Rural Blue Earth, Minnesota, resident Deb Oothoudt has been through many physical and emotional challenges. She begins her story with a bit of background information about her growing up years and credits her parents as role models for setting a daily example that was more valuable than mere words of instruction and advice, “They literally [...]
Some of you may remember that I bought myself a Kindle electronic reader for my birthday last year. I’ve had a great time finding and downloading books that both Mom and I can enjoy. The Kindle has a text-to-voice feature that enables my mom, who has lost vision due to macular degeneration, to easily listen [...]
While February 14 is traditionally a romantic holiday, for many, Valentine’s Day memories also involve families, loss, humor and life-changing events. We asked Womeninc readers to share their Valentine’s Day stories, good and bad, and here’s what they had to say:
Our wedding was February 11, 1989 so we had been married three whole days. My [...]
The time had come to make the change. Slow dial-up Internet was so 2005. Hello mobile broadband in 2007 – only slightly faster than dial-up. It was 2009 and time for me to have high speed Wi-Fi DSL at home. We started the process last November, assuming that it would be a simple installation–until we [...]
Achieving and maintaining balance means many different things to many different women. As a daughter, wife, mother, and working woman, Shannon Vaske’s life was a constant balancing act. Losing her balance physically shifted Shannon into unfamiliar territory and challenged her to redefine what it meant to have a “normal” life. When confronted with a serious [...]
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