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Stand and Be Counted (Part II)

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Special Events 3 Comments

An online friend has a birthday today...…and it’s a nice round number, to boot. ; )Alicia (aka Love2Learn Mom) is exactly the sort of smart Catholic blogger that we need in the Church today—a homeschooling mom who is as engaging as she is erudite and as down-to-earth as she is devout.Her writing, which can be found at both the popular Love2Learn … [Read more...]

Getting to Know You: The Winner

by Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Give-Aways, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

Random.org has picked a winner and she is…~ Sarah Oldham of Hawaii! ~Great. Extra postage.(I'm kidding! I love Hawaii and would move there in a heartbeat if I could!)("Hawaii Mom" has a nice ring, don't you think?)Sarah, please email me with your address and (more importantly) your choice of flavors. Giants sunflower seeds are near & dear to my … [Read more...]

Lead, Kindly Light

by Filed Under: Blogging, Depression, Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

Wow, you guys were very nice to me on yesterday’s post! Not one of you said fat, sassy or procrastinating, and for that I thank you.Nor did anyone say “shameless-poster-of-cute-kid-photos-in-order-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-and-garner-praise-in-the-form-of-comments.”Because that’s more than one word.And that would be cheating.Truly, … [Read more...]

Friends and Babies

by Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

This is my friend Tracy.You may already know her from her blog, Pinewood Castle, but I am blessed—if you don’t mind me saying—in that I know Tracy IRL.In REAL life.Because, as you know, these blogs aren’t real.[wink]I’m kidding, of course, but I will say that it is always a blessing when an online friend becomes an IRL friend. In Tracy’s case, … [Read more...]

Learning Him by Listening to Her: A Review of Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Reviews, The Faith 104 Comments

“We can’t conjure a powerful prayer experience; God is in charge of that. But we can make ourselves available for one.”--Karen EdmistenBecause October is the month of the Holy Rosary—and today its special feast day!—I am re-reading my copy of The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary.What a treasure this book has been for me.I have given away … [Read more...]

The Triumph of the Cross

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me 8 Comments

Subtitled: This & That on a MondayToday is such a powerful feast day. Think about it. Our salvation came—and comes—via the cross. Do we dare embrace it? And do we ask for help to embrace it?* * *I am still thinking about the events of September 11, 2001 this morning. Have you had a chance to read the comments on my post? Wow. My heart goes … [Read more...]