Helped People Help People

I’ve heard several times in the last few years about how “hurt people hurt people,” and “we can’t give our children anything we don’t have and neither could our parents give us anything they didn’t have.” These two quotes have actually been really helpful reminders...

Proving a Point, Poolside

Sometimes women want to prove that we are right or capable of anything. Sometimes…ok, maybe often is a better word. This day was no different. The three most important men in my life were telling me that I “wouldn’t” do something. You see, we were enjoying an...

5 Things to See in Minnesota

Many Minnesota natives and out-of-state guests are looking for personal recommendations of the best things to do in Minnesota this summer. This makes a lot of sense, because when you Google “Things to see in Minnesota” and it gives you 53,500,000 results in .85...

Go Into All the World

Twelve years ago I sat in church listening to a missionary talk about things she had experienced as she served Christ in an Asian country. As I listened to her talk about miracle after miracle, I thought to myself, “I want to be part of that. I want to witness those...