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Bless this Mess

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood 19 Comments

The other day, when I took this photo, a couple of thoughts ran through my head. The first was: Oh my goodness, he’s so cute! The second thought was “Are you serious? The kid is completely covered in gunk.” Clearly I’ve got the Baby Fever bad. The funny thing is, I used to find such messes abhorrent. It's true. When I was a brand new Baby … [Read more...]

Maggie’s Quick Picks: A Wrinkle in Time {the Graphic Novel!}

by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Reviews 2 Comments

I have a million posts banging around in my head (okay, so, three) but no time at present to flesh them out. The littles and I are going to the State Fair today, which, as you may recall, requires Herculean effort on this momma's part. See this post for an example: The Great Minnesota Get-Together Or perhaps this one: Minnesota State Fair Sugar … [Read more...]

Back to School {with gratitude}

by Filed Under: Back-to-School, Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, My Boys, My Girls, Spiritual Growth 15 Comments

Prologue: I hope that my words speak to your heart somehow, because the devil has sure been working on mine. Every morning he renews his attack. He chides me about my cluttered home; he reminds me—constantly—of all my failures; and he taunts me nonstop about the many accomplishments of all my friends. “Get behind me,” I say, and I walk away, … [Read more...]

Back-to-School Lunch Box Review: Crystal Farms Cheese Nibblers

by Filed Under: Back-to-School, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Reviews 4 Comments

There aren't many ways I've tried to "monetize" this blog although [honest blogging alert] I'm tempted sometimes because right now we have zero income. (It's all good, though. God always provides.) That said, sometimes I get asked to review a product in exchange for trying it out for free. I like those two words for free, by the way. They are … [Read more...]

Mom’s Eye View

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood 6 Comments

Look who's crawling. You will note, perhaps, the absence of an exclamation point in that statement. I am not ready for him to be crawling. My kitchen's floor's not ready; my stacks of books to be sorted are not ready. I have a ton, almost literally, of books and curricula I'm selling. If you would like to see a list of everything, shoot me an … [Read more...]

Weigh-In Wednesday

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Weigh-In Wednesday 10 Comments

I did not--most certainly did NOT--meet my health and wellness goals this past week. Between the wedding in North Dakota and my need for crunchy/salty, chewy/sweet while driving and my five oldest children away at camp since Sunday [momma angst!] and the bag of honey mustard Snyder's pretzels mindlessly consumed last night... Well. The weight is … [Read more...]