Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, August, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Jody Kerzman JoAnn Brilz loves kids and she loves Jesus. A few years ago, she figured out how to combine her loves and started her own little ministry. The secret to her ministry: candy. JoAnn is known to many kids at St. Mary’s in Bismarck, North Dakota simply as...
Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, August, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Marci Narum | Photography: Photos by Jacy Nine-year-old Norah Walker doesn’t like to quit. The Bismarck fourth grader loves to be part of any activity, as long as she can be with her friends. She’s in volleyball, basketball, dance, and swimming. But Norah...
Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, August, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Jody Kerzman | Photography: Photos by Jacy Jackie Buckley is a self-described tomboy. “I just told someone the other day that I probably should have been a boy, because I’ve never liked to carry a purse!” laughs Jackie. With or without a purse, this tomboy paved...
Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, August, Inspired Woman Magazine
The apple didn’t fall too far from the tree when it comes to Jackie Buckley’s sons; both are graduates of North Dakota State University, just like their mom, and both now have jobs in agriculture, just like their...
Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, August, Inspired Woman Magazine
Sue Bicknell takes Marci Narum on a walking tour of the Bill Bicknell Memorial Pollinator Garden. Excuse the wind noise… but it is North...
Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, August, Inspired Woman Magazine
By Marci Narum A man cannot predict his own legacy, nor whether it will be physical or intangible. Bill Bicknell’s is both. Bill was all about nature and nurture. As a biologist for more than 30 years, he kept diligent notes about everything he saw in the field—birds,...
