Random updates, observations and meanderings... Sara Lepp and I have decided that we will be trendsetters in the movement of cell phone free driving (disregard the fact that Oprah already has a major national campaign - we are only seeking to carry the banner locally...unless of course someone wants to give us a television show [...]
Author: Ms. C
Dishin’ on Daryl…
Yesterday I attended the 7th Annual Golden DOVS Awards for Dedicated and Outstanding Volunteer Service. DOVS stands for Directors of Volunteer Services. Sara Lepp, the Director of FirstLink nominated NDSU's Emergency Management Program for our work with her organization on last year's flood and on the Teen CERT program. Thank you Sara - that was [...]
DNT TXT & DRV.
Sara Lepp and I were on a road trip yesterday to Bismarck to do a presentation and we saw a couple of billboards that said "DNT TXT & DRV." This is a powerful message these days that more folks seem to be paying attention to - thank goodness. As for Sara, well she took a photo of the [...]
Truth is stranger than fiction…
Do you know of the Walkers? They are a fictional family on a television show called Brothers & Sisters (on ABC). The family is compromised of a strong mother (the father died in an early episode) and five grown children (two girls and three boys). The Walker family, while a tad dysfunctional, is very connected. [...]
Uggh – not cinnamon!
How do you define tired? Here is my definition for today: Tired is when you are on auto-pilot and you sprinkle your oatmeal with cinnamon (as you do every day) only to find out that it wasn't cinnamon at all. In a similar sized container with similar markings in the same location is the seasoned [...]
Heavenly Father…I have sinned.
Heavenly Father...I have sinned. When my children were younger I willingly, indeed - I eagerly, wore stirrup leggings with big tops and high heels. I looked something like this (well...minus the great body and model looks of course - which likely makes the sin even bigger). By your grace, divine forgiveness and much prayer I [...]
There’s no place like home…
I'm baaaaackkk! I rolled into Fargo at about 11 PM last night after arriving at BWI airport at 9:30 AM. The earliest they could get me out of BWI was on a 6 PM flight so I spent a lovely day at the airport flitting from terminal to terminal visiting other folks I knew from [...]
THE NEW FORTY 