This Christmas was the one a new camera came onto the horizon. I’ll be using it for work and for my blog. It’s my first digital single-lens reflex camera and I’m looking forward to getting accustomed to it in the coming days. A trip to Washington D.C. later this month will give me my first [...]
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Nov 18
faith fridays: in God’s lap
This is me around age 7, cuddling up with my first puppy after a week at camp away from him. He wasn’t the first puppy I’d loved, but the first I’d actually picked out and claimed as my own rather than picked up as a stray from our town filled with vagabond pups. This photo [...]
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mama mondays: it’s about more than coffee
Several years back, someone who I looked upon as highly moral gave me a double-take when I told him I’ve been known to take my kids out for coffee. The moment I let it slip, I felt like my skin had turned green and antennas were growing out of my head. “Coffee? You take your [...]
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mama mondays: adventure at the laundrymat
On Friday, this is where two of my kids and I spent a couple hours. Yes, each of those windows contains clothes from the Salonen clan. We pretty much took over the whole laundrymat! As much as I complain about the never-ending chore of laundry (I feel like I live and breathe either sorting, [...]
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Parenting Perspectives: Living Life in the Depths of the Laundry Pit
My monthly parenting column, this time about laundry woes.
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mama mondays: life with girls
Appreciating life with my daughters
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mama mondays: think vs. do
Four Cousins in the Lake (ages 4, 5, 6 and 7) by Bev Salonen This whole summer, I’ve watched the differences between our youngest sons, ages 5 and 7, grow more and more distinct. I’ll name one “Mr. Think,” the other, “Mr. Do.” It’s hard being so close in age and the same gender. [...]
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writing wednesdays: the lady who fell out of the sky
It feels strange posting two days in a row, especially since I’m still "gone fishing," but I promised Forum column updates and continued posts to my writing blog, so here’s the latest, "Delila: The Lady Who Fell Out of the Sky." And while I’m at it, it’s only fair to post a collage of the latest grandkid-at-laketown excursion. [...]
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faith fridays: lovely things
"Whatever is lovely…think about such things." (Philippians 4:8) On Wednesday, my middle daughter left for Catholic camp. She departed a little after lunch, following our running around doing last-minute errands and enjoying a bite to eat together. We had just a bit of time at home before her friend’s mother came to retrieve her; [...]
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time with grandparents – another collage
As I mentioned yesterday, the photo collages that come forth from our children’s visits to their grandparents’ Minnesota lake town are way too great to keep to myself, so I’ll be sharing them here until there’s no more to share. I apologize in advance if this feel like “Salonen kids image overkill.” My intent is [...]
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