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“Sharpening the Saw” Sunday: What’s Working/Not Working? Time to ask the Hard Questions!

May 5, 2019 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Addiction, Health & Wellness, Keeping It Real 3 Comments

"Sharpening the Saw" is Stephen Covey's 7th Habit. You can see ALL of his Habits of Highly Effective People HERE.   So here's the hard question: How do I go from feeling low low down (as in: last night I hit a wall) to feeling like Yes! I got this?! In a word, my weekly holy hour. (Okay so math is NOT my strong … [Read more...]

A Free Pre-Valentine’s Day Message (Good for Ash Wednesday, too)

February 13, 2018 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Marriage, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 4 Comments

Do you love your husband? Then love your husband. Love your husband the way he needs to be loved. * * * I was at Walmart this morning picking up 4 40-lb bags of water softener salt. (Totally romantic, right?! True love means doing the heavy lifting yourself sometimes.) There were heart-covered vases, heart-bearing teddy bears, and enormous … [Read more...]

Oh dear, I fear I missed the Eclipse.

August 25, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 1 Comment

Alas, the solar eclipse was neither total nor partial for this Minnesota family. We had clouds, clouds and more clouds, with just one or teensy random peeks at the pac-man-like appearance of the sun.   We were giddy regardless, as evidenced by this Facebook video: ...because a solar eclipse is a fun and familial … [Read more...]

On Being Three or…

November 7, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Humor, Keeping It Real, Motherhood, My Boys 1 Comment

Proud Parenting Moments, No. 4,376 I couldn’t not tell you all this story. Consider it my public confession—my “mea culpa” on behalf of this kid. Yesterday, my husband and I attended an area meeting for the People of Praise. We brought our three youngest with us: Angela, 12, who was helping out in the childcare; George, 7, who had an "Arrows" … [Read more...]

On how I’ve been Massively Successful in all my Endeavors

April 26, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Depression, Excessive Caffeine Consumption, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 8 Comments

It's simple, really. For the past month, give or take a day here and there, I have focused on success in the following areas: 1. Overeating; 2. Overspending; 3. Under-exercising; 4. Under-cleaning; and 5. Dealing with a mental health issue that's not my own. And THAT'S why I haven't been blogging at all, because I'm pretty sure you've … [Read more...]

Leap Day Loveliness

February 29, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Hearth & Home, Honest Blogging, Keeping It Real 5 Comments

    True story: I was going to call this post “Leap Day Lunacy” but figured that title would scare you off. I’m all about being encouraging, you know? Because the truth is, we are crazy. Why else would we get a puppy when...   We already have a houseful of crazies, including (but not limited to) a six-year-old who’s … [Read more...]

Ask the Blogger

November 8, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Just Me, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 12 Comments

This is probably as lame an entry as you're gonna get, but really. Before agreeing to my "30 Posts in 30 Days" lunacy, I should have taken into account: 1. Who writes blog posts on a Sunday?  and 2. Who READS blog post on a Sunday? Not me! I'm too busy huggin' my kids.   So today's a gimme, as in, gimme what you got. Is there a … [Read more...]

Whereupon God knocks me out of Bed and I stop…

June 19, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 2 Comments

...seeking my happiness in external signs of accomplishment. "Mom," my son said. "Stop being creepy." "I'm not!" I replied, taking a photo at the stoplight. BOOM! That was the sound of God turning my world completely upside down. (Not really.) (Actually, I just fell out of bed.) (Seriously, though? How many grown women fall out of … [Read more...]

Bloom Where You’re Planted

June 4, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 7 Comments

This will be just a brief meditation because I have got to start cleaning the garage. See? It's dusty. It's cluttered. It's crowded. It scares me. How on earth will I be ready for a grad party? It's only {gasp} ten days away!  "I'll show you, Mama! You get the work done by playing Monopoly with me!" That's what HE thinks, … [Read more...]

On being the Bipolar Mom of Double Bookend Boys

May 17, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Growing Up, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 13 Comments

[Including, but not limited to, a son who will be graduating from high school in three short weeks] I appear to be at a point in my life where either I blog it all or not at all. I was surprised to click over here yesterday and see that I haven't posted anything since the start of May. "How can this be?" I asked myself, "When life is full full … [Read more...]

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