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And today is her birthday!

by Filed Under: Felicity, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Special Events 8 Comments

Then...And now!Happy 9th birthday to our sweet little sparkplug, Felicity! God knew what He was doing when He put you in between your two sisters and we are so very blessed in you. Thank you for being such a peace-loving sibling. You are our spunky, determined, smart little girl and we love you lots!Forgive us for not getting you a pony? … [Read more...]

Today is her birthday!

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls, Special Events 10 Comments

And I thank God for her.For everything that you are.For everything you have brought to our family.I thank God.May I always be a good example to you.May I always strive to do what is best for you.May you grow and develop into the woman God desires you to be.May you always know that you are loved and appreciated.You are my daughter and I love you so … [Read more...]

Christ the King, Christ our King

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 10 Comments

Originally posted on November 21, 2010In honor of today’s great feast…I cry every time I see this.Today is one of those feasts where I feel—acutely—my shortcomings as a Christian. I want to be bolder in proclaiming Our Lord’s kingship; I want to submit; I want to know. What does it mean that He’s our king? And how should that affect us?Today I am … [Read more...]

Where We (Minnesotans) Have Been

by Filed Under: Blogging, Humor, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

Because Reader Cathy was kind enough to ask…This is where I’ve been:HT for the video: My friend (and fellow Vikings fan) JoelThat isn’t my daughter in the video but it could’ve been, after Monday’s night loss. Actually, this was my 12-year-old son.(Not really.)(He’d kill me if you really thought that.)My apologies, Cathy, for the week-long absence! … [Read more...]

Scene from the Feast

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Special Events Leave a Comment

We haven’t yet gotten to the homemade lanterns but we did whip up a batch of horseshoe cookies for the feast of St. Martin.I used this recipe, and they are very good.“Horseshoe cookies, huh?” Cate came into the kitchen as I was getting out the mixer. “What kind of cookies are they? Chocolate chip? Shortbread? Something else?”“A kind of shortbread,” … [Read more...]

A Poem for the Feast of St. Martin

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events, The Faith 4 Comments

This morning, I opened my daughter’s English 2 book at random. Opened it at “random”—ha! Didn’t I just say that with God, there is no “random”? Here is the poem that I found on that page. Here is the poem; I hope you like it. St. Martin’s Cloak Saint Martin was an officer In the mighty ranks of Rome. He traveled with the legions So very far … [Read more...]

Speaking of giveaways…

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 2 Comments

Alternately Titled: How God WorksJamie is hosting a giveaway right now and I encourage you all to go over and enter. Here’s the link: A Book Review and my First Giveaway! I smiled to see her say in the comments that she would have her children pick the two winners, as she doesn’t know how to do “that other thing.” The random number generator is … [Read more...]