We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence, Grandmother was that person to me.
Phyllis Grissim-Therouxthere is probably no such thing as an innocent question, at least not when a parent is doing the asking.
Phyllis Grissim-TherouxA party is a slightly artificial event where one learns the rudiments of human behavior at its most admirable: speaking when spoken to, looking somebody in the eye, shaking hands and being friendly under duress.
Phyllis Grissim-TherouxI think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.
Phyllis Grissim-Therouxone of my earliest joys as a parent lay in knowing that at the end of the day I had once again ushered three babies back to their beds, against the odds, unscathed and peaceful. Happiness was a houseful of safe, inert bodies. Actually, it still is.
Phyllis Grissim-TherouxRearing three children is like growing a cactus, a gardenia, and a tubful of impatiens. Each needs varying amounts of water, sunlight and pruning. Were I to be absolutely fair, I would have to treat each child as if he or she were absolutely identical to the other siblings, and there would be no profit for anyone in that.
Phyllis Grissim-Theroux