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Upon Our Return to Ordinary Time

by Filed Under: Blogging, Depression, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 25 Comments

An Ordinary Post by an Ordinary Gal (The First in a Series)Warning: it is the intention of this series to deal head-on with the crippling effects of selfishness, envy and depression. If you yourself are more consistently prone to selflessness, joy and optimism, you may want to just move on.I. SelfishnessSo. Directly following the publication of my … [Read more...]

Feeling Fancy?

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Reviews 6 Comments

Read Fancy Nancy!My 6-year-old daughter was given this book for Christmas, and both she and her four-year-old sister just love it. Proof of their affection: they carry the book with them from room to room and know most of it by heart.That is because Fancy Nancy speaks directly to the heart of a little girl's fancies. This book is heavy on all … [Read more...]

A Happy Outcome

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 3 Comments

A copy of my baptismal certificate is speeding its way toward me!It was as simple as placing a call to the parish where I was baptised, which, in my case, was the Church of St. John in the little Minnesotan town of my birth.Which was this town, if you're wondering.The church secretary, a lovely and helpful lady, exclaimed when she heard my maiden … [Read more...]

The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord

by Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Resolutions 5 Comments

Question: Do you know when and where you were baptised?Or the name of the priest that administered the sacrament?My goal for today is To Find Out.I know some of the details of my birth...that it was late at night when my parents left for the hospital and that the neighbors, who were returning home from a party at that time, hollered out many jovial … [Read more...]

An Early Morning Exchange

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

Between myself and my four-year-old daughter.Subtitled, "Oh. I see."After seeing her brother and sister pass through the stomach flu and (one might add) directly after playing on the sit-n-spin, Avila announces: "Mommy, I think I am getting a cold because I feel like I’m going to fwoh up!"Me: "Well, you know what to do if you have to, right? … [Read more...]

An Epiphany Angel

by Filed Under: Blogging, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

Sent my way this past Advent by Marybeth!Isn't she beautiful?She is by far one of the prettiest ornaments I own. In fact, I couldn't bear to have her get lost among the many others that bedecked our "busy" tree. She was given a shelf of her own, where still she sits in all her prettiness. I don't know that I'll pack her away at all, come the end of … [Read more...]

Two More Days ‘Til the Feast of the Epiphany

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Humor, Minnesota Me, Real Learning 4 Comments

...and there is a lot to be done!Still, I would be remiss to just leave you high and dry at this joyful time, with nary a link nor a whit of creativity on my part.So here goes.This is for Rebecca, whose post today is a must-read. (Check out that quote and its author at the bottom! Oh my.)And this is for Jennifer, whose Possom Post (also … [Read more...]

Where We’re At

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Blogging, Minnesota Me, Real Learning 11 Comments

A brief dissertation on our current status: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.(It’s the New Year. We’re trying to be more integrated.)PhysicallyTo be truthful, I am feeling pudgy and out of shape. Too many treats, too little exercise. I blame this blog; my former habit of spending an hour at the gym has been usurped by Creative … [Read more...]