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The True Caput (A Recap)

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 19 Comments

Yes, we were at the Itasca State Park.Journey of Truth, you are the winner! (You weren’t the only one to guess correctly but you were the first.) Email me to claim your prize, which is a half-used can of mosquito spray and a tattered map of the campground.The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi are a mere five hours’ north of us. Believe it or … [Read more...]

From Online to IRL: The Family Centered Learning Conference 2008

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Special Events 17 Comments

Blessed be the name of God! The Family-Centered Learning conference was awesome!(my horrible cold notwithstanding)Admittedly, it wasn’t very Minnesota Nice of me to bring all those homegrown germs to Pennsylvania. Man! What are the odds? I’d been healthy as a horse all summer!Perhaps it was a portent of health issues to come when I looked out the … [Read more...]

The Sweetest Thing

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 6 Comments

...about going away is coming home again.There was no shortage of open arms and sticky floors to greet me, I'll tell you. Even the dog was beside herself with lapping.We are needed and we are loved, us moms.I had much to do upon my return, not the least of which was convalescing. As such, I am behind on all things blogging...which I know you … [Read more...]

An Update

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 11 Comments

from Margaret in Pennsylvania, who has not stopped coughing since her arrival in Lancaster County.I coughed my way onto the airplane.I coughed my way across half of the continental USA.And I coughed my way through today's conference.(It was a very good conference, by the way.)Still I cough, which is why I am here...alone...in my hotel room...while … [Read more...]

Help me.

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me 16 Comments

I’m stalling and I can’t get up.Not only do I have a very long post in the making—my next “Hitting Bottom” installment—I also have one heck of a cold to contend with as I edit.Will my roommates during this weekend’s conference kick me out for all my hacking?Will I finish the post before I go?Stay tuned (but if you do, stay back). I mean it now. I … [Read more...]

Squeak!

by Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 1 Comment

Got a minute to make a new friend?Heather at Saints in the Making is feeling a bit overwhelmed today, and goodness knows I can relate to that. Her “Thoughts Interrupted” post hit close to home and is pretty darn cute, to boot.Do stop by and say hello to Heather. Stay for coffee if you'vegot the time. : )(Oh, and please do not miss her bear story … [Read more...]