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Breakfast with the Pope

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Minnesota Me, Reviews, The Faith 40 Comments

A Book Review, a Book Signing, and a Giveaway“Everything happens for a reason…even if you never know what that reason is.”--from Breakfast with the Pope by Susan VigilanteI have a book I think you’ll like.Scratch that.I think you’ll love it.Breakfast with the Pope was written by a local author—Hi, Susan!—but it is anything but a local book. It has … [Read more...]

The Power of Pink

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Prolife 3 Comments

Gaudete Sunday 2010Don’t you just love the third week of Advent? Don’t you just love the color pink?(Ordinarily, no.)(When it’s purple, pink and greenery, though, I absolutely LOVE it.)It’s a pity about the color pink—a pity that it’s been hijacked, anyway, by certain causes that support the Demon Empire. (I’m not going to link but I’m talking … [Read more...]

Cozy Rolls on a Crazy Day

by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 18 Comments

“Laura...go fetch me the coffee mill, will you? I need to grind some wheat for dinner.”You’ve heard, perhaps, about the December blizzard that’s slamming the Midwest today?Yep, that’s us.It’s hard to do justice to a snowstorm from one’s doorway.Better to hand the camera to my husband.Should I do that before or after he gives me a smack?What can I … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

Vol. XXIV: The Linky-Link Edition~ Take 1 ~ Guess who’s coming for lunch today? I’ll give you a hint: it’s someone who knits!Would it be mean to not feed her until she teaches me to cast on? And to knit…and to purl…?It would be mean, wouldn’t it?And there’s no guarantee that my lunch is even worth it.~ Take 2 ~ If you do nothing else today, take … [Read more...]

Breathe

by Filed Under: Just Me, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 15 Comments

Subtitled: Stream-of-ConsciousnessI need to follow George’s lead. There’s no way I could, though! I’d be all like “Who left these glasses lying on the counter?” and “I need to start the bread machine!” and “Could someone sort this box of markers? Half of them don’t have their cap! ”Like I said.I need to be more like George......except when it comes … [Read more...]

what she said

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls 14 Comments

Angela.As usual.On considering her mother’s nickname: “Maggie’s a funny name, Mommy. It kind of sounds like maggot.”On getting philosophical about the future: “It’s going to be hard to choose a man to marry, because there’s no one I know and there’s no one I like.”And finally, on demanding entry to her mother’s bedroom and hearing me call out, … [Read more...]