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Blog. Interrupted.

by Filed Under: Blogging, George, Just Me, Minnesota Me 13 Comments

It never fails. No sooner do I announce that there will be a certain post on a specific day than whoosh! Suddenly I’m back in college. There’s a deadline looming on a 5-page paper and I’m in full procrastination mode. Trust me. I was really, really bad about getting those papers handed in on time. Really bad. It’s a psychological thing. There … [Read more...]

Giveaway Results…and Another Chance to Win!

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Marriage, Minnesota Me 5 Comments

So I asked you to stop by Sarah’s blog, Amongst Lovely Things, and read a post entitled “Shutter Speak 2.” Some of you were thinking, “Why in the world would she have us do this? I am not a photographer.” And then you saw her darling photos…and got to the part about that book’s dedication to the author’s wife… And you responded, “Oh, I get it. … [Read more...]

{Pretty Happy Funny Real}

by Filed Under: {pretty funny happy real}, Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 15 Comments

The “Slice of Summer” Edition {Pretty} Summer salads are pretty, don’tcha think? I found this recipe in Taste of Home and will post it on my narcoleptic cooking blog when I get a chance. (Never mind! Found it online!) (Here it is. Aren’t I lazy?) * * * Pretty, too, is this rose from my husband’s Marian garden. I stopped to smell … [Read more...]

Stop the Internet Presses!

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Marriage, Minnesota Me, Photography Stuff, Spiritual Growth 41 Comments

I absolutely loved this post. Read it and see if you can guess why. Leave a comment on my blog with your thoughts and you just might win! (Hint: it’s a give-away. I will be closing comments on this post at midnight.) I’m not going to tell you what you might win. You have to make a leap of faith. Yours sporadically but just as cryptic as … [Read more...]

A Simple Treat for the Feast of Saint Benedict

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

I happen to love St. Benedict. Maybe it’s the story of him and his twin sister, St. Scholastica. You know the one, right? They had gotten together for their annual visit and, when evening fell and it was time for St. Benedict and his monks to leave, Scholastica beseeched him not to go. “I have to go, sister,” he informed her. “It’s our … [Read more...]

Grace sufficient for my Weakness

by Filed Under: George, Gratitude, Letting Go, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 15 Comments

First, an admission: I am—and have always been—prone to drama. This is a shocking revelation, I know. You had no idea. And yet, even knowing as he does my off-Broadway tendencies, my husband was startled when he read my latest post. “Sheesh,” he said, and I’m quoting him verbatim. “Sheesh.” Because even for me, that post was dramatic. … [Read more...]

On Raising Boys & Watching Lost & Baking a Banoffee Pie

by Filed Under: Letting Go, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 32 Comments

(Oh, and a wee little bit about blogging) Prologue: I had a jarring experience two weeks ago. It was, for me, a sort of spiritual September 11th—thoroughly unexpected and entirely unasked for—and yet it happened and I know it was God's will.  Since then, I’ve been pretty quiet over here. It is hard to blog when you can’t say what you most … [Read more...]