Apr 20, 2013 | 2013, April/May, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Rhonda Gowen Single moms face an uphill climb, but hurdling daily obstacles imparts to them a keen sense of what’s essential and what can just go hang. The three moms interviewed below have come to be single in various ways – one through divorce, one as a widow,...
Apr 17, 2013 | 2013, April/May, Inspired Woman Magazine
Editor’s Note: Sharon Schmidt composed these words of wisdom for her granddaughters in 2009. She asked that they not think of her as a goofy old bat, but take the following advice and the love that comes with it. * Don’t take life too seriously – it goes by too...
Apr 11, 2013 | 2013, April/May, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Patty Teagle April 21-27 is National Infertility Awareness Week. This week rolls around each year, and yes, I had no awareness of it until I found myself in the midst of my own struggle with infertility. My husband and I were among the estimated one in eight...
Apr 10, 2013 | 2013, April/May, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Deb Seminary Jill Wiese was living in Colorado when a trip home changed her life forever. “I was a ski bum,” she said. “I was a nurse and in the National Guard to pay the bills. My goal was to marry a rich doctor, live up in Evergreen and give away all his money! I...
Apr 8, 2013 | 2013, April/May, Inspired Woman Magazine
by Deb Seminary Eighteen years ago Kim Klein began working at Zimmerman’s Furniture even before the doors officially opened. She has now been the general manager for six years. And yes, she is Gene Zimmerman’s daughter. Klein was born in Bismarck, her family moved...
Apr 2, 2013 | 2013, April/May, Inspired Woman Magazine
Mom with a Mission by Deb Seminary How does someone who considered herself a loner in high school end up being nominated for National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year award, become the first woman to mountain bike across Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley and start a...