60 hours. 60 hours - that is the amount of time that has passed since I first learned that the apartment building that my sons lived in was on fire. 60 hours to gain perspective on what has happened and what we should do next. 60 hours to recognize the magnitude of the loss and [...]
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We were # 316.
Photo credit: Carrie Snyder, The ForumI hate fire - always have. I think it is because from an early age I had a healthy appreciation of its relentless, take no prisoners' nature. When I was fairly young my brother was playing with matches in the house and caused a fire in a tall built-in storage [...]
What the fire took…
Photo by Michael Vosburg, The Forum I was supposed to be on a plane about now...but last night the apartment building that both my sons live in was severely damaged in a massive fire. There was a very scary period early on in the evening when we couldn't reach via telephone or locate my older [...]
“Extreme” ~ a label well-earned.
Well I can say one thing unequivocally about Extreme Makeover - the "Extreme" is well-earned. What a crazy week it has been (actually for my team the work on this project is measured in weeks, but this past week, the build week, has been - in a word that cannot be overused in relation to [...]
Extreme Heat – thanks to the cool 22!
On Thursday I was asked to pull together a small team of Extreme Makeover volunteers for a special project at Miracle Field on Friday. It was a project that we knew would be filmed and that would require flexibility on the part of the volunteers. In total we sent out 22 volunteers - 20 that [...]
My mom worked at the Extreme Makeover Check-In site – and all I got was this shirt.
Up until yesterday Cheyenne had been fairly nonplussed as to all the excitement around Extreme Makeover. All she was focused on was how her mother's involvement in the project was impacting her life (typical 11 year old "It's all about me..." tunnel vision). Not that Cheyenne isn't a fan of the show or mesmerized with [...]
What makes up a community?
What makes up a community? Is it geography, shared interests, or perhaps something more (or even something less)? I reflect upon this as I feel I am a part of so many communities. I am part of the Fargo/Moorhead community generally and the West Fargo community more specifically. I am part of the academic community [...]
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