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In Honor of All Those Awards

February 15, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Humor, Minnesota Me, Really Bad Poetry, Spiritual Growth 16 Comments

that they’ve got going on,And to acknowledge without fanfare my recent 6-month anniversary as a blogger,(halfway there to a whole year’s worth of—what? I’m not exactly sure),I am republishing this little poem and photo.They sum up my days as a home-schooling mom and ersatz author pretty well, I think.Sometimes I PonderSometimes I ponderMy life as … [Read more...]

Memento Mori

February 10, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 5 Comments

“What you can do today, defer not till tomorrow; for a day once passed never returns, and tomorrow death may come” (St. Alphonsus de Liguori).I said in my post this morning that I had my Friday’s meditation ready-made with that photo of Morocco. I was joking, of course, in my implying that the Minnesota cold was indeed my mortification and that my … [Read more...]

And the Winner Is…

November 7, 2006 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

It's 5:00 p.m. in Minnesota. I don't know what you have going on in your state, but over here we're baking our"Election Day Cake!"This tradition is not long-standing, going back only two years to the 2004 Presidential election. Here's the story: my dear neighbor Brenda came by with a meal for us, as Baby Camille was, well,pretty much a brand-new … [Read more...]

How I Almost Lost My Morning Coffee

October 29, 2006 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

Here's a good intention for you to take to prayer today: the women inthese ads and the people behind the making of them. … [Read more...]

“Real” Beauty

October 24, 2006 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

Danielle has a very interesting discussion going on over at her blog today.I would love to hear the opinion of some other blogging mothers, especially if you have older daughters. Karen? Cay? Alice? What's your take on all this? … [Read more...]

It’s a Carnival!

October 8, 2006 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

Pop some corn and sip some cider. The very first Carnival of Catholic Homeschooling can be perused here. … [Read more...]

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