"I just can't eat another bite." I tried coaxing, "You haven't even taken a first bite. Try a first bite.” I sat in the dining room at the facility where I worked, enjoying my Monday duty of assisting some residents with their noon meal. It was often a welcome break from the other work I... Continue Reading →
The Cop With the Cookies
During the two years since my husband Lyle and I had moved our family to Fargo from Bismarck, we had found the most curious guardian angel in a female police officer. I had known Officer Cora Duin since I was a little girl. She is a remarkable woman, a dynamo, the very first uniformed female police officer... Continue Reading →
Tis’ the Season…
“Abracadabra! Make Grandma and Grandpa disappear!” was the final desperate attempt of two persistent little girls in the back seat to get their way. At ages four and three, Maggie and Serrah had given it their all. They had come up with reason after reason why Grandpa should turn the car toward our home in... Continue Reading →
Love My Messy Life 