Look What She Did: Edna Sailor

Look What She Did: Edna Sailor

By Marci Narum A tear-stained pillow in the safety of her bedroom is part of any little girl’s life, unless that bedroom isn’t safe. Then, shelter might be an alfalfa field where the cries of pain, confusion, and sadness swell and only birds and prairie dogs hear...
Look What She Did: Brandy Johnson

Look What She Did: Brandy Johnson

By Marci Narum HALOS is an acronym for: Helping Alienated Loved Ones Survive  Find HALOS on Facebook Brandy Johnson divorced her husband six years ago. Despite a parent investigator’s report that found “the father does appear to be manipulating the children,” the...
Look What She Did: Libby Bakken

Look What She Did: Libby Bakken

Libby Bakken spent 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry selling medications to physicians and healthcare providers so they could treat their patients’ lifestyle diseases. Now she works with patients, instead, hoping to help them avoid disease, the hospital, and...
Look What She Did: Ashton Hauff

Look What She Did: Ashton Hauff

Ashton Hauff thought the Makewell event she and some friends put together for creatives in the Bismarck community in February 2017 would be a one-time thing. Instead, it was a sold-out-let’s-do-this-again thing. “I didn’t know what to expect, but it turned out to be...
Look What She Did

Look What She Did

Alexis Thompson: Choose Happiness By Marci Narum Photos by Nicole Thompson What makes you happy? 11-year-old Alexis Thompson says you do. It’s a choice. “Happiness is totally a choice. Everyday you have the opportunity to smile, be grateful for what you have” Alexis...