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The girls and I cuddled up in my bed last night to read a bedtime story. My ungainly figure kept getting in the way, and as I struggled and heaved and tried to find a comfortable spot, I grew frustrated and exclaimed, “I’m just a bowling ball!”“No you’re not,” Cate reassured me.“They’re little. You’re big.”Looking forward to the next twenty weeks, … [Read more...]
My co-op is hosting a Homeschooling Mother’s Day of Renewal and you truly want to be there.When: Saturday, January 24th from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with an optional (delicious!) luncheon at 1:00.Where: Holy Family Church in St. Louis Park, MNWhy: There will be Mass, a light breakfast, confessions and one of my very favorite speakers, Anne … [Read more...]
For every 100 times that our children don’t do what we ask them to, there is that one priceless gesture that is so sweet and so very heartwarming…that we just have to blog about it.This is one of those moments.I know that this makes me the most unique of moms, but I am always on my children about taking care of their clean laundry. Dresser … [Read more...]
I am standing at the kitchen counter chopping mushrooms. Felicity is across from me asking for a sip of the wine that I just added to the sauce. (She’s half French. You must forgive her.)The boys are upstairs doing boy things. Angela is with them and is going along happily, I’m sure, with whatever boy things they are doing. She’s a tough little … [Read more...]
“I understand and I know from experience that ‘The kingdom of God is within you.’” Jesus has no need of books or doctors to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of doctors, teaches without the noise of words. Never have I heard Him speak, but I feel that He is within me at each moment; He is guiding and inspiring me with what I must say and do. I find … [Read more...]
One of the things that I determined to do after my “Um” post was to talk to someone about my angst.Besides you, I mean.I made an appointment to see a woman trained in Theophostic Ministry. “Theophostic” means “light of God,” and the difference between this method and traditional therapy is that, rather than having the counselor provide the insight, … [Read more...]
At 5:45 a.m.Angela the Exporer (upon noting that it was still dark outside): Where is the sun, Momma?I think: It’s in its bed, just like you should be. I say: It’s on the other side of the world, Honey.Angela: Let’s go there right now!* * * * * * *Angela the Patriot (upon noting the flag outside our entrance window): The flag is flapping, Momma. … [Read more...]
The fall colors are at their peak in central Minnesota—a bittersweet event, to be certain, because we know what’s lurking just around the bend. Our parish priest refers to winter in Minnesota as that time of year when Mother Nature tries to kill us.It’s true. And still we stay here.Yesterday, though, was warm to the point of being hot—and as such I … [Read more...]
One of the disadvantages of my children’s participation in choir—and the only one, really—is that they miss out on the gas station treats that I buy for Angela while we’re waiting.Mind, you shouldn’t feel too badly for Joe, Jem, Cate and Felicity. They receive their sugary reward at the end of practice, as is the custom of the choir director, … [Read more...]
It was just a silly little library book, really, and yet I longed for it more than anything.Why? It had gone missing. I searched the house from top to bottom (once, twice, three times easily) and asked the kids to do likewise. They gave me an indulgent nod and assured me that they would, though I knew full well that its retrieval was far more … [Read more...]
