I am a wife, mother, daughter, piano teacher and gardener from Minnesota. Our family has a home in the Twin Cities with my piano studio, a huge flower garden, two cats and too many houseplants. I come here to write about faith, music, family life and gardening. I hope you enjoy my writing. ~ Sara Stephens Kotrba
I started writing blogs in 2011. My kids were 10 and 7. They have grown up since then. Here is a link to my archived writings on my old blog. Sara’s Old Blog. . . I am switching to this new format in 2021.
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January 2026
- Jan 3, 2026 Season's Greetings. . . Jan 3, 2026
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September 2025
- Sep 2, 2025 Rosie is Here Sep 2, 2025
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July 2025
- Jul 28, 2025 Adding Peaks of the Balkans to My List Jul 28, 2025
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June 2025
- Jun 27, 2025 I Wished I Was Norwegian ~ Our Epic Norway Trip 2025 Jun 27, 2025
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May 2025
- May 9, 2025 A Diane Intervention May 9, 2025
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April 2025
- Apr 25, 2025 The Year of Virginia Waterleaf Apr 25, 2025
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August 2024
- Aug 27, 2024 Words Aug 27, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 8, 2024 Hawkeye Excellence ~ A Hawkeye Music Mom's Musings on Basketball Apr 8, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 28, 2023 Grown Up Christmas Train Dec 28, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 12, 2023 Things Will Never Be the Same Oct 12, 2023
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October 2022
- Oct 3, 2022 Happy 18th Birthday Mary! Our Work Here is Done. Oct 3, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 6, 2022 Friends, Glaciers, Bears, Trees, Chipmunks, and Trains Sep 6, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 Bird Brains Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 16, 2022 To Every Thing There is a Season Jul 16, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 14, 2022 One Grief Jun 14, 2022
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May 2022
- May 7, 2022 This is the Day May 7, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 14, 2022 The Best Man I Know Mar 14, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 26, 2022 All-State Orchestra, Resilience, and Aunt Kathy Feb 26, 2022
- Feb 13, 2022 The Live-streaming Winter Blues Feb 13, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 1, 2021 Those Holiday Feelings Dec 1, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 13, 2021 Cats and Construction Nov 13, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 25, 2021 His and Hers and a Nice Long Break Aug 25, 2021
- Aug 1, 2021 The Real Thing Aug 1, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 18, 2021 The Circle Game Jul 18, 2021
- Jul 8, 2021 Love Grows Here in the Overgrown Garden Jul 8, 2021