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Just the flax, Ma’am.

by Filed Under: Just Me 2 Comments

What do you mean, just the flax? It was meant to be punny. You know, to go with the picture.  Have you ever dropped a whole container of flax seeds? Yeah, me neither. So...you're going to write a whole blog post about flax seeds? No. Good. Why don't you talk about something worthwhile, then? You mean, like the terrorist attacks in … [Read more...]

Friday the 13th

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Just Me, Spiritual Growth 3 Comments

(Sorry! Didn't mean to remind you. :-) )   I don't want to talk about myself today. I would rather talk about Him. Crucifixion by Peter Paul Rubens   I wouldn't be me if it weren't for Him. My life and its joys...its trials...its suffering... Raising a family. Letting go. Dying to pride. Everyday I move … [Read more...]

A Bold Move by My Daughter

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Just Me, My Girls 6 Comments

Alternately Titled: If she can do it, so can I! (Only, maybe, not quite so short. ) When Cate suggested getting a haircut, I was all like "Yeah! Sure! You wanna do shoulder length with maybe bangs?" As it turns out, she had plans of her own, so off her hair goes (4 ponytails worth!) to Children with Hair Loss.  Isn't that sweet … [Read more...]

Asked & Answered

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Blogging, Just Me 11 Comments

My Responses to all your Burning Questions :P So that was interesting. Kind of. Not really? Yesterday was just hard in general. I cried at Mass because everyone--my kids included--just barreled out the door after the final blessing, except for one sweet man in a Vikings jersey. Head bent low over his clasped hands, he was oblivious to … [Read more...]

Deliver Us From…

by Filed Under: Just Me, Motherhood, Well-Read Mom 5 Comments

Pick your poison, 'cause on any given day that's what I do. When we pray the Our Father as a family, and we DO do this, every night before bed, I cling to that last request like nobody's business. Deliver us, Lord, from all sorts of evil. Deliver us from bickering kids. Deliver us from fear and feeling overwhelmed. Deliver us from … [Read more...]

Baby Steps for a Big Baby: 7 Things I Did this Summer to Feel like Less of a Failure

by Filed Under: Blogging, Conversion, Friends of the Heart, Growing Up, Just Me, Spiritual Growth 21 Comments

Or: On How to Stop Over-eating, Over-worrying, Over-EVERYTHING, for crying out loud! You may have noticed that I haven't been blogging. There are at least two good reasons for this decision, seven of which I'm going to detail here. (?) The truth is, I was (trying to) squeeze every last moment of merit from the summer that flew by...and as … [Read more...]

In His Hand

by Filed Under: Blogging, Family Fun, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Reviews 5 Comments

aka This Pilgrim's Progress One of the problems I have with blogging is that I have quite literally hundreds of things to say. Right now (and thankfully for YOU), I'll focus on just a few of them. First, no matter where we're at right now, God's got this. He's holding us close in the palm of His hand. He loves us and wants nothing more than … [Read more...]