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7 Quick Takes on how to Fly Solo for a Week and not Cheat

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth 6 Comments

An abbreviated and mostly photographic journey  --- 1 --- First, that reference to flying solo and  not cheating? My husband and second son are at Philmont Scout Ranch right now. My big kids are were gone (They're home now! HUGE smile!)  for a week at summer camp, and I'm on Day 14 of a 30-day sugar-free, dairy-free, … [Read more...]

New moms? I love you. I respect you. I GET you.

by Filed Under: Excessive Caffeine Consumption, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 10 Comments

And this week? I need—really NEED—your prayers. 'Cause this is me, passed out on the stairs. (You had NO idea I looked so young.) (I know, right?! It's my skin cream. Lots of Retinol A.) Now listen. I'm pretty sure that this blog post will be written in increments because my current window of time could be smashed AT ANY MOMENT and when and … [Read more...]

A First Friday Book Recommendation {and a Give-Away}

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Minnesota Me, Reviews, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 19 Comments

Update: With only 19 entrants, (what's up with that, you guys?), it was easy to do a hand-picked winner. I employ cute little reapers, don't you think? And the winner is... What do you know? It was the first brave soul that left a comment! Congratulations, Sheila!! Please send me your addy ASAP and your awesome new book will be on its … [Read more...]

On the Feast of St. Ignatius

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 12 Comments

Once upon a very long-ago time, I was living on East 48th Street in Manhattan. Midtown, they call it, (I had so much to learn!), and I was living with the writer Kurt Vonnegut and the photographer Jill Krementz as their nanny. I learned a lot about life in New York that fall—about their life, certainly, about being one person among thousands on … [Read more...]

Weigh-In Wednesday

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Weigh-In Wednesday 16 Comments

Except weight! I mean, wait! I can't weigh in because I had my husband hide the scale! I really did and he gladly did so... Because it's not just about the weight. * * * Have you ever been having a conversation with someone when—all of a sudden and out of the blue—something they say ignites a spark in you? This happened to me last fall, when I … [Read more...]

Stuff and (not) Nothin’

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Honest Blogging, Just Me, Minnesota Me 19 Comments

Oh boy. I don't—do not—even know where to begin. Should I start with the reason that I haven't been blogging? There are two reasons, actually—one good and one bad—and involve my meeting with a brand new spiritual director (she's wonderful!) and my computer going kerplunk yet again. (I am typing this post on my husband's laptop. He's wonderful, … [Read more...]