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And the winner of Style, Sex and Substance is…

August 8, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Give-Aways, Marriage, Minnesota Me 2 Comments

~ Melissa! ~  Please email me your address, Melissa, and I'll pop your book in the mail ASAP. And thank you, everyone else, for chiming in on a tricky but oh-so-important subject. In the words of Melissa from her comment above, may God continue to bless you and your marriage! … [Read more...]

Gift of the Magi Give-Away (An Update)

August 8, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Give-Aways, Marriage, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

The comments are still coming in on my marriage post below and so I'd like to leave them open. However, at noon today (Wednesday) I'll do the drawing for Style, Sex, and Substance. (One entry per person, and I won't be counting my remarks.) You've still got time to enter the giveaway! I'll announce the winner this afternoon. … [Read more...]

The Gift of the Magi for Modern Wives (Part II)

August 3, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Give-Aways, Honest Blogging, Marriage, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 86 Comments

“The grass is always greener… when it’s watered.” Anonymous I don't know why I'm making this post so difficult because all I really want to say is this: Be intimate with your husband more often.  It will transform your marriage.  I could go on and on about this...and maybe that's why I'm hesitating. I don't want to overstep the … [Read more...]

Notes on the Announcement

August 1, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Spiritual Growth 27 Comments

Hey, Google Readers! Did you catch the update on the ultrasound yesterday? I thought there might be more of a reaction, but that would be my own comment gluttony and I should be ashamed of myself. It’s an addiction kind of thing. Comments and coffee, that’s me. * * * I have to tease my mother-in-law a bit. When I sent her the profile shot … [Read more...]

I peeked! It’s a healthy baby…

July 30, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy, Pregnancy 43 Comments

[The Big Update] Boy? Girl?  That’s right! God has blessed us with a set of double bookend boys! (a phrase originally coined by my sweet friend, Charlotte.) Thanks for being patient with me!  I wanted to tell my family first. ☺ [End of the Big Update] Come back tomorrow morning at 9:00 for the big reveal. (Hey, c’mon. … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

July 28, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me, Special Events 12 Comments

Vol. XXVIII for Me q --- 1 --- Hey! Remember me? I’m the lady who used to post daily! Oh dear. You’ve forgotten her. Well, I may not have been blogging regularly but I sure have been productive.  For example, I’ve updated my Facebook status 730 times! And left comments for 842 friends!  Is that applause for my efforts that I … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday

July 26, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Wordless Wednesday 4 Comments

The “Reunited and It Feels so Good” Edition … [Read more...]

Blog. Interrupted.

July 24, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, George, Just Me, Minnesota Me 13 Comments

It never fails. No sooner do I announce that there will be a certain post on a specific day than whoosh! Suddenly I’m back in college. There’s a deadline looming on a 5-page paper and I’m in full procrastination mode. Trust me. I was really, really bad about getting those papers handed in on time. Really bad. It’s a psychological thing. There … [Read more...]

Giveaway Results…and Another Chance to Win!

July 20, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Give-Aways, Marriage, Minnesota Me 5 Comments

So I asked you to stop by Sarah’s blog, Amongst Lovely Things, and read a post entitled “Shutter Speak 2.” Some of you were thinking, “Why in the world would she have us do this? I am not a photographer.” And then you saw her darling photos…and got to the part about that book’s dedication to the author’s wife… And you responded, “Oh, I get it. … [Read more...]

{Pretty Happy Funny Real}

July 19, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: {pretty funny happy real}, Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 15 Comments

The “Slice of Summer” Edition {Pretty} Summer salads are pretty, don’tcha think? I found this recipe in Taste of Home and will post it on my narcoleptic cooking blog when I get a chance. (Never mind! Found it online!) (Here it is. Aren’t I lazy?) * * * Pretty, too, is this rose from my husband’s Marian garden. I stopped to smell … [Read more...]

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