Have you updated your Facebook profile with a photo of your mom yet?I have. Here it is:As I remarked over there in a conversation with Betty, wasn’t she a looker?! This photo was one of several that got sent—surreptitiously—to my father overseas. He was a young Marine fighting for our country in World War II…and my mom, an equally young (and … [Read more...]
Scenes from the (Triple) Feast
Okay, granted, May Day is not technically a feast.We love it just the same, especially when there is one ENORMOUS May Day basket on the table when the kids get up."Whoa, whose is that one?" they breathed in unison.(Not really.)(They actually just looked curious.)"That's for everyone," I said happily. Clearly the momma was pleased with herself."Oh." … [Read more...]
Life. Scout. Life Scout.
Photo Credit: Our Friend Joel Life is the second highest rank attainable and ranks above Star Scout and below Eagle. Life is awarded when the Scout serves actively in the troop, team or crew, serves in a position of responsibility for six months, and performs six hours of community service.The scout must also earn an additional five merit badges … [Read more...]
Our Redeemer, King
I know I said I wouldn't be back 'til Easter, but I couldn't resist!LOVE Palm Sunday.LOVE Holy Week.We are so, so close.All glory, laud and honor,To Thee, Redeemer, King;To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. … [Read more...]
The Best Saved for Last
Do you ever get worn down by some of the stuff that you read online? I know I do.That is why it cheered me NO end when my 10-year-old daughter--without my asking, no less!--transferred our family shopping list from the kitchen dry erase board to my notepad.She transcribed the list as such:Things We Needrice cerealbrown sugarcider vinegarwipesglue … [Read more...]
Signed, Sealed, Slurped & Delivered
Today was such a very nice day. I ate too much sugar but still, it was nice.This is the photo that we emailed the grandparents. (Sorry, Joe! That's what you get for going to school.) Correction: this is the photo we emailed to most of the grandparents. My mom & dad don't own a computer, so I had to come up with a different plan of action for … [Read more...]
Another Auld Lang Syne
Subtitled: Where We’ve Been In 2010 Happy New Year! Is it a brand new decade already? Some, like my son, would argue that 2010 marked the start of a brand new decade...but he’s just argumentative in general (thanks to his father) and anyway, according to WikiAnswers, “because there is no 0 AD, the first decade began in the year 1” and therefore, … [Read more...]
A Blessed Christmas!
...from Angela and all of us here at Minnesota Mom.“O Emmanuel, may the assurance of your unfailing Presence be for me the source of unending peace. [As] I gaze with faith, hope, and love upon your incarnate littleness, may I love my own littleness, for God is with us.”--from Prayer before a Manger Sceneby Father Peter John Cameron, O.P. … [Read more...]
Gaudete Joy
Read the second (and final) installment here. … [Read more...]
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