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The Great American Blue and Gold

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy, My Boys, Special Events 9 Comments

...was indeed where we were this afternoon.Thank you, everyone, for playing! (Please pick up a door prize on your way out.)The Blue and Gold Banquet is the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work on the part of our Cub Scouts. Both of our boys advanced to the next level of Scouting, which means that Joe is now a Boy Scout (sigh) and Jem, who … [Read more...]

V-Day 2008

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Special Events 6 Comments

So how does a mother who’s suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Speech Disorder) celebrate St. Valentine’s Day?Well, she doesn’t get too creative, I’ll tell you that much. Heart-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were pretty much the extent of it. (“You mean we don’t have to eat the crusts?!” They were ecstatic.)Even better, though, was the … [Read more...]

The Miracle of Motherhood

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Special Events 18 Comments

Isn’t that an awesome name for a moms’ group? The Miracle of Motherhood. Well, ain’t it the truth.Pictured from left to right: sweet mom, sweet mom, sweet mom, sweet mom, sweet mom,sweet mom, sweet mom, sweet mom holding sweet baby, sweet mom holding sweet baby,sweet mom, sweet mom, sweet mom, surly mom pretending to be sweetThank you so, so much … [Read more...]

Eek.

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

It’s 3:00 a.m. and I can’t sleep.Why is that?I’ll tell you.I’m giving a talk to a moms’ group today—the first ever such talk for me as far as I can remember—and I think this means I’m nervous.Can you spare a prayer for me this morning?And a prayer for them? : )Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]

P.S. I Love You: A Review

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Reviews 8 Comments

I snuck away this afternoon to see this chick flick with a girlfriend. Such excursions are vital for us busy moms—not for the quality of the film, necessarily, but for the renewal of our spirit.Consequently I am not going to say that you should go see this movie, for it is every bit the chick flick (as I’ve mentioned). And specifically because it’s … [Read more...]

A Gaggle of Saint Friends Meme

by Filed Under: Memes, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 8 Comments

Margaret Mary Myers has tagged me for the “Gaggle of Saint Friends” meme. (Unfortunate name, that.)Because we share a much-loved patron and therefore must be sisters-of- the-heart, I would like to thank Margaret Mary for the tag and offer my response. This took some thought, (unlike my usual post), because—after all—we are talking about the saints. … [Read more...]