Author: Rachel
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Be still and know my voice
This past weekend I actually googled “how to hear God’s voice”. Really. After growing up in the church all my life. Let me back up a little. I grew up in a church that some might call over emotional or sensational. To me it was normal, and I believe the core of what we believed…
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Gray Staycation 2013
This summer we chose to do a “staycation” instead of traveling with our toddler who has all kinds of crazy sleep problems. We figured this would be less stressful for everyone AND it means Nick and I can take a romantic getaway vacation in the fall when his parents will be in the country to…
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The sun will come out tomorrow…or today
I’ve been silent here on the world wide web. I’ve crept into a bit of a deep dark hole that I’m having trouble climbing out of. I saw a little light for a day or so, but something pulled me back under again. When I let my emotions get the best of me I can…
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Thou Shall Not Whine
Today has been a very whiny day in the Gray household. And it’s only 3:00. My littlest one spent the morning walking around the house moaning, whining, fussing and crying. There was nothing I could do to stop her. Not holding her. Not getting out toys. Not letting her brush her teeth (which usually works…
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Read Aloud Classics: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
I think it was in college during my Children’s Lit class when I started to dream about reading aloud to my future children. I imagined being a mom who snuggled up with my little ones before bedtime and read a chapter each night as they dozed off. We read to Mariah every night before bed…
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I’m a Quitter
Hi, my name’s Rachel and I’m a quitter. I mean if you want to put a positive spin on things, I like new adventures and endeavors…I like planning, dreaming and beginning. Once something becomes old hat, I’m done. I think that’s why working in higher education was so good for me. I had a fresh…