Drama From A Cold-Weather Fashionista

Fashionistas have a challenge on their hands in this incredibly polar weather coming straight from our Canadian friends to the north. Hearty Midwesterners know to wear layer upon layer of clothing as the temperature gauge sinks lower and lower. A turtleneck with a...

That’s Not How It Is

“Everything comes easily for you.” I sat in stunned silence, not knowing how to respond. “Are you kidding me?” was my first thought. Maybe I should start closer to the beginning of the story. I came to Minnesota for college not knowing anyone in the whole state, or...

Inviting God to dinner

When my husband and I were newly married and newly committed to following Christ in a way we had only flirted with in college, we were invited to dinner by Emil and Beulah. Emil and Beulah were in their 70s and, after a lifetime of teaching, Emil was a lay pastor in...

What CAN You Do In Three Months?

It’s the beginning of another year and everywhere I look, I see signs about a “new year, a new you!”  I don’t know about you, but I’m not a “New Year’s resolution-making person” (nothing against you if you are). I just figure, if I want to make a change, now is the...

Unbeknownst To Me

Unexpectedly unemployed for the fourth time in my career and feeling extremely discouraged, I trudged through the motions of a job search. Wondering and waiting were part of the process; I knew the drill too well. I remembered that a respected mentor in the workplace...