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En Famille

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

What do you do when your kids are scheduled to sing in the local choir on the same day as your father’s 85th birthday celebration in North Dakota?You go home to see your father, of course.With all due respect to Kids Praise Too.Felicity was a little disappointed, as she loves singing at the Palm Sunday Mass. “Oh well,” she said brightly. “There’s … [Read more...]

Macro

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Gratitude, Lent, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

We just returned from a trip up north, where we got to see my extended family and where I tried to look at life more “up close” than usual.It was really, really fun. It was also the perfect prelude to Holy Week, which is a very good time to reexamine our life, our loves, and our daily choices.Post to follow? I hope so. Until then, have a blessed … [Read more...]

A Lenten Reflection

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In Three PartsRead Part I here.Read Part II here.~ Part the Third ~ I’d worked my way across the store and the woman’s temper had not improved. When I saw her at the end of Aisle 9 (baby food & kids’ toys) I knew I had to say something—anything—to try to defuse her anger. The little girl was shrieking now; she had been hanging out the side of … [Read more...]

A Lenten Reflection

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In Three PartsRead Part I here.~ Part the Second ~ One of my Lenten resolutions—the main one, actually—is to live in the moment and respond with love to the people and events that God sends me.This is much harder than it seems.As you well know.Usually this goal is put into practice among my family—i.e., the seven other people with whom I share a … [Read more...]

Why I’ll Never, Ever Be a Blogger like Pioneer Woman

by Filed Under: Food and Drink, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me 22 Comments

Reason Number One: I never remember to take pictures of the food as I'm preparing it.Reason Number Two: Even if I did remember, people would be like, "Um...what exactly are you preparing?"Reason Number Three: I cook big.Reason Number Four: The food still tastes okay, even if I forget to blog about it.Reason Number Five: Case in point.(Pictured … [Read more...]

Twitter Dee and Twitter Dum

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“I’m making a sandwich,” I announced to no one in particular. My husband, passing through the kitchen on his way to paint the family room, remarked, “That sounds like something you’d read on Twitter.”Curious, I asked, “Do you follow anyone on Twitter?”His response was to laugh uproariously.You know, a simple “no” would have been sufficient. So … [Read more...]