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The Face of Four (Explained)

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls 17 Comments

I am in awe of what God can do through the union of man and woman, and it’s not just the mystery of new life that moves within me.I’m talking about this 4-year-old girl.She is every bit as much a hybrid as her brothers and sisters, and yet she is......so different.She is closest in age to her 6-year-old sister......and yet she is as distinct from … [Read more...]

“House” Jumps the Shark

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Minnesota Me 20 Comments

I don’t ask that much from my TV; I watch very little of it.The news I receive from the morning paper.The talk shows? Not at all my cup of tea.Yet every so often a bandwagon will rumble past and I will be tempted to climb aboard. Survivor, Lost, 24—I tried them on and found them interesting, but ultimately, as the mother of 5 and the wife of one, … [Read more...]

On Making Chocolate Chip Scones and Not Missing My Sons

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 13 Comments

Or at least some of that.So the dynamics of this house have changed considerably since the departure of my two sons. For those of you who have fallen out of the Minnesota Mom loop, shame on you! An update: they are down on Grandpa’s farm taking care of these horses:And playing with this dog:Sans the sister.You would think that my house would be … [Read more...]

“Things to Do when You are Feeling Blue”

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Pregnancy 9 Comments

Subtitled: In which I continue to thank the people who are helping me drag this beautiful, bouncing ball & chain toward the finish line. John was away all day yesterday at a Scout Leaders training seminar. On his way home and because he felt bad about leaving me on my own all day, he called to see if he could pick up burgers for supper.Of … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me 15 Comments

(Vol. VII for Me)~ Take 1 ~One of the reasons why I’m running my “Face of Four” series is for nostalgia’s sake. You see, Angela’s gone missing and I haven’t seen her for, oh, three days now?She’s in her room somewhere.Not to worry.~ Take 2 ~In other news, I have dropped my quilting class because it was just Too Much. That’s right, I am a Big Fat … [Read more...]

Pulling Rank

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Boys 3 Comments

The boys are going to walk the dog (not the dog pictured below, mind you) and as always, they are arguing over who gets to carry the poop on the way home.“Look,” I said, trying to cloak my annoyance. “You boys are Scouts. Can you just work it out between you?”Feeling clever, I went upstairs to track down a pair of socks for Angela so that she could … [Read more...]

Merci, Mes Amies (Part Deux)

by Filed Under: Depression, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth 15 Comments

Read Part One here. I hope you don’t find this talk of depression off-putting. It’s been an on-again, off-again enemy of mine for years now, although—thank goodness—it’s nowhere near as oppressive as it was the first year of my marriage.My doctor called it situational depression back then, and said it was probably the result of my working as a … [Read more...]