Feb 19, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Patrick Atkinson Imagine a rocket that takes off to an entirely new world. This place is beautiful, exciting, and filled with unexplored wilderness, vast riches, and perilous dangers all at once. Would you allow your children to make that journey alone? Welcome to...
Feb 17, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Becky Jones-Mahlum “Guess what?” my daughter asked. “What?” “I was picked to be a U.S. Senate page!” Sedalia’s decision to get involved with politics at a young age led to her having one of the greatest opportunities a 16-year-old can have to witness government at...
Feb 12, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Jody Kerzman Sara Kordovsky always dreamed about being a mom. In 2002, her dream came true. “Luke was a perfectly normal, beautiful baby boy,” remembered Sara. “We brought him home from the hospital and were so excited about this little bundle of joy. Then, nine...
Feb 12, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Jody Kerzman Just do it. That’s not only the famous Nike slogan, it’s also Carey Weiand’s motto. Carey is a busy mother of two teenagers – Alicia is 16, Katie is 13. Life revolves around their activities, and Carey somehow balances a full-time job around her girls’...
Feb 11, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Mackenzie Schmaltz Inspiring Donors. Expanding Charity Impact. Charities and donors are watching the clock for Giving Hearts Day, a 24-hour online event to take place February 12, 2015. Giving Hearts Day was started in 2008 by Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact...
Feb 11, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Deb Seminary Leah Durick always wanted to be a nurse. After high school she moved to Arizona and enrolled in Scottsdale Community College. Becoming a nurse took a little longer than she had planned. “I rarely went to class, I wasn’t really trying much at all,” she...
Feb 9, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Deb Seminary When Joni Brekken and her husband, Tad, first got married, they made plans for a large family – some biological children and some children from adoption. “My husband’s mother is adopted and we knew other people that had gone through the adoption...
Feb 6, 2015 | 2015, February/March, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Jody Kerzman Melissa Anderson had it all: a loving husband and four beautiful children. Her life was good. But Melissa couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. “We thought we were done having kids after our twins, who are now 11, were born,” she...
