Assemble the Minions! Walt's 4th Birthday Party
Walt celebrated his 4th birthday with his preschool classmates last weekend. After considerable deliberation, he finally selected the party theme: Walt's party was all about Despicable Me! Well done, Cookie Company! They did a great job decorating this chocolate...
read moreAssemble the Minions! Walt’s 4th Birthday Party
Walt celebrated his 4th birthday with his preschool classmates last weekend. After considerable deliberation, he finally selected the party theme: Walt's party was all about Despicable Me! Well done, Cookie Company! They did a great job decorating this chocolate...
read morePut It To Work 28
Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: That I overcome my habit of anger That Walt has a blessed 4th birthday That we have a smooth transition...
read moreRethinking How We Archive Family Memories
For Mother's Day, I decided to transfer my parents' VHS home videos to DVDs. I made the trip to Omaha to get the tapes from Mom and Dad's house. Dad found the box of VHS tapes stored in the basement and made arrangements for me to pick it up before Mom got home from...
read moreSinging In the Shackles
In this morning's First Reading (Acts 16:22-34), we hear about the persecution of Paul and Silas as they tried to spread the Gospel. For their missionary work, they are stripped, beaten, and sent to jailer. The prison guard was given strict instructions to guard...
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Another Monday means another opportunity to swap prayer intentions and start “putting them to work” for one another! Here are my prayer intentions for this week: That those facing unemployment or underemployment may find meaningful work For those with high-risk...
read moreThe Mother's Day Trap
I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna fall for the Mother's Day Trap. It's so gosh darn tempting to expect what the Hallmark commercials are selling. We see all of these picture perfect scenes of cherub children and adoring husbands gently, lovingly waking Mom with...
read moreThe Mother’s Day Trap
I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna fall for the Mother's Day Trap. It's so gosh darn tempting to expect what the Hallmark commercials are selling. We see all of these picture perfect scenes of cherub children and adoring husbands gently, lovingly waking Mom with...
read more7QT: Random photo recap
It's been awhile since I've blogged on a regular basis, so I thought I'd use a 7 Quick Takes post as a perfect chance to play catch up: 1. Jane's new "Quiet Time Corner" At 5, Jane is down to taking only one or two naps a week. On those days when she isn't napping,...
read moreMay Day
Ever since I was a little girl, May Day has been one of my favorite holidays. I loved creating the little baskets and ding dong ditching our neighbors as we left the goodies on their front stoops. I thought this would be a good year for us to start doing May Day...
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