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Bless me, Father…

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy, Parenting, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 19 Comments

No mother could snatch her child from a burning building more swiftly than God is constrained to succor a penitent soul.-- St. Henry Suso Jennifer wrote to ask me about the First Confession/First Communion program at our church, and as such I am going to have this post about Cate’s first confession do double duty.I know that Cate won’t mind!Let me … [Read more...]

Taking off for the Great White North

by Filed Under: Felicity, Humor, Minnesota Me, My Girls 11 Comments

Subtitled: This could be Canada.My daughters* are amused but baffled. Why is Mom laughing and running for her camera?** And who the heck are Bob and Doug?I promise not to call them “hosers.”*No, the sheepdog look is not “in” in Minnesota. Yes, I know that Felicity needs a haircut.**And sadly, these kids are more than used to their mother laughing … [Read more...]

Maggie’s Quick Picks

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Reviews 1 Comment

Llama Llama, Mad at Mama is wonderful. The illustrations are wonderful; the storyline is wonderful; little llama and his mama are wonderful. What’s that? You want real proof, you say? Okay. Here’s but a snippet of this to-be-read-aloud and to-be-loved-a-lot new book:Llama llama/out with Mama/shopping at the Shop-O-Rama. Yucky music/great big … [Read more...]

Speaking of Praying…

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, odds and ends, Totally Irrelevant Information 12 Comments

...and on a much lighter note...When I requested this book at my library, (isn’t it nice that I own a library?), I was promptly stuck into a queue of about 200 people. This morning I see that my time has come. This is it! The moment they’ve made me wait months for!Italy, India, & Indonesia…here I come. Will I be more yin-yangy when I return? Or … [Read more...]

On the 35th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Minnesota Me, Prayer, Prolife 4 Comments

A Prayer for Lifeby Pope John Paul IIO Mary, bright dawn of the new world,Mother of the living,to you do we entrust the cause of life:Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbersof babies to be born,of the poor whose lives are made difficult,of men and women who are victims of brutal violence,of the elderly and the sick killedby indifference or out … [Read more...]

Feels like another Monday

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, odds and ends 9 Comments

The kids & I are going to a play this afternoon, so I just checked our geeky homeschooling indoor/outdoor thermometer. The temperature is up a whopping 1 degree from yesterday and now rests at…2 degrees Fahrenheit. (That’s 2 degrees above zero, by the way. One must remain positive.) The coffee is obviously not working because it took me a … [Read more...]

An Early Morning Musing

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Totally Irrelevant Information 10 Comments

Subtitled: Georgia on my MindAs I gently smoothed some hyper-pricey lotion over my face this morning, I thought, “You know, my skin doesn’t look that bad for a 41-year-old. I’m not nearly as wrinkly as I could be.” I peered at myself seriously in the mirror, turning my face from side to side.And then I smiled at myself, really big......and all … [Read more...]

Bubbles Bubbles

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me 7 Comments

Should you still remain unconvinced that a cookie sheet brimming with sudsy water is worth the toil and trouble…And because one can never post too many photos of their children drinking Palmolive dish soap (Fresh Green Apple! Yum!)…And to prove one last time that this family fun science knows no age limits (okay, maybe that kid in the bouncy seat … [Read more...]

On Family Fun and Football Flicks and the Blessings of your Five-Year-Old

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Felicity, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, odds and ends, Reviews 7 Comments

Jennifer wrote to ask me about the First Confession/First Communion program at our church, and to that end I am preparing a list of resources for parents. (This would be the “story to follow” reference at the end of my post yesterday.)Unfortunately, as I have a mountain of to-dos this morning, I will not get to that post until later today or … [Read more...]