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4 Memes to the Wind

by Filed Under: Memes, Minnesota Me 5 Comments

I am way behind in the meme department, with four (at last count) on the docket and hopefully none that I’m missing. Memes are tricky things; on the one hand, I am always pleased to be picked because in grade school I almost never was, (insert small sad sigh for the non-athlete in me), and yet, on the other hand, I always feel a strong sense of … [Read more...]

Shouting OUT my Appreciation

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

Margaret Mary Myers left a comment on my last post (Isn’t that a great name? I love the monogram!) regarding my new blog signature and this reminded me that…...I haven’t thanked my hacker yet for all her hard work on my new template!So here we go: Tack! Asante! Spasibo! Obrigado! Gracias! Grazie! Kamsa hamnida! Toda! Merci beaucoup and thank you, … [Read more...]

Flattery will get him everywhere.

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

Dr. Gary Chapman calls them “Words of Affirmation.”I just call it cute.Here’s the little love note that I found on the computer when I got up:U r a gud cook(me like late night pork chop) And then, after he ate that late night pork chop, he cleaned up the mess that I’d made preparing them. (I cook big.) All of it! The pork chops … [Read more...]

A Three-Day Weekend Retreat

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

I’m back.Did you miss me? : )We have just returned from a family camping excursion up North—a gloriously peaceful excursion, thank you very much—where time spent by or in the water was definitely the theme.(As you can see, my daughter’s ornamental sidewalk chalk washed off. Phew.)Here’s the scoop on what we did and why.Once a year we get together … [Read more...]

Prayers for Sara!

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Miscarriage, Prayer 3 Comments

At her time of loss.Given the somber topic of my last post, it is heartening to read of the love of a mother for her infant. Our culture can be healed by the joys of childbirth as well as by our suffering in faith.Be strong, dear Sara! Our prayers are with you.*Updated to include prayers for this dear friend of my heartas well as this one. May God … [Read more...]