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I was blessed to be able to attend the annual women's conference held at Century Baptist this year and I must admit, I was completely blown away by the amazing speaker who had quite a story to tell. Gwen Damlo from KNDR, Carol Kent and myself. The conference kicked off on Friday evening with a wonderful time of praise and worship. Shortly afterwards every lady in attendance listened intently as speaker and author, Carol Kent told the story of when her only child, Jason Kent was arrested for murder. She went on to tell us about the reality of living "a new kind of normal" that included not only her son's conviction but his sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Honestly, I had a tough time comprehending how a devout Christian could carry out such a horrendous act but one would have to know the whole story to understand why he did. He thought he was protecting his young stepdaughters from further abuse by their biological father. Jas...

Welcome to Write On's Weekend Top Ten ! Just recently, I wrote a guest post for a fellow North Dakota blogger's website in which I talked about 5 places in North Dakota I've never been. Some of my friends and family were absolutely shocked to discover I've never been to the Medora Musical! What makes it a little more comical is that while I've never been to some great spots in North Dakota, I have managed to travel to some pretty cool places outside of the state! Here are the Top Ten Places I've Been (outside of North Dakota): Image Source via Flickr Mr. Nixter #10 Washington D.C   While in college, I had the opportunity to attend a national convention of a sorority with which I was involved. One year, the convention was held in our nation's capital. It was a great opportunity to ride the metro for the first time ever,  see the White House and the Washington National Monument. #9 Dallas/Fort Worth This is another place I was able to go to during...

Welcome to my Throwback Thursday where I'll be featuring a blast from the past in the form of photos, blog post or who knows what else! This post is from April 24, 2012 that I had on a different blog that I have since taken down. It features Miss Rodeo America Ashley Andrews Alderson speaking at a Charity Lutheran's Women's Event on how she won the crown while beating cancer. ______________________ Miss Rodeo America, Ashley Andrews Alderson, spoke at a women’s luncheon event called “Faith through Adversity.” The event was put on by Charity Lutheran’s Charity Women in Mission for Christ. As Ashley spoke, it was quite apparent this former rodeo queen was not only beautiful on the outside but inside as well. Ashley, originally from the small community of Bowman, was crowned Miss Rodeo North Dakota in 2006. During her reign, she was diagnosed with a type of cancer called Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She endured chemotherapy treatments for six months. Through it all, she vowed...

One of the most exciting parts of being a mom – especially a first-time mom is the baby shower and all of the fun things that are given for a mom’s precious newborn. For some women though, especially teenagers who are in a crisis pregnancy, a baby shower is the furthest things from their minds.  Their first thoughts are whether or not they are even going to have the baby. Many of them feel alone and scared and feel there is no hope. This is where the FirstChoice Clinic comes in. FirstChoice clinics are located in Bismarck, Fargo and Devils Lake, North Dakota. Upon making the decision to go to a FirstChoice clinic, women will have the following services offered to them: Limited ultrasounds by trained nurses Pregnancy testing and counseling Financial assistance Parenting programs One of the parenting programs that FirstChoice Clinic offers is called Earn While You Learn. Women who go through this program at the clinic earn points which enables them to go shop...