Tonight we have a game in Medina, N.D. and tomorrow evening a game in Leola, S.D. Hunter has been struck with a flu bug so a few flares of prayer for his health and strength are appreciated. He’s in school this afternoon to be eligible to play and sitting with an empty stomach. Even when your baby is 18 years…
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Happy 91st Birthday, Grandpa!
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Today is my grandpa’s 91st birthday. He is celebrating by living in the same house he was born in on the rural North Dakota prairie in 1925, the house his father built in 1919. I have a longer tribute in my Agweek column but here is a shorter version with a few favorite pictures from the last year with my…
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The Importance of a Loving Day Care Provider
Filed Under: Motivated Moms Tagged With: kids, motherhood, rural life, working mom 10 Comments
A home day care in our small town is closing this month after 27 years in business. Now, I’m not trying to start a debate about working outside the home and sending your kids to day care versus staying home with your kids. Day care is a reality for a vast majority of families, and in small towns such as…
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Senior basketball season and twirling sisters
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: kids, small town sports Leave a Comment
Tonight we will travel to watch our fifth boys basketball game since New Year’s Day. Tomorrow there will be one more game before the boys basketball team has a week off. I am going to hit the road on Monday for a Minnesota speaking engagement and then zip home, without any winter weather hold ups I hope. Our first boys…
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Age 37 and life is NOT boring
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On the twelfth day of Christmas in 1979, I arrived, the first-born to my young parents which makes me 37 years old today. I told my parents on my 18th birthday I was pregnant with Hunter. I knew he would graduate from high school when I was 37 years old. It sounded like a really old, boring person’s age. Here…
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