts. And my kids – then...
by heatherjgearhart | Sep 7, 2018 | Be Love, Sanity Please
Every once in a while, when reading or listening to expert advice, a little nugget stays with you. For me – it was this bit of Love & Logic telling me to NOT take on my children’s problems. Guess what? It works for husbands too. Here’s what happened… A couple...
by heatherjgearhart | Sep 7, 2018 | Adventures in Parenting, Sanity Please
What is it about youth sports that turns normal, caring parents into snarling, blood-thirsty beasts? I don’t do well with drama – it totally drains me. That said, I also don’t do well with keeping my mouth shut when something needs to be addressed (positive or...
by heatherjgearhart | Sep 7, 2018 | Sanity Please
How my mommy temper tantrum maybe saved my husband’s life. Marriage. It’s so much fun. All. The. Time. Right? Not in my house. We have our ups and downs, and we work through most of them like adults (sorry, you won’t find many stories about those because they aren’t...
by heatherjgearhart | Sep 7, 2018 | Sanity Please
It’s a beautiful 76 degrees outside (hack, hack, hack), and I’m inside trying natural remedy number 1,586 (that’s an estimate) to get rid of my summer cold. I think in all of seasonal sickness – nothing is as nasty as a summer cold. Pause for extreme coughing fit....
