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When Sarah Laughed

November 17, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Prayer, Special Events Leave a Comment

“In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations.” (Romans 4:18)I have been thinking a lot about Abraham’s wife Sarah these days. The first reason is that she was old like me when she bore Isaac. (Okay, she was a wee bit older.) The second is that I have been following Elizabeth’s birth story and it is beautiful.I … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Sloth

November 16, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy Leave a Comment

If you don’t have the oomph to go to Mass in the morning, the odds are good that you won’t have the oomph to go to Mass that evening.I mean no disrespect for Our Dear Lord. It’s just that I have Absolutely No Energy At All.I wonder if the priest would be willing to say Mass here today.Dragging myself off the couch, I am … [Read more...]

Say What You Mean

November 16, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me, My Girls Leave a Comment

Angela came wailing up the basement stairs with a nasty scrape on her big toe.“The trampoline done it,” she choked out through her tears.“The trampoline did it?” I repeated, sympathetically.“No, the trampoline done it!” … [Read more...]

Still Life with Mushrooms and Honest Children

November 15, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls Leave a Comment

I am standing at the kitchen counter chopping mushrooms. Felicity is across from me asking for a sip of the wine that I just added to the sauce. (She’s half French. You must forgive her.)The boys are upstairs doing boy things. Angela is with them and is going along happily, I’m sure, with whatever boy things they are doing. She’s a tough little … [Read more...]

Saying It Better

November 14, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 2 Comments

...than I ever could, my friend Diane is back with her first edition of this year's Thankful Thursdays. Here is the link. Gratitude is a wonderful way to keep us focused on the here, the now, the moment. Why limit ourselves to the last Thursday in November?All for the greater glory of God, … [Read more...]

Peanut Butter Kisses

November 13, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, The Dawg 12 Comments

A Cautionary TaleOne of my favorite things to do for a postpartum mommy is to take her other kids for the day so she can rest. This is such a fun Christian apostolate and is far preferable to, say, caring for the lepers on Molokai or having one’s fingers chewed off by the natives.I’m such a wimp that way.So when a friend from church had a new baby … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday

November 12, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Wordless Wednesday 6 Comments

The Reading Merit Badge EditionCounting it all joy, … [Read more...]

Yes!!!

November 11, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy 100 Comments

The ultrasound showed a lovely, lively, living little baby!Thanks be to God for graces big and small. The baby’s measurements matched my estimates perfectly and showed him (or her) to be at 11½ weeks’ gestation.Thank you, too, for all your prayers. Thank you, St. Gerard. Thank you, St. Anne. Thank you, Thérèse and Teresa and Josemaría.Thank you … [Read more...]

On being a Brave Little Soldier

November 11, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Prayer, Special Events 28 Comments

“Our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.” (Ephesians 6:12-13)Today is the double … [Read more...]

Kit Kittredge: A Review

November 10, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Reviews 13 Comments

Kit Kittredge is perfect.Okay, it’s not perfect. It’s a bit predictable and wee bit sentimental (meaning, my husband groaned from time to time and my daughters & I cried) but for a family movie, yes. It’s almost perfect.Set in the 1930’s during the heart of the depression, this movie inspired some great discussions at the dinner table as well a … [Read more...]

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