Top 10 Ways Not to Be a Miserable Mama

by Sheila Gregoire | Mar 15, 2016 | Organizing, Parenting, purpose

Why does our culture think that it’s inevitable to be a miserable mother? Today Lisa Hensley from Delighting in My Days is here to give us a pep talk! Here’s Lisa: I do a lot of reading about motherhood. This is both because I am a mom and because I write...

The Answer to the ICK–When Grumpiness Lurks

by Sheila Gregoire | Oct 8, 2015 | Bible, gratitude, peace, prayer

Ever come to the end of a day and wonder, “how did I get so grumpy”? Today’s guest post is from Meredith Carr from Oceans Deep. She writes great stuff about seeing God in the midst of life with little ones! And today she’s going to give us an...

10 Ways to Banish the Stay-at-Home Mom Blues

by Sheila Gregoire | Sep 9, 2014 | family fun, housework

Are the Stay-at-Home Mom Blues inevitable? I have always been a stay at home mom, but if you judge by the comments of many, I have the personality of a pea. If you’re a stay at home parent, you know what I mean. People constantly remark, “I don’t know how you do...

Reader Question of the Week: My Husband Won’t Help at all Around the House

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 20, 2013 | communication, housework

A reader wrote in recently quoting on of my posts: “We tend to clean the house when we see what needs doing. Men don’t work the same way. So if you ask him for a specific task, he’s more likely to do it.” She then added, What about when you give him...

Are Stay at Home Moms More Depressed?

by Sheila Gregoire | May 22, 2012 | Parenting

Via Hot Air, Gallup recently published a study showing that stay at home moms are more depressed at every income level. They’re more worried, more stressed, and angrier. What’s up? Over at Hot Air, they’re trying to explain why stay at home moms are...

The Mommy Wars

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 20, 2012 | Parenting

Every Friday my syndicated column appears in a bunch of newspapers in southeastern Ontario and Saskatchewan. Here’s a follow up based on my popular blog post last Thursday! It’s got both American and Canadian political references, so I’m sure to lose...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.