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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...]

Just the flax, Ma’am.

November 14, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me 2 Comments

What do you mean, just the flax? It was meant to be punny. You know, to go with the picture.  Have you ever dropped a whole container of flax seeds? Yeah, me neither. So...you're going to write a whole blog post about flax seeds? No. Good. Why don't you talk about something worthwhile, then? You mean, like the terrorist attacks in … [Read more...]

In Honor of Our Fallen Heroes: a Calendar that Remembers

November 10, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesohta, Special Events 2 Comments

Ed. Note: Today (Tuesday) is the 240th Anniversary of the Marines. (Thank you for your service, Daddy! Thank you thank you to all our Marines.)   Sometimes you just know that a person's meant to enter your life. I felt that way on Sunday morning when, driving home from my holy hour at 5:00, I heard an interview on AM 1280 The Patriot … [Read more...]

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