"Have you LOST your ever-loving MIND?"

Sometimes having GRIT means having patience, and nowhere is this more true for me than in raising my Labrador retriever Moxie. In Episode 054 of the Cafe Grit Podcast, I talk about some day-to-day grit and how my aptly named pup-dog keeps me on my toes.

She tests me, oh she does. Like when we are on our daily walk and she puts things in her mouth at warp speed and refuses to let them go.

Unripe apples. Acorns. Rotten bits. Clumps of...not sure what.

When she finds THE PRECIOUS! she will not let go. I have had to literally pry dead things from her little Labrador mouth.

One time she got a little too protective and growled at me when I tried to get her to "Drop it." What the actual....???

Oh no you did NOT! You do NOT snarl at Mommy! I nearly lost my shirt right there on Windemere Drive.

"Have you LOST your ever-loving MIND?" I know she can't understand me. But I asked her anyway.

I summoned all the grit I had to resist tying her to the signpost and leaving her there while I walked it off.

(Of course, I would NEVER do that! She's my baby girl and I LOVE HER SO MUCH!)

GRIT is patience and I found the patience.

Check out this episode to hear more and also catch a little tale about motherhood GRIT.

Who tests your GRIT the most in your life? Let me know in the comments!