We’ve spent the past ten days away from North Dakota, our wintry prairie homes and away from our usual Christmas traditions. The idea to spend time away started with a quick conversation with my father-in-law, Eldon, last March during the week of his 73rd birthday. My husband, Nathan asked if I would buy a gift for his dad for his birthday….
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Today our daughter Elizabeth Carolyn Jane is age nine. It’s her golden birthday. I have thousands of pictures of her since her birth which was also documented on this blog nine years ago! Here are sweet memories from the last year of her being age eight with highlights of all that she is to us. Enjoy a look at the…
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Do you have the Black Friday ads in front of you, plotting the best shopping sales after Thanksgiving? Or, maybe you’re holding out for Cyber Monday deals. What about Small Business Saturday? It’s easy to get caught up in the first-world shopping headlines and buzz of the season and put more value on presents rather than presence. As a small-business…
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In sea of political commentary this season which wanes on us all, I am avoiding it and going to share with you about small towns and sauerkraut of all things. Sauerkraut connects our community. Nothing can clear our minds and specifically our senses quite like fermented cabbage. Sauerkraut connects me every second Wednesday in October to my community, Wishek. Sauerkraut…
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My daughters came home from school yesterday talking about their school’s mock election. I have kept the television off and their opinions of the Presidential election haven’t been influenced much by my husband and me. We’ve insulated and protected them, on purpose. What was interesting to me is they both felt conflicted with their vote, just like many Americans do. …
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