I have concluded that my mental health is greatly improved by a day out in the garden. Yesterday was my first real concentrated effort in garden therapy and in the few short hours I invested I was reminded of the immense gratification and stress relief I get out of planting and nurturing plants and flowers. [...]
Speaking the truth…
Kevin Cramer, North Dakota's new addition to the U.S. House is committed to speaking the truth and says society needs more people to stand up and speak the truth. The most recent "truth" that Cramer stood up and spoke about was the linkage he perceived between abortion rights and school shootings. In a recent speech [...]
$550 million dollars…can you even imagine it?
The Powerball jackpot is now up to $550 million dollars. Goodness gracious, can you even imagine what you would do if you won that much money? I imagine first you would do a happy dance, praise the Lord, and pinch yourself to make sure you aren't dreaming. Okay, that is what I would do. But [...]
Dazed and confused…
Today, while all my windows were open in the house, I heard the wafting sounds of 70s and 80s rock from a neighbor's house. This is a neighbor that I would guess to be a bit older than me (but let me emphasize "guess" as I am not all that great at estimating folks' ages). [...]
The train always wins…
A couple of weeks ago I saw a young man in his vehicle hurry to beat the train that crosses 18th Street North at 12th Avenue North. The train wasn't moving too quickly, but it still was plenty dangerous for the young man to cross when he did. There are no crossing arms at that [...]
God bless the music teachers…
Tonight was Cheyenne's last 8th grade orchestra concert. The final orchestra concert of each school year in West Fargo is always the all-city concert. Grades 6-12 come together at the high school and play a few pieces individually as a grade grouping (6th, 7th, 8th, and 9-12) and then they play one piece all together. [...]
The role of a lifetime…
The role of "mother" has been the most important and rewarding undertaking I have experienced in my adult life; albeit, I didn't know at the outset how much is woven into the designation. Even having grown up as the firstborn of a stay-at-home mother and having developed a true appreciation of the ties between mother [...]
THE NEW FORTY 