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July 30, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Excessive Caffeine Consumption 11 Comments

And though I haven't a CLUE what I'm doing just yet... I feel like a kid at the playground. It's fun! But I'm lost. :P Come over and say hi if you have a chance. Better yet, give me a hefty push up this learning curve. It's steep and I'm old but what the heck? … [Read more...]

Alive not Dead: an Adventure through Life

July 28, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Reviews 13 Comments

As sponsored by Netflix. (Kudos to them for this post.) Last night it happened yet again.  I hit bottom, my weekly date with despair! (What? I am nothing if not an Honest Blogger. Thus the label on this post.) (In last night's case, I broke down and called myself a "crap mom." My husband, exasperated, walked out of the room.) Look, … [Read more...]

In His Hand

July 27, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Family Fun, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Reviews 5 Comments

aka This Pilgrim's Progress One of the problems I have with blogging is that I have quite literally hundreds of things to say. Right now (and thankfully for YOU), I'll focus on just a few of them. First, no matter where we're at right now, God's got this. He's holding us close in the palm of His hand. He loves us and wants nothing more than … [Read more...]

Please Read This

July 22, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Unemployment 40 Comments

Why? Why should you read this? That's what I'm trying to figure out, and I'm trying really hard not to be a pill about it. "You just did a survey! What more do you want?!"  That's a good question. Here are the facts: My blog is about to change a bit, because I'm (finally) making the jump the WordPress. More on that later. I … [Read more...]

Life Hacks vs. Life-Robbing

July 17, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Hearth & Home, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 6 Comments

(along with a smattering of this and that) The back-to-school ads are starting back up already. Like seeing Christmas displays on the heels on Halloween discounts, I'm feeling pushed in a direction I'm not ready to go. Please just let me go to the park in peace! We have two full weeks left of July! La la la...I can't hear you, Target … [Read more...]

Coming Attractions!

July 10, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging 5 Comments

Or, Checking in with a Poll to Choose my Posts My summer schedule is tricky to maintain, I'm finding.  Everyone's here and they all have needs, most of which (but not all) are valid. What will she be posting ext?!  Which begs the question... Where do I fit in blogging, I wonder? I mean, I love to do it but it must have … [Read more...]

What it Means to be Free

July 3, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events 5 Comments

My June in Review Netflix #StreamTeam Post (The Much-Abbreviated, For Cryin' Out Loud It's a Holiday Weekend! Version) This movie. Watched sometime over the 4th of July weekend, but with your family, definitely WITH your family... And you will see, at least I hope you see... What it means to be truly free. Happy Independence … [Read more...]

An Apple a Day {Eaten Mindfully}

July 1, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 2 Comments

Or: On Taking the KonMari Approach to my 2nd Whole30 The Why's, the How's, the Care to Join me? First, I've already explained the Whole30 program here: My First Whole30. Start with that post and then come back to this one. I'll wait... Hi again! So if you read (or re-read) my last post, (not to be presumptuous, of course), you know why I … [Read more...]

From Depression to Hope: the Rainbow Connection

June 29, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Depression, Spiritual Growth 9 Comments

Where to even begin? How about with the Pixar movie Inside Out? The girls and I went to see it last night and it. Is. FABULOUS. Life-changing, really, in terms of what I hope to accomplish with my life. Have you seen it? Without wanting to give away too much, I'll say simply that the idea of "making memories" really affected me. I wept and … [Read more...]

Turning Grief Inside Out

June 25, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Minnesota Me, Miscarriage, Stillbirth 2 Comments

The following is a guest blog post. Having had four miscarriages, I can relate to the pain of Christine's loss. Having never delivered a child that was stillborn, however, my heart goes out to her (and to everyone!) who has suffered such an unthinkable heartbreak.  This is just a part of Christine's story—her story, and that of her blessed … [Read more...]

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I’m Margaret in Minnesota, and this is my mom's-eye perspective of a kid-heavy life. I love the Lord; I take lots of photos; and I try to always tell it like it is, from sex to depression and everything in between! I hope you enjoy your time here. ♥

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