I am saddened by all the loss that I have heard about over the past handful of days - the teen from Fargo South who was found at the bottom of the pool, the boys in the car accident in Minnesota, the two sisters from Fargo whose vehicle rolled near Hillsboro, the parents who died [...]
Tag: loss
Her story should not have ended like that.
I have been ill at ease ever since I learned the identity of the young woman who was killed in Fargo on November 23rd in the double murder perpetrated by David Stevens. That young woman was Sam Wickenheiser, a young woman I came to know back when she was a happy and energetic grade school [...]
Never forget the volatility of our planet…
I have been following with a heavy heart the news about the damage Typhoon Haiyan caused in the Philippines. The horror and extent of loss in such events is difficult to fathom from where we sit watching it on television. The blow to the country and its people is profound. There were entire towns washed [...]
The space in-between…
My dear friend Barbara lost her son Dave this past week. He had been in a fierce battle with a brain tumor for quite awhile. Through it all his mama and the rest of the family stood beside him in good cheer with abundant hope and determination. That is the type of family they are [...]
A belated birthday remembrance…
Yesterday was my mother's birthday, but I was so preoccupied with other things that I didn't even realize the date until the evening. Typically, I write about my mom every October 24th. It is my way of paying homage to my mom's memory and the gifts she gave me. It has been 11 years now [...]
60 days plus 10 weekends…
On February 19, 2012, Robert Tofstad struck and killed 85-year-old Ruth Brendel with his car. Ruth was walking to St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Winona, Minnesota. Robert Tofstad's car windows were covered in frost and he didn't see Ruth before hitting her. A breath test showed that 19-year-old Tofstad was legally intoxicated at the time he hit [...]
A beautiful mosaic – Janna Charrier Ronsberg.
I believe that life well-lived is a process of giving pieces of ourselves to others and carrying pieces of them with us. These pieces add color, design, and dimension to the mosaic that is our life. These pieces can come from the smallest of interactions to the biggest of love affairs - they are the [...]
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