October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (video)

Happy Thanksgiving!

A brief history of Women’s Rights in the United States

A brief history of Women’s Rights in the United States. Even if I leave out one critical issue, there’s still a lot to unpack here.



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Living with limitations

The following is a fictional story containing everyday elements of what real people living with disabilities must contend with.

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Keep on keeping on!

It has been an incredible year for me and Just One Take. I haven’t been blogging as much as I had hoped, but just want to post a note of appreciation for my readers. Y’all inspire me to keep on keeping on!

October is Domestic Volence Awareness Month

The following remarks were made before the Fargo City Commission at its meeting on October 3, 2022.

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A time for letting go

Image from Ladies Life Guide
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A writer ahead of his time

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a writer ahead of his time. Growing up in Odense, this nineteenth-century author wrote about a young girl who became a hero, the importance of being true to yourself, how inner beauty becomes apparent with the passage of time, and the value of independent thought.

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Fruit Gathering

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The beginning and the end

I have a story to tell and it’s taken years to find the proper words to tell it. I met the man who would help to grow my soul in January of 2004. We were both students at the same small community college and we had signed up for the spring children’s play – a production of The Prince and the Pauper. He played the role of a rich and wealthy lord. I played the role of an old beggar woman.

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