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by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Writing Elsewhere, Reviews 15 Comments

Doesn’t this little face beat out any you’d find on the tabloids?The latest issue of Family Foundations magazine has hit the stands!Well, it’s in your mailbox anyway, if you’re a subscriber.And if you’re not, why aren’t you? : )The Couple-to-Couple League does very good work in a profoundly wounded world, and is one of my favorite Pro Life … [Read more...]

Ooohh, I could type anything I want……

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me 4 Comments

......but I'll be a good girl and heed my conscience! This is Kristen, hacking into our dear Margaret's blog on her behalf. Our ever-generous and sweet blogista whose heart must be made of gold could not bear to leave us hanging on a holiday without wishing us the very best. Though she does not have internet access at the moment, Margaret wishes … [Read more...]

A Little Life Lost…all too Soon, too Soon

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Miscarriage, Prayer Leave a Comment

It is with great sadness that I am writing this.I returned from a joyful evening spent with friends to a message on my machine from Matilda.Our dear friend ‘Meg has lost her baby, a baby I only just blessed (in my humble, fumbling way), a week and a half ago.To Nutmeg I say: my heart aches with you. I know you know I know how you feel…but that does … [Read more...]

If a tree fell in the woods, would my kids hear it?

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Humor, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Parenting 2 Comments

The weather here has been gorgeous, so on Saturday evening we stuffed the kids in the van and made our way to our favorite park. We basically had the place to ourselves—did they perhaps know we were coming?—and we took our Pizza Hut picnic over to a table by the lake. Really, it was lovely: still, serene, and very green.And then the kids kicked … [Read more...]

Been There, Felt That

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Prayer 4 Comments

Hey, guys.A dear on-line friend of the heart is having a rough time of it. Won't you please stop by and offer some comfort to the sorrowful? I thought we might fill up her comment box with a spiritual bouquet: prayers, masses, and words of encouragement a'plenty.Goodness knows we all stand in need of a little cheering from time to time, and right … [Read more...]

The Meez of my Heart

by Filed Under: Memes, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

Joining the Great Meez Get-Together is Margaret Meez of Minnesota.Where there are 10,000 beautiful lakes, give or take a couple inlets, and where we usually sip our coffee on the dock and not directly on the water.Thank you, dear Kristen, for inviting me to the party, and thank you, too, to ‘Meg for starting this whole big fun ball rolling.I am … [Read more...]