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Minnesota

Winter in Minnesota: happy feet

Adapting to a Red River Valley winter is a true feat (haha), so today I’m sharing how my family is adapting in the foot department. Continue reading Winter in Minnesota: happy feet

SarahJanuary 14, 2021January 15, 20212 Comments
Minnesota

Snow report

A gaggle of skiers, winter’s first fall and the truth about our canine companion … Continue reading Snow report

SarahDecember 27, 2020December 27, 2020Leave a comment
Memoir, Minnesota

Your heart is enough

Holiday gifting can bring up questions of “enough-ness” — and an understanding of what the stuff is really about. Continue reading Your heart is enough

SarahDecember 22, 2020December 23, 20202 Comments
Memoir, Minnesota

You can get cold again

This week, with temperatures dipping near zero, I put my Minnesota-ness to the test. Continue reading You can get cold again

SarahDecember 17, 2020December 17, 2020Leave a comment
Corona days, meditations, Memoir, Minnesota, Things to let go

What, me worry?

Leaving our dog in the care of my mother-in-law forced me to recognize the futility of one of my most highly developed skills: worrying. Continue reading What, me worry?

SarahNovember 19, 2020November 19, 20202 Comments
shadows of my dog and me running in the snow
Corona days, Memoir, Minnesota

How are you?

When you’re asked “how are you,” what do you say these days? Sometimes I’ve answered, “Held together by duct tape.” But, big picture, that’s not really what’s holding me together … Continue reading How are you?

SarahNovember 16, 2020Leave a comment
Joy, Memoir, Minnesota

Joy No. 47

Born and raised a flatlander, I have always been awed by mountains, but sometimes they get in the way … Continue reading Joy No. 47

SarahOctober 30, 2020November 11, 2020Leave a comment
Joy, Memoir, Minnesota

Joy No. 46

Is there a specific word for the joy we can feel when returning to a place that feels like — is — home? Continue reading Joy No. 46

SarahOctober 8, 2020November 11, 2020Leave a comment
tired Leo
featured, meditations, Memoir, Yoga

(Still) learning to look

A new approach to dog training has caused me to consider my relationship with God in a new way. Continue reading (Still) learning to look

SarahOctober 1, 20192 Comments
Dog and flower petals
featured, Memoir

Strangers, revisited

As our nation debates the topic of immigration (who’s in, who’s out) … as our president tells people to go back where they came from, the last thing we need to do is to paint one another with broad brushstrokes. Each person carries a story, and when we take the time to listen to them and open our hearts to each other’s dreams and needs, a whole world of possibilities unfolds. Continue reading Strangers, revisited

SarahJuly 16, 2019August 23, 2019

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