Inspired Woman: From the Beginning

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. What happens in the past, shapes us today, and in the future. It’s true in our lives, and in the life of this magazine. As we celebrate a new begin ning for Inspired Woman magazine, we...

Carole Hemingway on Lava, Loons, and Love

I still remember June 26, 1990. It was a Tuesday and the day’s thermometer’s mercury had just hit 122-degrees, an all-time high. Our plane was the last flight to move that day since, with the sun’s pounding heat boiling up the runway’s asphalt like lava in a volcano,...

Shayna Monson: A Future With Hope

By Marci Narum Editor’s Note: From the time we learned that Shayna was willing to share her story with you here, Jody and I wanted to be sensitive and caring to the families and friends of Abby and Taylor, and we reached out to make them aware that this story...

LOOK WHAT SHE DID: Missy Ohe

Missy Ohe wants to help kids overcome their self-doubt. The Grand Forks speaker, coach, and radio talk-show host recently pub- lished a children’s book, The You Cans and Their Big Adventure. It’s meant to be used as a fun way to create communication about experiences...

LOOK WHAT SHE DID: Kari Barchenger

North Dakota photographer Kari Barchenger has turned her camera in a new direction with the release of The International Peace Garden, Promise of Peace.  Her 88-page full color book is a collection of images of the International Peace Garden. It is the first ever...

LOOK WHAT SHE DID: Kim Ressler

If someone tells you the cops are always at Classic Rock Coffee Company in Mandan, don’t be alarmed. It’s true, but only because owner, Kim Ressler considers them among the community’s Super Heroes. Kim has reserved a special parking spot for them, marked “Super Hero...

LOOK WHAT SHE DID: Isabelle Mihm

17-year old Isabelle Mihm is following her dream to be an artist. Her work has been already featured in juried art shows at Bismarck Art and Galleries Association (BAGA). She also has a following on Instagram, where you will find many sketches and portraits of...

New Beginnings

By Jenny Dewey Rohrich If you were to visit North Dakota in the summer, you’d fall in love. It is green, the crops are growing, the weather is favorable. There are prairies as far as the eye can see, spectacular sunsets, gorgeous lakes and in some parts of the state...