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He Said/She Said (Part II)

by Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 7 Comments

[Read Part I here.]I realized, as I spoke to the police officer, that I was wrong in my recollection of what had happened—completely wrong. I thought the man in the car in front of me had been traveling east as I had been, when in fact he was in the west-bound lane. He had spun out into my lane upon impact.How humbling to admit to the officer that … [Read more...]

He Said/She Said

by Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me 2 Comments

Yesterday morning, on the way home from my holy hour at 6:00 a.m., I witnessed a two-car accident.It was horrible—not because anyone died, thank God, but because I thought someone had died. One of the cars spun out in front of me and the passenger-side door flew open. As I slowed to a stop behind the sedan, the driver (who appeared to be a man in … [Read more...]

Snowy November Saturday

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 21 Comments

It’s baaaaaaack! Overheard: “I’ve waited all spring for this!”Overlooked: The snowballs lobbed at little sisters.(Not really. Eventually I told him to stop.)(Which was No Fun in his opinion.)On the inside looking out...On the outside looking in...(My stockinged feet were so so cold.)And on the inside staying dry.“What’s all the hubbub?” Greta the … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me 15 Comments

Vol. XXII: The Husband, Wife & Kids Edition~ Take 1 ~My husband had an authentic Mediterranean meal the other day.I guess it was authentic.He had it on the banks of the Mediterranean.~ Take 2 ~Mediterranean is very hard to spell the first time around.Try it sometime.You’ll see.~ Take 3 ~He left on Monday (right after we took the four-wheeler … [Read more...]

Lighter Fare

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 18 Comments

...for a Thursday.Because I truly believe...that deep down inside...everyone wishes...that they could ride...a four-wheeler through their suburbs.It’s the great American dream.Except if you get left behind......while your sisters ride......and your brother drives.And even then, it’s kind of fun to just watch.But not really.Yesterday was a hard … [Read more...]

Just a Small Town Girl

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Letting Go, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

Some think that life is like a box of chocolates. It’s not a bad metaphor, really, but as for me…I see it more as a great big puzzle.It’s our job to make the pieces fit together—to make sense of them, to rearrange them constantly—and to persevere until we see the big picture, which, depending on the day and the light and our faith......may not be … [Read more...]

Notes from the Art Room

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Real Learning 12 Comments

Tell me.Do you make time for art on a weekly basis?I thought I did. I really did.(Me being the former Art major and all.)And then, as I was setting out the supplies on Wednesday—the paper, the brushes, the tubes of watercolor paint—Cate burst onto the scene and exclaimed with passion, “Oh! We haven’t done art for a long, long time!”It’s just one of … [Read more...]

One of those days when…

by Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 9 Comments

…the oven has been preheated for over three hours, waiting for me to bake something. (You think I’m kidding but I’m not.) Still it sits, still it waits, still it wonders…where is she?…the cap on the brand new bottle of baby wash breaks off (naturally) and the bottle of baby wash gets accidentally knocked over onto its side (like, last night?) and … [Read more...]