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A Grad Gift You Don’t Want to Miss: To Know the Savior by Michelle Gelineau

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Reviews, Spiritual Growth 2 Comments

[Post Number I from the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference] [There will be more. Be warned.] Everyone, I'd like you to meet Michelle. Hi Michelle! Michelle is a beautiful, faith-filled sister-of-the-heart that I met at the MCHEC last year. At that time, she gave me one of her "Give Him Five" coffee mugs, which became a wonderful … [Read more...]

Up and Coming on the Blog: Highlights from the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference and Stress-Free Grad Party Planning

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events 3 Comments

Okay, so I'm totally fibbing about stress-free grad party planning but I got your attention, didn't I? The truth is, this past weekend was so blessed & beautiful & crazy busy that when I smacked the snooze button on my alarm this morning, I did it with such style and ferocity that it didn't ring again. Not in five minutes. Not at all. … [Read more...]

The Gift{s} of Pentecost

by Filed Under: George, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Prayer, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 9 Comments

Gifts. Plural. There are thousands of them that I  could be requesting today, and also thousands of things for which I'm thankful.  Like this little guy: ...who turns six today! This year, he shares his birthday with the Church. : ) You may remember that George is our miracle boy, a gift (there's that word!) from God after four … [Read more...]

Homeschooling Here at Minnesota Mom: Why We Do What We Do

by Filed Under: About Us, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Podcasts 7 Comments

If ever you've wondered how—and why—we homeschool, I'm giving the lowdown over at Ed Snapshots. Pam and her blog are wonderful. She offers a treasure trove of resources! I had a lot of fun talking with Pam as part of her Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling series. (I'm the voice of School-in-a-Box, aka Seton Homeschooling Curriculum.) Here is the … [Read more...]

On being the Bipolar Mom of Double Bookend Boys

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 13 Comments

[Including, but not limited to, a son who will be graduating from high school in three short weeks] I appear to be at a point in my life where either I blog it all or not at all. I was surprised to click over here yesterday and see that I haven't posted anything since the start of May. "How can this be?" I asked myself, "When life is full full … [Read more...]

The Face of Five & the Wonderful, Terrible, Terrifically Challenging Two’s

by Filed Under: Francis, George, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 4 Comments

My 5-year-old takes me on flights of fancy. "How you make wood, Mama," he said, whittling away, "is you carve little bits like this. I have to make little wood pieces. I have to wait a couple minutes or hours for it to dry out because did you know that wood from a stick is wet? I'm making a house. Do you see all the progress I've … [Read more...]

It’s either lie or be eaten, Mama!

by Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Pop Culture 1 Comment

Another (Harrowing) #StreamTeam Review Is it ever okay to lie? If you're like me, at first glance, you say no. And then you surprise yourself by lying. * * * The April #StreamTeam theme was "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire." This annoyed me at first because "Really? They want me to watch movies about lying?" But then, after thinking about … [Read more...]