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Word-for-the-Year Wednesday

January 15, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Prayer, Resolutions, Spiritual Growth 10 Comments

I decided to choose a Word for the Year and it is: This is an especially good word for me because I often forget TO breathe. You wouldn't think that was possible but it is and I'm proof. It's very uncomfortable to go without breathing. I turn blue and the kids back away from me slowly. Not anymore, though, because I've got a new word! And … [Read more...]

The 2nd Annual Well Read Mom Conference

January 9, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth 8 Comments

...is tomorrow from 3:00 to 6:30. I'll be there. Will you? This book club has been one of the best things for me this past year. The Good Earth, A Lantern in her Hand, Homer's Odyssey...these are not books that I would have picked up on my own, but I have read--and loved--the first two and The Odyssey {gulp}is next on our list. Good books get … [Read more...]

Bath Magic

January 8, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 17 Comments

I took these photos on Monday morning. I took them because I liked the light. I took them because these kids are cute. I took them because I might one day need blackmail. Just ask my teen-aged sons about this. I took them because I'm in "survival mode" these days, but if I pause now and then to just focus on the moment...not forgetting, of … [Read more...]

Food for Thought

January 6, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Chesterton, Humor, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

(Literally.) Linking up with Sarah @ Amongst Lovely Things. I'm going to love this series. … [Read more...]

On the 12th Day of Christmas…

January 4, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Special Events 10 Comments

...someone's decided that he's quite enough celebrating, thankyouverymuch. That would be a white chocolate-dipped pretzel, by the way. Minus most the chocolate. Little does this kid know that we're still celebrating! Indeed, we're having his very own godparents over tomorrow to celebrate...wait for it...his first birthday that was, like, … [Read more...]

My “Most” Posts from 2013

January 2, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Depression, Minnesota Me 5 Comments

Of all the link-ups that are online these days—and goodness knows, there are a lot of them—I've decided to try my hand at Sarah's “Most” Posts. One, I love Sarah. She does great good on the internet! Two, and this is important for a sidetracked mom like me, I felt that I needed to spend some time being grateful for the past year. It's why I keep … [Read more...]

Our Holy Family

December 30, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 4 Comments

A 5th Day of Christmas Recap I thought long and hard yesterday about what it means to be a "Holy Family." And then I thought about my own crazy crew... And about our family get-togethers, both in North Dakota and down here... And about how none of us is perfect and yet, we are all of us loved... Will those big baby blues get him a sugar … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Special Events, The Faith 9 Comments

~ From our House to Yours ~ {Okay, so technically that's our church, not our house.} Merry Christmas! Merry Merry Christmas!! … [Read more...]

Bull Run Coffee Give-Away Winner!

December 21, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Excessive Caffeine Consumption, Give-Aways, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

We'd like to interrupt your last Saturday before Christmas (!) preparations with the following announcement: Stacie? Your husband is in luck! Please email me ASAP with your address, Stacie, and we'll get the coffee shipped right off. Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who participated! … [Read more...]

Then and Now: a Brief Birthday Retrospective

December 20, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Francis, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, New Baby, Special Events 8 Comments

Then: And now: Francis is one year old today! (He was born on 12/20/2012 which is kind of cool if you think about it.) We celebrated by attending Joe's Junior Play--a one-act drama called "Noah and the Flood." (Joe played Noah. Can you tell?) "What the heck?" Francis appears to be thinking. "What's this...stuff on my brother's … [Read more...]

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