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Drained to the Dregs

by Filed Under: Francis, George, Just Me, Lent, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth 5 Comments

That's how I feel some days. But it's good! It's all good! I can honestly say that this Lent's going well. (If by "well" I mean that I'm failing miserably. I'm failing miserably at doing penance because my penance is always food-related and I do NOT do well at food-related penance. "Hi, my name is Margaret and I'm addicted to food. Please tell … [Read more...]

Jesus, take the wheel!

by Filed Under: Lent, Letting Go, Marriage, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth 7 Comments

An Early Lenten Check-In I think that the theme of this season is being decided for me. It's "Death to Self", or, "I'm OCD to the Nth Degree and have NO Control over my Surroundings." (Take your pick. The first phrasing's probably more succinct.) Which means... I'm being called to be meek more often than not, and am being asked to smile when … [Read more...]

Mako Mermaids

by Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Blogging, Family Fun, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Reviews 8 Comments

A Guest Post by Angela, age 10 Netflix asked my mom if one of her daughters would write a review about this show. She chose me and that's exactly what I’m doing. Mako Mermaids is a series that's set on a made-up island, Mako. There are three main mermaids: Nixie, Sirena and Lyla. My first thought about this show was: Oh boy, this is going to … [Read more...]

The Face of Five

by Filed Under: George, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 15 Comments

(Because really, who doesn't want to read stories about my kids?) If you're on Facebook, you saw this photo yesterday. It's part of my photo-a-day Project 365—Day 50 already!—and I told a bit of his back story to go along with it. As in... The fact that this kid is always talking. I noted on Facebook that this picture's deceptive because his … [Read more...]

I wonder how best…

by Filed Under: Lent, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 24 Comments

I wonder how best I can observe this Lent. I wonder if I can go all 40 days and not become obsessed, depressed, discouraged or judgmental. It's a fine line I walk—either I do great at staying “on plan” and become all prideful as a result, or I fail repeatedly and hate myself. Somehow I don't think that's the goal. * * * I wonder how best I … [Read more...]

Feels like February

by Filed Under: Depression, Family Fun, Health & Wellness, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 30 Comments

The winter doldrums are here with a vengeance. It took all the energy I (didn't) have to get the kids out the door for Mass yesterday. Grace took over where I was weak, as we pushed past the hassle of finding shoes and dealt with the whining complaints of "But I'm hungry! I need breakfast!" Lucky Francis, right? He got to bring a bag of … [Read more...]