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
Age matters, but not your age – just your kids’ age. It’s something I’ve only recently realized, and my children are age 8 and 5. Sitting at a kids’ birthday party a couple weeks back, all the moms suddenly began to share how old they were. No surprise – I was the...
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 | Perfectly Imperfect
This is my favorite family picture of all time. And it will remain my favorite because of the story behind it. The photo was taken in summer 2012 by Lindsey Brown Photography at Side Cut Park in Toledo, Ohio…in July. Those of you not familiar with Ohio summers, let me...
