I had the opportunity to visit a hidden gem I’ve driven past over a hundred times and never actually seen what is behind the trees and fences until just last week. It was the second Fort Lincoln built on land that originally belonged to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people and the Dakota had fights for the land as well….
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Girls bait their own hooks
Filed Under: Family Values, Small Town Living Tagged With: family fun, fishing, North Dakota, rural life 8 Comments
It was my first date with my now husband. Dinner was complete and it seemed to be going too well. It had been one week since we had been introduced while traveling on business. I knew in the back of my mind this might be fate. But I was jaded and didn’t want to let down my guard to believe…
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North Dakota’s battle is for all Americans
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota 10 Comments
It’s news headlines and popular discussion. But my home state is faced with crisis in the midst of growth. North Dakota is booming. Our wide open spaces state has population influx with more jobs than we can fill. We need housing and daycare. Infrastructure is far behind where it needs to be. Numerous arguments will say we should not drill…
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Winds of change with prairie living
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: prairie life 17 Comments
The winds of change are blowing through the prairie this week. My carpooling friend of the past five plus months is making a change for her family, sticking close to home after tomorrow. I will hugely miss our conversations, laughs, cries and weekly solving life’s highs and lows. For five months my carpooling friend has been my sidekick, a true…
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Big boots and new boots on a new path
Filed Under: Motivated Moms Tagged With: working mom 5 Comments
His boots are big. I would have never fully filled them. But for the past 10 years in my former career, I tried to follow my dad’s footsteps and fill his big boots. Then, my path changed. Before making that decision, I had long talks with my dad about my career. Long talks with my mom. Long talks with my…
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