Oprah often makes me roll my eyes. But at times on long drives across the prairie, I listen to “Oprah Radio” on Sirius/ XM radio. Last night she said something like “Change comes with you, showing others how to do it.” I spent the next 40 miles thinking about that statement. Change does come with you. Each of us have…
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107 years of life to celebrate
It’s a monumental day that will be quietly celebrated on the North Dakota prairie today. But you can join in…by honoring the oldest living woman I know. She has been with me through all milestones in my life and even walked to the hospital 15 years ago to see me on the day I became a mother. She was my…
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Life in the North Dakota Oil Boom: Raising a family
I am honored to have my friend, Teresa, guest blogging about raising a family in the North Dakota oil boom today. This is the real life, real story of the impact of the oil boom on a family. The first story I shared was about Teresa, her husband, Weston and their four children in Life in the North Dakota Oil…
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Ridding myself of blogging guilt: Firsts
It’s been a week of firsts at our house. But I am REALLY behind on sharing them. For the first time in my blogging life I am attempting to rid myself of blogging guilt. Actually I have been trying to rid myself of blogging guilt all year but particularly this week. I have been living the firsts and not blogging…
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3 School Lunch Solutions
There is a major change at our house tomorrow. On what will be his 15th birthday,our son starts high school. He attends a small, rural school in North Dakota with 19 kids total in his class. There will be one new teacher for him to meet, maybe a few new students and he will move down the hall to the…
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