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The Simple Woman’s Daybook

April 7, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Gratitude, Motherhood, Special Events 10 Comments

The post-Chicago Edition This blog post is dedicated to my dear friend Barbara, who asked me to write a post about LIFE. It was inspired by Peggy's blog, where the daybook idea originated. For Today I am happy to be back in this space. I miss blogging dearly—I miss the connections—and I am getting close to maybe (please, God) finding a … [Read more...]

Our Daughters, their Dads, Our Sons, Ourselves

March 31, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Cultural Commentary, Motherhood, My Girls 2 Comments

A Briefish Treatise on Movie Role Models Margaret the Blogger is back (one month later!) with yet another #StreamTeam review.   Sheesh. You’d think I’d pop in more often than this. It’s almost like I’m in college again, with this #StreamTeam gig my monthly term paper. I’m writing this hastily…my March review…on the last day of March … [Read more...]

Getting the Pin: An Inaugural Reflection

January 20, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Jem, Just Me, Motherhood, Sports Stuff 6 Comments

You guys. I started out January thinking, "Okay, I'm going to schedule ALL THE THINGS and like that, I'll get the important things done. My poor forsaken blogging habit! Do I not think it's important? No excuses, though, 'cause I am having a pretty good year so far. Note that I didn't say "perfect" year, because I don't want you getting all … [Read more...]

Our Perfectly Imperfect Advent

December 15, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth 1 Comment

At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing. — Psalm 30: 5-6   On Tuesday, I let the dog out early, and—gasp!—saw a supersized moon glowing low on the horizon. This is not the moon that I saw, by the way. I mean, it's the same moon but on a different day—i.e. yesterday—in a photo that I took on the way home … [Read more...]

On Giving Thanks for the Gilmore Girls: my Netflix in November Review

December 1, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Family Fun, Hearth & Home, Motherhood 3 Comments

Posted, as is this procrastinator’s way, on the FIRST day of December because...you know...the holidays.  Do you ever feel like the end of November is just one big appetizer for the whirlwind we call "The Holidays"? It's good to pace yourself, I'm finding. It's good to slow down. It's good to take breaks and watch shows on … [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...]

A Simple Woman’s Daybook

October 20, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Day Book, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 8 Comments

For Today...   I am trying to live my life one day at a time.  I was a little—okay, a lot discouraged last night because of missing my family and wanting to be there at this time of transition. (My mom's been moved into a nursing home.) I went to bed sad but woke up hopeful. That has to be grace, don't you think? Outside my … [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...]

My #StreamTeam Review for the Month of June

July 19, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Current Affairs, Motherhood 1 Comment

Alternately Titled: How to Survive in Trying Times Yes, I'm a month behind (AGAIN) in posting my Netflix #StreamTeam review. Why? Because I have a love/hate relationship with my Netflix app and I'm either all-in or avoiding movies, depending on the day...my mood...and recent acts of senseless violence. In other words, I overthink … [Read more...]

It’s a Mad Mad World…

July 8, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 3 Comments

...but our anger only makes it worse.   I sat down to write this blog post, having set my alarm for 5:35 and brewed a nice strong cup of Folgers Black Silk. I sat down to write and then “briefly” checked the news on Facebook. That, my friends, was the first mistake. First I scanned the headlines about the police shootings in … [Read more...]

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