Sunday Morning Update: The Minnesota House passed the bill by a vote of 70 to 62.From the St. Paul Pioneer Press: “Amid the din of chants against the measure [and for, I have to add], booming through the marble halls outside the chamber, the House of Representatives took up the proposal, and after five hours of speeches, nearly all from opponents, … [Read more...]
Meet My Angela
She’s an imp.Perhaps you recall her from previous posts?Like her “Revelation.”Or “What She Said.”Or perhaps her infamous “Like a pig” remark.Look again—closely—at the above photo. See the dimple? See the glint?That’s my girl.She keeps me young.She keeps me young by driving me to drink.Kidding!Kind of.I do need coffee to keep up with her, though, … [Read more...]
Pretty Happy Funny Real
(As hosted by the lovely ladies at Like Mother, Like Daughter)The Library Edition{pretty}Few things are prettier than the library in the spring.Okay, little girls are always prettier than the brick building that’s our library…but those flowering crab apple trees out front?Pretty darn pretty!{happy}You wanna go to the library, George? (I’m asking … [Read more...]
Waiting
There’s a stoplight by my house—on the edge of the highway, on the way to my son’s school—at which I spend an inordinate amount of time just waiting. Five minutes here, five minutes there… I figure the total’s up to a good week’s worth of waiting by now. Pulling to a stop, my foot resting heavy on the break, I look around for something to … [Read more...]
Our Father, Word by Word
Subtitled: Minnesota Mom Meets Former AtheistHey everybody, I’ve got a guest post up at Conversion Diary this evening! Please pour yourself a glass of wine Grab yourself a cup of coffee and come over and say hi or something. (Edited for your benefit at 7:00 a.m. the following morning.)(You don’t want to be drinking wine at 7:00 a.m.)(Or maybe you … [Read more...]
Guinea Pig Dreams
“I think I’ve been reading Calvin and Hobbes too much,” Angela announced at breakfast.I hid my smirk behind my coffee mug. For a girl like Angela to be reading Calvin at all…Well, it’s a bit like giving a book on bank robbery to the 6-year-old Jesse James.“Why is that?” I continued to hide my smirk, all innocent query and parental concern.She … [Read more...]
From the Prayer Book
It is right and fitting that redeemed people should live no longer for themselves but solely for Him Who died for them! A noble soul constantly focuses its thoughts, affections and aspirations on eternity. Whatever is not eternal, whatever is not infinite is valueless to it. We should raise ourselves above all vain pleasures, our eyes fixed on … [Read more...]
Gaellic Rain
This could be a post—a full-fledged post—about the Scottish fair we attended today.Instead it’s a post—a wee little post—that must tell in five photos...His name was Braveheart. I didn’t catch hers. ...what we saw in the briefest of hours today.‘Twas raining, me friend, and bitter cold…Sibling rancor is overcome by spun sugar! I had to capture that … [Read more...]
Pretty Funny Happy Real
Post Blogger-Snafu Update: It was brought to my attention—kindly, gently, by a very sweet friend—that I have mistitled this blog post. The name of the series hosted at Like Mother, Like Daughter is {pretty, happy, funny, real}, not {pretty, funny, happy, real} as I have here.Which is Pretty Funny, if you think about it.I’m a writer and I can’t … [Read more...]
D-Day Plus 2 (An Update)
Subtitled: I need an adrenal beater. Thank you for all your caffeine-related advice, everyone! Yesterday I limited myself to a single cup of coffee when I got up and by 2 p.m. I was a puddle of tissue on the floor.(Credit goes to Dr. Mary for that analogy.)(Gosh, I love Dr. Mary.)I tried to distract myself by taking the kids to library and the … [Read more...]
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