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Making Time for Me

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I make it a point to do some things just for me on a regular basis. I don’t want to be rundown, tired, and not at my best when trying to be the best mom a...

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Not That Mom

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

As it goes, we’re in 2015, and blogs full of mom feelings are floating around the ol’ world wide web. What I find most often, though, is that I don&...

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Cream of the Crop, Top of the Top

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

A look back at the top ten posts of 2014 by the numbers. 1. Six-tea Surprise 2. The Next Big Step3. Marriage Matters: Life Happens4. Happy Wife, Happy Life5. Ha...

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Abyss

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Bottomless pit. That is the best way to describe the purse I was carrying until Saturday evening. I tell you, I could fit anything in that sucker. Oddly enough,...

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Supremely Blessed

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I’ve written about it before–those nights with friends that leave you so full, so blessed, so grateful. It makes me thankful for the friends and sup...

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When Worlds Collide

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

This morning, I switch roles in the classroom. I make the change from teacher to mom. Last week gave me a tiny taste of it, but I know that as Baby Gray spends ...

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A Big Squeeze

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Hugging my boy a little tighter this morning. It’s amazing to me how being a mother changes the frame through which tragedies are seen. Those times when t...

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Rockin’ Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yesterday afternoon, we enjoyed a long, delicious lunch with most of the women in our combined family. It is such a blessing to have such loving ladies pour int...

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Signs Your Mom is a Rockstar

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Find out if your mom is a rockstar–in just a few quick steps! 1. Pin something you want to Pinterest. Any ol’ thing will do. Source: surlatable.com ...

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On Being Mom

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Most of the time, being the mom is fun. I particularly dig being the boss: that’s one of my all-time favorite roles (I’m mostly kidding). Plus, when...

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