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A Double Annunciation

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 100 Comments

Today I am thinking about two infants.I am thinking about the One in this image, hidden and needed by the world.And I am thinking about this infant, also hidden and also neededby five children and their parents.I am nine weeks’ pregnant today!Since discovering this surprise blessing on my husband’s birthday one month ago, we have been into the … [Read more...]

Our Mini Roger Ebert

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls, Reviews 6 Comments

Angela was very pleased last night when she saw the older kids gathering for a DVD—not so much when she saw that the selection was Attack of the Clones. “I hate this movie!” she fumed, and threw herself dramatically on the ground.Later she came over to me and said solemnly, “Star Wars is not a good movie. I am not exkited about this film.” … [Read more...]

All That To Say…

by Filed Under: Blogging, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 11 Comments

Jen has started an interesting discussion about on-line communities, in which she compares the internet to the village water well, one where“it’s not necessarily a good place to try to form deep friendships, but [where] it is a place we can quickly, casually throw out the question ‘You ever have days like this?’ in the midst of our daily work; a … [Read more...]

Untitled

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Parenting 25 Comments

I am down in the kitchen at 3:30 a.m., munching nervously on a bowl of grapes and cut-up banana. I’ve had a bad dream. I can’t sleep.Normally I am not one to place much stock in dreams, despite their significance in the Bible and to psychologists. Most of my dreams are just too weird, and I usually chalk it all up to stress or the cheesecake (ahem) … [Read more...]

Holy Week Highlights 2008

by Filed Under: Easter, Family Fun, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Special Events 16 Comments

From the Sacred Triduum to the Triumph of the CrossHappy Easter! I love that on this blog I will be able to exclaim “Happy Easter” for the next 50 days, and no one will give me—or rather, their computer—a funny look. Happy Easter! Happy Easter!Here are some of the highlights from the past few days. A warning to those of you in a southern clime: it … [Read more...]

Amendment

by Filed Under: Lent, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 23 Comments

Often the lofty plans we have for our sanctification are not at all what God ordains. We think we know how best to serve Him, and then He tells us, “No, that’s not it.”And so it has been with my Holy Week. My plans were to attend (with all five children) every service that my church offered. Last night, however, I fudged a bit. I left the two … [Read more...]