I’m a Minnesota Mom and My Heart Is Broken
I live 12 miles from the latest mass shooting. Twelve miles from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. An angry person…
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I live 12 miles from the latest mass shooting. Twelve miles from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. An angry person…
Continue ReadingI volunteered to provide a craft project for my 6-year-old son’s holiday party. It seemed like no big deal—we do…
Continue ReadingMy mother has prayed for the conversion of my father for most of their marriage. They began their relationship as…
Continue ReadingFrom my own decades-old childhood on, I always knew I wanted to be a mom. In fact, there was nothing…
Continue Reading“I guess at least the toddler still likes us,” I joked to my husband. One benefit of raising toddlers and…
Continue ReadingShe is so tired. It is a kind of tired that no amount of sleep or rest can alleviate. It…
Continue ReadingMy worst fear had been realized. When I heard his feet hit the floor and his door open, I knew…
Continue ReadingLast night, I sat on my youngest son's messy bed, and we said our nightly prayers. I went first, as…
Continue ReadingLet me start by saying, this post is for me. I wanted to wrap our first child in bubble wrap. Or…
Continue ReadingI think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
Continue ReadingThere's a drawing on my refrigerator in the place that was once used as the “command center” of all the…
Continue ReadingFor this child I have prayed. I prayed for you before you were conceived. I prayed with a grateful heart…
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