Keep Moving Forward

Keep Moving Forward

By Stephanie Fong Shannon Binstock of South Heart, North Dakota, has received so many requests for her contact information over the past few years that she decided to order business cards. Her title: Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor. The tagline on the back of the...

Community Contributor: TR 4 Heart & Soul

When Katie Oakland began volunteering her time with an organization which offers therapeutic riding, it sparked a dream. She witnessed the impact horses make in the lives of  participants, and she knew then that someday she wanted to offer the same opportunity in her...
Rooster Fights and Snake Pushy Pushies

Rooster Fights and Snake Pushy Pushies

By Patrick Atkinson I watched a rooster fight last night. No, not the cruelty-to-animals one where two drugged-up animals are thrown into a cage to battle it out. The one I saw was much more senseless. You see, the dirt road in front of my Central American home has a...
Hope and Healing

Hope and Healing

By Amber (Schatz) Danks Three women, who share a love for horses, are leading the charge in equine-assisted therapies in southwestern North Dakota. Kristi Blaser, Jackie Freitag, and Robyn Mrnak started giving Hope and Healing Therapeutic Riding lessons in May of...

Mending Your Tangled Tinsel

By Betty Mills Sometimes it seems that the usually frigid weather of a North Dakota January is somehow fitting for the after-holiday season, especially if you’ve blown a big hole in the family bank account upon finding that “perfect present.” So now there’s a rug to...

The Power of Choice

By Raychel Chumley It’s the time of year when everyone starts thinking about goals and priorities. I’ve been mapping out my goals for 2018 since the middle of December! I’m sure you’ve thought about your priorities in the areas of health, friendships, family, faith,...