Jenn Grandlienard
Jenn grew up an East Coast girl, but now loves calling the Midwest her home. She lives in Southwest Ohio with her husband, Stuart, 2 sons, Knox and Zeke, and pup, Stella. She and her husband are on staff with Athletes in Action, a Christian ministry that teaches college athletes what it means to have a relationship with Jesus. She loves to read, work out, laugh really hard with friends and spend time with her husband and boys. She blogs about all these things and more over at OurGrandLife.com.
“This is Us” Taught Me These 7 Things About Motherhood
I remember when I first started seeing ads and previews for the new NBC show, This is Us. I will always be #TeamGilmoreGirls when it comes to Milo Ventimiglia, but this show has blown a...
DMB Summer Book Club!
Do you remember Book It? I don’t know about you but I wish there was a Book It for adults, where we could earn pizza for reading. Or maybe, since we’re adults, we could...
4 Ways to Turn Yourself Into a Morning Person
Let me tell you, at my most natural, I am all night owl. I know the whole “early bird gets the worm” thing, but I don’t really like to eat worms anyway.
And this...
Mommies Still Need Their Mommies
You guys. A few weeks ago, I got a new appreciation for the NyQuil commercial with the tagline, “Moms don’t get sick days.” Like so many others this year, my family came under attack...
KETO Means “Keep Eating The [cheese] Oh [yea]!”
Disclaimer:: This post is a compilation of personal knowledge gained through my own research and relationships. You should always consult your doctor before making any significant diet decisions and you should absolutely do your...
“Mommy No More Phone!”
“Mommy, no more phone!”
A little over a month ago, I heard my oldest son say these 4 words and they were a huge punch in the gut. I was recording him jumping in...
Butterflies and Back to the Future.
Do you remember butterflies? Not the pretty, winged, hatch-out-of-a-cocoon kind. The kind that flutter in your stomach when the person you’re crushing on is around.
The ones you feel the moment that person walks...
10 Things NOT to do When Interacting with New Moms
If you're a mom, then you've probably been in a situation where a family member, friend or a random stranger says something about or advises you on being pregnant or being a mother....
Tales of a Traveling Mom: 5 Lessons I Learned About Traveling with Kids
I used to LOVE to travel. Trains, planes, automobiles, all of them. (Although I get car sick if I try to read in the car, so that is definitely my least favorite mode of...
The Truth About Postpartum Depression {Series}
This series is dedicated to discussing some of my more challenging experiences in motherhood. In the first installment of this series, I talked about the first of my 3 D’s: Disappointment. In the second, I...
The Truth About Drying Up {Series}
This series is dedicated to discussing some of my more challenging experiences in motherhood. In the first installment of this series, I talked about the first of my 3 D's: Disappointment.
The Second D:...
The Truth About Gender Disappointments {Series}
There are many difficult parts of motherhood that you can never fully be prepared for. Some things can’t be explained, and need to simply be experienced. Other things are topics that aren’t widely discussed, even...
To the Mom Who is Trying to Lose the Baby Weight (and finding it...
I see you in your yoga pants. The ones you’re wearing because you’re coming from the gym because they’re all that fits.
I see you looking at yourself in the mirror, wondering who that wider,...
5 Mom Hacks I Live By
I write a lot about motherhood. And one of the things I say in almost every post is how important it is to have a good community of other moms around you. Whether those...