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Unsteady
In 2025, I must make a concerted effort to remain steady. Uncertainty abounds here in my four Bismarck walls and around the globe.
Mar 175 min read


Jackie promotes #Red4WED on local CBS Station
You can watch the segment HERE.
Feb 251 min read

Bismarck Brain Walk '25
Sean and I, and our gang, will be Brain Walking at the Bismarck YMCA track on Saturday, February 22nd at 10am.
Feb 101 min read


MMMBop
Since May 2018, I’ve perpetually lived in that final scene of It’s a Wonderful Life: “Remember no man is a failure who has friends.”
Feb 37 min read


Jackie emcees Kate Bowler Humanities Event in Fargo
Jackie's dream came true when she emceed the Humanities North Dakota Kate Bowler event!
Jan 212 min read


Jackie at MN Author Fest
Jackie was invited to Author Fest in Park Rapids, MN!
Jan 212 min read


Unwillable (2nd Ed.) Cover-Redux
Unwillable is in its second edition and has a new cover!
Jan 211 min read


A New York Christmas
God, I needed that. I needed Rachel that day. I needed the reminder that it’s all going to work out. That my life is so full of blessings.
Dec 18, 20245 min read


How Great Thou Art
Bruce Foster was a Vietnam veteran. His funeral was Saturday, just two days before today, Veterans Day, which I found quite significant.
Nov 11, 20244 min read


I'll Be Her
Pride truly cometh before the fall. I would have preferred to keep my pride and avoid the fall. But, alas, on October 10, 2024, I fell...
Oct 30, 202411 min read


Taxi
Fall is a season of favorites. It’s my favorite season. Enjoy your days. And make sure you find time to stop and smell the sunflowers.
Oct 1, 20245 min read


Symptom of Being Human
Because I dearly love Kate Bowler, Humanities has asked me to emcee Kate’s No Cure For Being Human, Brave Conversation, on October 10th!
Sep 9, 20248 min read


Girls
In my new life, I’m a much better mother than I ever would have been.
Sep 3, 20245 min read


Without Me
It will continue to change my life. And by the grace of God, the lives of others.
Aug 19, 20245 min read


Bridge Over Troubled Water
If you know me or follow my social media, then you know I believe that every single thing that comes out of Kate Bowler’s mouth is...
Jun 10, 20245 min read


Unwritten
That’s possibly why I feel so pulled to mark my anniversary of AE symptom and seizure free on May 26th by climbing.
May 28, 20244 min read


Walking on Sunshine
“Summer’s coming.” I’ve been repeating this to myself quite a bit over the past two months. Summer is coming. Realistically speaking....
May 1, 20244 min read


Are You Ready?
It’s hard to represent a story that was a lifetime in the making, in one small 9ish by 6ish inch dimension, that’s made even tinier online.
Apr 25, 20244 min read


The River
Phill was the bravest, humblest, SuRvivor, Recoverer, and Rebuilder I’ll ever know.
Apr 2, 20248 min read


Cover of the Rolling Stone
At my “premier” event where I debuted my “TED Talk” in front of a full crowd at our local state college, during the Q and A, one woman...
Mar 19, 20244 min read
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