The Adopted Child: Searching for Birth Parents

The Adopted Child: Searching for Birth Parents

by Marci Narum | Submitted Photos When you grow up knowing you’re adopted, you can live with a sense of wondering; a feeling that something is missing. How did I come into this world? Who do I look like? Where is my birth mother? Is my birth father still alive? Do I...
Gather at the Table: Egg Bake

Gather at the Table: Egg Bake

Submitted by: Tina Frisinger, Karmin’s Kitchen Table Here is a delicious and easy recipe that Karmin makes. It is the epitome of comfort food and can easily be adapted to your family’s tastes. 2 one pound packages Jimmy Dean sausage (any flavor of your choice) 1...
Bloom Where You’re Planted: An Adoption Story

Bloom Where You’re Planted: An Adoption Story

by Amber (Schatz) Danks  | Submitted Photos BIRTH MOTHER: JEANNE CHURCH *Jeanne is writing a book of her life adventures, so will sometimes refer to herself in the third person, as per her stories. Jeanne Church was 17 years old when she had her first baby, a girl....
Women of Medora: Kathy Solga

Women of Medora: Kathy Solga

by Stephanie Fong  | Photography: Rachael Neva Photography Sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation Women of Medora features inspiring women who have made an impact on the world through their time living and working in Medora. If you stop out at Medora’s...
A Gift From God

A Gift From God

by Jody Kerzman  | Submitted Photos Fifteen year old Daria Schumaier is a typical American teenager. She’s on her school’s volleyball, golf, and science olympiad teams. She plays chess and is learning to sew. And her favorite food is pepperoni pizza. That’s a fact...
Kari Wolff: The Family We Chose

Kari Wolff: The Family We Chose

by Jody Kerzman  | Photography: Photos by Jacy Like many couples, Mike and Kari Wolff’s road to adoption began with infertility. “We were to the point where we were going to try in vitro,” recalls Kari. “But it just didn’t feel right. For whatever reason, it just...
Community Contributor: North Dakota Heart Gallery

Community Contributor: North Dakota Heart Gallery

Submitted Photos Tell us a little history of North Dakota Heart Gallery. The North Dakota Heart Gallery is a nonprofit organization that was started in 2008 with a mission to reach out to the public and encourage the adoption of North Dakota children in foster care...