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Thankful Thursday

November 8, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me 11 Comments

One picture is probably worth a thousand posts when it comes to my innumerable reasons for being thankful……but what’s the fun in that?Thank you, Diane, (and originally, Kristina) for reminding us to count our blessings.Here are ten of mine from today. Rather than get all picky about not having any half & half for this morning’s cup of coffee … [Read more...]

Indicted

November 8, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Prayer, Spiritual Growth 6 Comments

Do you ever start to squirm a bit as you’re making your morning meditation?From today’s Mass readings:Why then do you judge your brother or sister?Or you, why do you look down on your brother or sister?For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;for it is written:As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me,and every tongue … [Read more...]

What are the odds?

November 7, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood 9 Comments

What are the odds that the tooth fairy will remember, at the 11th hour (which in this case is actually 7:30 a.m.), to grab her daughter’s client’s baby tooth, leave the money and run fly?The answer is: slim. But she did it!What are the odds that the tooth fairy will, in her hasty race against the clock, misplace the teensy tiny baby tooth and spent … [Read more...]

Perspective

November 6, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Prayer 24 Comments

Let’s talk about being grumpy.And then let us talk about joy.Yesterday was Monday and I was a big grumpy thing. None of the kids were sick, and neither was I. No auditors or social workers showed up at the door. There was chocolate in the house.Nonetheless, I still felt grumpy.The boys had been invited to a Cub Scouts get-together in the early … [Read more...]

Dog Logic 101

November 5, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Humor, Minnesota Me, The Dawg 2 Comments

Question: How do you know your dog’s a homeschooler?Answer: She wants nothing to do with that big orange school bus! She avoids it at all costs.What’s really nice is that I could use this same line of reasoning when it comes to her fear of the vacuum. The puppy and I will be out on the deck, honey! You go right ahead.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]

Cooking Chicken Tikka Masala on a Saturday Afternoon

November 4, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Food and Drink, Gratitude, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me 8 Comments

When I grow up, I want a gourmet kitchen.When I get it, you can come visit me. We’ll drink a glass of wine while we chop veggies; we’ll listen to music; we’ll eat well.Doesn’t that sound delightful? It was! That is, it is!I speak from recent experience.We spent the evening with some dear friends last night, and talk about a stress buster. (I’m … [Read more...]

All Too Familiar

November 4, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Miscarriage, Prayer 1 Comment

I was so saddened to read that fellow Real Learning blogger and homeschooling mom, Bridget, (Our Magnum Opus), had lost her little one to miscarriage.This sort of thing rings close to my heart, and I ask that you offer up a prayer of consolation and encouragement for Bridget’s family today.Thank you, my friend. Have a blessed Sunday. … [Read more...]

The Apple of My Eye

November 3, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Special Events 12 Comments

It’s that time of the year again. It’s…November.November is here and with it, that two-month period known as “crunch time”. There are only three weeks to go until Thanksgiving— my family doesn’t even know where we’re going yet—and then immediately we launch into that bittersweet season full of both reverent beauty and lunatic shopping known to most … [Read more...]

Saints in the Making

November 1, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 8 Comments

Highlights from last evening include: 3-year-old Angela getting frustrated that we made her leave the house with an empty pumpkin. She thought that the big bowl of candy sitting by the door was for filling it before she left. Angela’s incredible surprise at the consequent play of events. As we moved from one neighbor to the next she kept … [Read more...]

Food for Thought

October 31, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

...on this holy night.“John's Garden”(from the cd Million Year Mind by Peter Mayer)Farmer John wandered backAnd when he reached the pumpkin patch, began to speak.He said, “The weather's getting colder,Summer’s over and it’s almost Halloween.That’s the day, the reason you were raisedWhen everything about your life will change.You will have eyes to … [Read more...]

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