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An Honest Confession and Last Minute Offer: Pam Barnhill’s Put Your Homeschool on Autopilot

August 31, 2018 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Resolutions, Reviews 1 Comment

<First, the confession. I’ve been a homeschooling mom for over 15 years and you’d think I would know what I was doing by now, right? Don’t get me wrong; my kids are doing fine.  They’re just a little...splattered from all the different hopes, dreams and curricula that I’ve thrown at them over the course of my being their homeschooling … [Read more...]

13 Reasons Why I Watch TV with My Teens…

July 2, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Cultural Commentary, Honest Blogging, Reviews 2 Comments

...and Why We WON'T Be Watching 13 Reasons Why Warning: This post is not for everyone, as it addresses some hard cultural topics like suicide, rape and homosexual sex. True, I often aspire to be a lighthearted Erma Bombeck-esque blogger.  This is not, however, one of those times. I am a very modern mom in that I am constantly telling my teens to … [Read more...]

God, I need You.

April 14, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Depression, Honest Blogging, Living Liturgically 4 Comments

I hit bottom on Holy Thursday and yet, today, I’m feeling joyful. Do you need me to go into all my obsessive-addictive failures? Probably not, because I’m sure you all have your own transgressions, unless—unless—you’re one of those perfectly penitential people I so admire. I am not perfectly penitential. In fact, I pretty much stink at … [Read more...]

On Being Three or…

November 7, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Humor, Keeping It Real, Motherhood, My Boys 1 Comment

Proud Parenting Moments, No. 4,376 I couldn’t not tell you all this story. Consider it my public confession—my “mea culpa” on behalf of this kid. Yesterday, my husband and I attended an area meeting for the People of Praise. We brought our three youngest with us: Angela, 12, who was helping out in the childcare; George, 7, who had an "Arrows" … [Read more...]

On Finding and Facing the Lies in our Life

August 23, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Motherhood 18 Comments

In other words: This isn't the post I was planning to write. I have all sorts of resources that I want to share, most of which I discussed in yesterday's post, but then YESTERDAY unfolded and my focus shifted. I didn't expect the day to wear me out as it did, and I certainly didn't expect to nearly hit a woman and her children with our … [Read more...]

A Polish Ode to My Friend Tina

July 31, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Honest Blogging, Special Events, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 6 Comments

Reflections of an Overthinker on Love, Hope & World Youth Day in Krakow... ...with Just a Touch of Envy to Keep Things Real   “Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” ― St. Francis de Sales   First off, I blame this post on my son and St. Martha. This is why. We were driving along on … [Read more...]

One Day…One Good Habit…at a Time

July 13, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 1 Comment

Part III of The VERY Hard Work of Lasting Change (You can read Part I here and Part II here.)   Sometimes you just have to choose, and it can be really hard to choose. That's when good habits come into play. They help you to do what's BEST to do. For example... Right now we are living in chaos. It's a happy chaos, for the most … [Read more...]

Leap Day Loveliness

February 29, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Hearth & Home, Honest Blogging, Keeping It Real 5 Comments

    True story: I was going to call this post “Leap Day Lunacy” but figured that title would scare you off. I’m all about being encouraging, you know? Because the truth is, we are crazy. Why else would we get a puppy when...   We already have a houseful of crazies, including (but not limited to) a six-year-old who’s … [Read more...]

Alive not Dead: an Adventure through Life

July 28, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Reviews 13 Comments

As sponsored by Netflix. (Kudos to them for this post.) Last night it happened yet again.  I hit bottom, my weekly date with despair! (What? I am nothing if not an Honest Blogger. Thus the label on this post.) (In last night's case, I broke down and called myself a "crap mom." My husband, exasperated, walked out of the room.) Look, … [Read more...]

Please Read This

July 22, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Unemployment 40 Comments

Why? Why should you read this? That's what I'm trying to figure out, and I'm trying really hard not to be a pill about it. "You just did a survey! What more do you want?!"  That's a good question. Here are the facts: My blog is about to change a bit, because I'm (finally) making the jump the WordPress. More on that later. I … [Read more...]

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