Our actual spring break from school was going to be spent at the Bantam State Hockey tournament in Plymouth, Minnesota, so we had to skip out a week early to get a ski trip in this year. It was the first time my kids would ski on actual mountains, instead of ski hills in Minnesota. I was nervous for them and excited. I love exposing them to new...
Read MoreMy relationship with time is forever changed. When you lose your husband so suddenly, unexpectedly, with decades ahead - it is the harshest of realities. I make less plans. I do not look so far ahead.
Read MoreI’m excited to share a dream that’s finally becoming a reality! The Whiskey Widow Gifts and Greens is an online store designed to make encouragement effortless. So often, we want to show up for someone going through a tough time but don’t know how—or life gets busy, and we end up doing nothing. My little online shop exists to help change
Read MoreI am making room for new things. Making it a priority to say yes. To go, learn, and do. I tried Nordic Thermal Cycling for the first time at Moonglade. Hot sauna. Cold plunge. Rest and recovery. I was a bit apprehensive about the cold plunge portion because I loathe being cold, but decided to give this experience a try. In 90 minutes, we cycled...
Read MoreI’ve always loved taking photos. I scheduled the newborn photo shoots and made sure we had family pictures for our annual Christmas card. I loved sending them out, but after losing Adam, I stopped. No more family photo shoots. No more Christmas cards. I look back at these and ache for the family we once were and for the pain we didn't know was...
Read MoreTraditions. Some I can maintain. Others I cannot. Early on I described letting go of the annual cutting of our Christmas tree. I attempted it that first year after losing Adam and it was just too much.
Read MoreHe took pride in our democracy and followed all the races. A good thing too. I loathe politics. A two-party system that pits half of the country against the other half makes no sense to me. Everyone despises each other and parties spend 4 to 8 years pushing an agenda only to have the other party take over and undo what was done or work for the...
Read MoreWhat makes us think we know where we are going and when? Is it because we are the schedulers? The ones who sign everyone up. Put things on the calendar. Figure out the logistics. Or maybe it is easier when you have a vague notion of the path you should be on. Graduate high school.
Read MoreThe Lt. Adam Gustafson Memorial Fund has been giving away $305 meat packages, along with smokers, grills, and cooktops to local first responders for five months now. Adam loved to cook and his badge number was 305. It’s been fun making deliveries to area departments in Adam’s honor, but even more so when there’s
Read MoreGod puts people in your life long before you know you’ll need them. Our last season of hockey as a family of five brought new and closer friendships. One man was a delight to get to know and Adam and I enjoyed talking to him. He was wheelchair bound, which isn’t easy in a northern climate. Snow, ice, dicey roads and tons of travel for hockey, but...
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