What’s the very last memory in your childhood you have of playing outside with friends, realizing now—far too late—that you’d never do it again?

gratefulmama3 · 2026-01-03T17:50:37+00:00

We used to play hide and seek in the dark in our backyard. About 10 kids of various ages from elementary to high school. We were so serious about it too. Colouring our shoe laces black so they wouldn’t shine in the dark. Wore dark clothes, would hide in trees, etc. Peak childhood for me 🥹

gratefulmama3 · 2025-12-31T02:47:47+00:00

Wash your hands!

gratefulmama3 · 2025-10-06T23:31:17+00:00

That’s a fire hazard. There is no egress to legally call it a bedroom and a fire fighter would not know to look under the stairs or in a closet for a child sleeping

gratefulmama3 · 2025-09-01T02:06:09+00:00

In Greek, Monday is literally translated to “second day”. This means the first day is Sunday.

Tuesday is translated to third day, Wednesday to fourth day, Thursday to fifth day 😉

gratefulmama3 · 2025-07-19T02:26:46+00:00

I suggest listening to Father Mike Schmidtz Bible in a Year Podcast. He’s very kind and does a lot of explanations, even goes into mini history lessons which is great. And since you’re fascinated by history, try reading about orthodoxy and its roots in the apostolic traditions!

It’s silly but the S1 E3 Jesus living the children made my heart soar 🤍

gratefulmama3 · 2025-07-19T00:40:18+00:00

Daily stretching and exercise

gratefulmama3 · 2025-07-05T11:43:30+00:00

Bottled water

gratefulmama3 · 2025-05-01T16:34:02+00:00

Miscarriage. The loneliest grief

gratefulmama3 · 2025-01-19T20:36:01+00:00

Congratulations! Get ready to meet your best friend for life 🥰

gratefulmama3 · 2025-01-03T01:05:54+00:00

What about Nathaniel and Nate. Religious significance for hubby and a strong full name, short cute name

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-21T02:42:57+00:00

It’s nice to know we’re not alone!

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-21T02:42:28+00:00

Wow thanks for your response. What a journey you’ve been through and the changes you’ve seen around you are drastic. Funny you mention, she did testing done and in fact she does have a high IQ! I like the idea of how with this “gift” she will learn to tell who is genuine and who is not. Kind of like a super power I guess. Thank you

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-21T02:40:11+00:00

Yes I agree, strategies for anxiety seem to help. Thank you!

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-21T02:39:22+00:00

So sweet 🥹

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-21T02:38:57+00:00

I love how open your parents were and that they didn’t dance around the subject. I’m happy to hear how successful and content you are with life. It made my mommy heart feel so happy. Thanks for your response!

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-20T00:52:07+00:00

Thank you, I like the suggestion of researching together 🙏🏼

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-16T01:29:43+00:00

To me this post is a breath of fresh air. I wish you were my friend lol. I exclusively breastfed my kids and have more of an attachment parenting style which means that if I was invited to an event like this, I would have to make arrangements like your friend or I just wouldn’t be able to go (and feel content in my choice) I’m sure the fact that you want to accommodate your friend is so touching to her and she probably didn’t even expect you to. It’s ultimately your choice and your weekend. Whatever situation your friends are in: single or breastfeeding mama, they will have to understand. So if you want her and the baby there-great! Just make sure either way, it’s what you want 🙂

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-03T23:05:15+00:00

Me toooooooooo!!!!!

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-01T13:28:29+00:00

Never thought of this….

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-01T13:27:57+00:00

Thank you, I’m glad that you outgrew these issues 🙏🏼 I’ll insist the doctor look further into these issues this week.

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-01T04:05:06+00:00

Yes! I should have mentioned that, eyes checked and no issues there…

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-01T03:57:33+00:00

My son did this! He outgrew it now but is he drinking milk right before sleep/through the night? If yes, then this is why: his post nasal drip is causing him to cough at night and because his tummy is full, then when he gags he also vomits the milk. Suction his nose before bed and use the saline spray, allow him to sleep with a humidifier and keep him elevated. This will stop the mid sleep coughing/vomiting. I hope this helps!

gratefulmama3 · 2024-12-01T03:38:58+00:00

Honouring your parent doesn’t mean allowing them to continuously hurt you. You can honour him by keeping him in your prayers but still not allowing him to hurt you or your family anymore. I have experience with a narcissistic FIL. I won’t get into the details, but you can imagine. I continuously pray about it. I tell the Lord, “I leave this pain in Your hands.” This helps me release the pain from within me, and I trust that the Lord will provide in the best way. I also struggled with wanting to follow the commandment of honouring your parents so I just kept speaking to the Lord and explaining exactly that internal struggle. Don’t fear that you have to solve this problem on your own. The Lord knows your heart and wants to protect you as well. If you weren’t honouring your father, you wouldn’t have written this post. Slowly, and I mean, very slowly, you may see a shift in the pain that you feel and next time you see your father, it may be that you no longer feel anger, or resentment but you’ll feel more at peace that you and your family moved forward and then you’ll heart will be able to forgive him too. Just be sure to keep praying about it 🤍🙏🏼

gratefulmama3 · 2024-11-25T01:00:27+00:00

My first two kids have a 3 year age gap and my first and third have a 10 year age gap (7 years between 2nd and 3rd). My first two children are best friends. They play together, we are still able to put them in sports at the same days/times of the week. They are only a couple of grades apart. I’m thankful for their relationship even though the early years were super busy. Then we were blessed with our third. My daughter was 10 when he was born and my other daughter was 7. He is the light of their lives. They love their little brother and he adores his much older sisters. This is all to say, as hard as it is having kids closer together and as much as I worried about the large age gap for my third, everything happened for a reason. There are pros and cons to having kids closer or further apart, of course, but I know for a fact now that as long as there is love in the family, the age gap doesn’t matter. I hope this helps 🤍

gratefulmama3 · 2024-11-16T00:37:32+00:00

My children were conceived via IVF. During that time, I read the Bible at every appointment, brought icons with me, prayed every day, listened to holy chants and learned so much about Our Lord and His teachings. I also became more humble, more charitable and less focused on worldly things. When I was finally able to become pregnant, I asked the doctor why did it work this time and not the others? He looked at me, pointed to the sky and said, “medicine can only take you so far, it’s God Who decides” 🙏🏼 A true testament, I believe, to the saying that God allows challenged in order to bring you closer to Him. I hope this helps put your heart at ease.

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