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Praying for Heather

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Prayer Leave a Comment

When my friend Tina was diagnosed with colon cancer, she went through all of her prayer books to find a handful of the very best devotions to sustain her. After her surgery, she said that she was so low she couldn’t even pray them; at that point, her husband did.Today we need to pray for Heather, the mother of three and the devoted wife of one, who … [Read more...]

From the Editor

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Prayer, Special Events 4 Comments

Because I know you’re prayer warriors;And because I know you know that I am a tall ditzy blonde trapped in the body of a short brunette;Will you please add some more very special First Communicants to your prayer list? They are: Julia, Juliana, Sarah and Max.*These little sweeties are my son’s friends, too, and it was only through a glaring … [Read more...]

Happy May Day!

by Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Seasonal Crafts, Special Events 2 Comments

I am bleary eyed but happy.We were up late putting the finishing touches on our May Day baskets. They are not very complicated little ensembles, but we did hand stamp the nametags and that was time-intensive.Long story short: we will be delivering these at 6:00 a.m. (before our school friends leave for the day) and so I’d better get cracking on … [Read more...]

In the Month of Mary

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Family Fun, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

It’s the day before May and our flowering crab is in full bloom. This tree, for me, is bittersweet in its beauty. The radiant blooms and intense fragrance last only a week or so, and then—thanks be to the breezes of spring and the impermanence of all earthly things—it all goes away again until next year.Sigh. I am confident that in heaven, anyway, … [Read more...]

Happy Fourth Sunday of Easter!

by Filed Under: Easter, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

A friend of mine just sent us this photo. It was taken after Mass on Easter Sunday.Isn’t Camille a hoot? : )I am sharing it with you today (Good Shepherd Sunday) with an earnest reminder to keep each other’s families close in prayer.God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,Though your people walk in the valley of darkness,No evil should they … [Read more...]

I Think, therefore I Blog*

by Filed Under: Blogging, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

*The title of this post has been shamelessly borrowed from Marjorie, herself a Thinking Blogger and a far more clever title writer than yours truly.So. Maria and Dawn have very generously nominated me for a Thinking Blogger award. I would consider myself to be more a candidate for the Highly Distracted Blogger award, but I thank them both for their … [Read more...]

Oratres Fratres

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Prayer 5 Comments

I would like to thank you all for your kind response to my niece’s photos. I realized later that I failed to ask you in that post to pray for her, which many of you offered to do anyway. Thank you for that. May I ask you to please keep Jackie and her family in your intentions? The beauty of those photographs cannot take away the pain that is in her … [Read more...]