My daughter Sarah was at Target yesterday doing some shopping with baby Lennon (now nearing 10 weeks old). At the checkout lane she was behind a woman who was there with her college age son buying what appeared to be things for his dorm. As Sarah watched the mother and her son she recognized that [...]
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I’ll pray for you Monsignor…
Today I want to share a story of accountability. When folks do bad things we want them held accountable for their actions. That is the way of civilized society - we all agree to operate under a set of norms. Some norms are so important to the maintenance of a civilized society that they become laws. [...]
In remembrance and honor…
Today is my oldest son Noah's 30th birthday. Just writing that causes me to want to additionally offer that I gave birth at the age of 10, but I will refrain because I know it borders on the line of being not very believable (alright, truth be told - I was 12). 😉 As regular [...]
Why must it be so real?
Some days the real world is just too much for me. Such is the case as I read about the death of an infant alleged to be from neglect in the Spirit Lake community and the murder of three children in Wisconsin by their father (a Minot man). I hate that these type of things happen. [...]
If the teenager isn’t there to see it, is it still embarrassing?
I was up on the campus today (NDSU) doing a few necessary errands. I was reminded upon arrival that this is an orientation day as there were many clusters of new students following their guides around campus. It is always nice to see those new, eager, and often anxious faces trying to take in everything [...]
Capturing the moment…
In photographs we seek to capture a moment in time. This is particularly true with babies and children...the time flies and they grow up quickly, so we want to capture those life stages. This is of particular focus for my family presently as even at only two weeks old we can see Lennon changing already. [...]
Do what I do???
I have long realized that children may not do what you say, but they are always watching what you do and tend to follow suit. I know...gratifying, but a bit scary. It is all about the role modeling. As a perfectly imperfect person the notion that the way I live my life likely creates an imprint for [...]
THE NEW FORTY 