My wife, Mary, and I visited the makeshift memorial honoring George Floyd last Saturday in south Minneapolis. We viewed the memorials and the signs in front of the now famous Cup Foods at the intersection of E. 38th Street and Chicago Ave. A church youth group arrived on the scene and the youth pastor led […]
One Momentous Night: Providing Housing and Safety for 200 People While Minneapolis Burned There’s a remarkable story in Minneapolis that is emerging. On the chaotic night of May 29, when businesses were looted and buildings burned across the Twin Cities in the aftermath of protests of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, […]
As Pierre Paul watched the video of the gruesome torture, suffocation and murder of George Floyd by the knee of the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, his heart ached. When the peaceful protests deteriorated into a riot, with looting, fires and destruction, he saw a community hurting and trying to come to grips with what […]
Being a firefighter has always been a dangerous job, but during a fire, you can see the smoke and flames and feel the heat. Since mid-March an invisible virus has been added into the mix, making the firefighter’s job much more challenging. During the night of May 29 and early morning of the 30th, with […]
As a man who has a deep desire to be kind to all people, Plymouth, MN resident Jeff Johnson described his purpose: “To make life better for others. We’re all put here for a reason, to serve others as best we can.” It was late March and Jeff had been speaking with a few friends […]
It was a Friday afternoon in 2018 and Hopkins, MN resident Patty Post found herself at the clinic, for the third time that week, waiting for her daughter to be tested for strep throat. On Monday it was her younger son who needed a strep test, on Wednesday it was older son, and on Friday, her […]
By being present, feeling the nudge and taking a step. That’s what Pat Siebenaler would tell you. Just be present, feel the nudge and take a step. For work, Pat consults on and designs data centers for a large financial institution in Minneapolis. What really fires up Pat is serving others and growing in his […]
It’s late March, 2020 and Heather Lane’s mind is racing. The COVID-19 crisis has her locked into her Edina, MN home with her husband and two young children. As she horribilizes about the unknowns – fears that she and her husband could lose their jobs, fears they could lose their home, fears the people she […]
For thirty-four years, Kimi Paumen has been responsible for overseeing the safe transport of students to and from school for the Buffalo / Hanover / Montrose (BHM) school district in Buffalo, Minnesota. Her drivers cover a 157 square mile area and a district population of over 25,000 residents, approximately 5,000 students who attend 5 separate […]
Earlier in her career, Tiffany Wolfsberger worked as an emergency room nurse for two years. While she learned a lot in the fast-paced ER environment, it was tough to develop a connection with the patient. If the patient’s ailment was fixed, that person left the hospital. If it was mitigated yet further care was necessary, […]
