Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Marci Narum | Submitted Photos As a Realtor®, Denise Ziegler finds homes for families in the Bismarck-Mandan area. As an animal lover, she does the same for homeless animals. It started four years ago, with a sick little dachshund named Lucky. “My friend, Brenda...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Jody Kerzman Brenda Bergan makes home visits for grief support to families served by Eastgate/Parkway Funeral Service, and she leads support groups for people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. She has made the Eastgate/Parkway motto her own: “Helping...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Tracie Bettenhausen | Photography: Photos by Jacy Kelsey Schulz says it happened because she’s different. It’s why the kids bullied her, all the way back to kindergarten. They picked on her because she was skinny. She was pale. Quiet. Short. Kelsey...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Marci Narum | Photography: Photos by Jacy Betsy Hamkens has been happily married to her husband, Steve, for 43 years. But she still remembers her first love, long before Steve was in the picture. “When I was growing up, my dad was into dogs,” Betsy says. “Dogs,...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Marci Narum | Photography: Photos by Jacy If she were able, Lori Geist would have smiled when unexpected guests arrived at her hospital room doorway for a visit in January. “Hi sweetheart. Look at you,” Lori says, petting Jillian, a 13-year old Sheltie. “You’re...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Jody Kerzman When Kristin Sathe’s doctor at Mayo Clinic suggested she look into alternative therapies for wellness, her search led her to beads and crystals. She never dreamed it would lead to a business venture. “I fell in love with the beads,” she says. Kristin...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Marci NarumWriting and telling stories comes easy for Monica Hannan. She’s been a trusted news professional for decades, as the veteran co-anchor of NBC North Dakota News on KFYR-TV, and as co-host of the ND Today Show. Publishing her own story was a little...
Feb 1, 2017 | 2017, February, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Jody Kerzman Anne Mahlum’s life has been full of challenges and successes. The Bismarck native now calls Washington, D.C. home, where she is the owner and CEO of [solidcore], a boutique fitness company she founded in 2013. In just three years, Anne and her team...