Five hours…

One can learn a lot in five hours.  A lot about oneself,  life, and the universe. Today I went with the 7th graders from STEM on their outing to help serve the community.  You may recall me writing about this last week.  I promised to report on whether Cheyenne chose to mitigate or distance - she [...]

Dear Governor Dalrymple and Members of the North Dakota Legislature…

Dear Governor Dalrymple and Members of the North Dakota Legislature, I believe in the State of North Dakota's power to be a leader in the nation.  This leadership has been evidenced increasingly nationally as other states look to North Dakota's strong economy, well-run government, and high quality of living as models worthy of emulation.  North [...]

Today…the words of a veteran.

Today, I thank the men and women who fought to defend our liberties, beliefs and way of life. Today, I honor the sacrifice they made when they left family and friends; a warm, safe bed; and, the ease of day-to-day life to fight for ideals much bigger than themselves. Today, I pray that the scars they received - [...]

New news…

Today I offer three quick blog updates that I thought important to share.  I don't get to do updates often, but these three warrant a revisit. Re: In Nya's shoes... Cheyenne was as all a-buzz about the Long Walk to Water activity today.  She LOVED the experience.  KVLY ran a nice piece on the activity on [...]