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Where’s my horse?

by Filed Under: Memes, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

The Knight You scored 16% Cardinal, 49% Monk, 50% Lady, and 54% Knight! You are the hero. Brave and bold. You are strong and utterly selfless. You are also a pawn to your superiors and will be lucky if you live very long. If you survive the Holy wars you are thrust into you will be praised for your valor and opportunities both romantic … [Read more...]

A Day in the Life

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Real Learning 8 Comments

...of a homeschooling family.This is what (a fraction of) yesterday looked like in action.Those coloring pages were such a hit! First I read the Magnificat hymn to them (hmm...that sounds like a contradiction, doesn't it? I “read” the hymn to them?) and we talked about the feast day. They were still very much engaged at that point--they were still … [Read more...]

A Simple Idea for Our Lady of Sorrows

by Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

Isn’t Holy Mother Church wise to have paired the feast of The Triumph of the Cross with Our Lady of Sorrows? I love how our liturgical lesson plans pretty much write themselves!Here’s a simple idea for a quiet activity:1. Print out one copy of Charlotte’s beautiful coloring pages for each child. (She did two different images for the feast of Our … [Read more...]

Gourmet Fun at Friday Night’s Festival

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events 20 Comments

Our parish Fall Festival is in full swing this weekend and I’ll tell you, last night’s dinner did not disappoint. To tell you the truth, our standards are not that high. A quiet evening out for Mom and Dad? We’re there.Except that it wasn’t a quiet evening at all. It was loud, and raucous, and very fun. It was totally worth the price of admission. … [Read more...]

Too Cute to be Cursed

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Boys, Parenting Leave a Comment

In the quiet moments before dawn this morning, I was at my desk reading the book of Sirach. (Thank you, dear Jamie, for the recommendation!) Joe and Jem came padding over, having set their alarm for an ungodly hour so as to get their schoolwork done. Admirable? Certainly. But they also just want to be done for the day.And was it such an ungodly … [Read more...]

I’m back!

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Honest Blogging, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Prayer 23 Comments

And this is what I think.I think that some of you are probably rolling your eyes at the duration of my blogging sabbatical. If that’s the case, don’t read this post! Go away right now and come back in a month.I think that some of you—no, most of you—are very, very kind to have responded to yesterday’s pitiful mewing. Do you know what? Your prayers … [Read more...]