Today is my birthday. I am 49 years old. {That's okay. I don't mind if you gasp.} Once upon a time, I looked like this: Now, however, I look like this: Okay, not really. That's just how I feel some days. Actually, I look like this: Saying goodbye to 48! (Photo credit: Felicity, who sighed and set … [Read more...]
What it Means to be Free
My June in Review Netflix #StreamTeam Post (The Much-Abbreviated, For Cryin' Out Loud It's a Holiday Weekend! Version) This movie. Watched sometime over the 4th of July weekend, but with your family, definitely WITH your family... And you will see, at least I hope you see... What it means to be truly free. Happy Independence … [Read more...]
Armed & Ready: My Firstborn’s High School Graduation
In heading into this last week before our grad party... I wish I could say I was as confident as this. I wish I had the unabashed strength of a two-year-old—a strength in spirit if nothing else. I wish I felt ready to host a hundred people. I wish my garage were already clean. "Would you just trust me?" My husband is … [Read more...]
Up and Coming on the Blog: Highlights from the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference and Stress-Free Grad Party Planning
Okay, so I'm totally fibbing about stress-free grad party planning but I got your attention, didn't I? The truth is, this past weekend was so blessed & beautiful & crazy busy that when I smacked the snooze button on my alarm this morning, I did it with such style and ferocity that it didn't ring again. Not in five minutes. Not at all. … [Read more...]
The Gift{s} of Pentecost
Gifts. Plural. There are thousands of them that I could be requesting today, and also thousands of things for which I'm thankful. Like this little guy: ...who turns six today! This year, he shares his birthday with the Church. : ) You may remember that George is our miracle boy, a gift (there's that word!) from God after four … [Read more...]
My Eagle Scout
As promised, here are some of the photos from my son's Eagle Court of Honor. It was held on Sunday, April 12th, and was a very fun and busy day, the culmination of his career as a Scout. I'm a proud mama, certainly. (Proud and tired. Thank goodness for coffee.) I was up way too late the night before, assembling his photo board and … [Read more...]
The Wings to Fly: Thoughts about Honesty, Temperance and my Son becoming an Eagle Scout
Let's start with the fun, exciting news: My son's Eagle Scout court of honor was yesterday! I have some nice photos from the day but won't be sharing them until tomorrow because our computer, annoyingly, keeps crashing when I try to access the files. This made assembling the Court of Honor slideshow quite stressful, but the coffee and Redd's … [Read more...]
Easter Ninja
That's how we're feeling on this glorious day. Our Lord has conquered sin and death, which is (frankly) way better than any ninja. He is risen! Alleluia! * * * Footnote: I do plan to post more photos later. Right now I'm like: Need. More. Coffee. And my girls are like: Hopped up on Sugar and Refusing to Sit Still And my … [Read more...]
90 years young!
Spare a prayer for my sweet daddy? His name is George and it's his birthday! His wife, six kids and hundreds* of grandkids thank you. : ) *I'm rushing out the door and don't have time to count. Trust me. There's a lot of them! … [Read more...]
The Gift of a Sister
If you are a momma with more than one little girl, please take a moment to tell them they're blessed. They are so blessed to have a sister! How do I know this? I have four sisters, and each one holds a special place in my heart. This is my family when I was growing up. (I'm the "baby" of the family, the one on the right. ) And … [Read more...]
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