A Leif-style Blog
Enlistment in the Army National Guard requires me to report for duty one weekend a month and two weeks each summer. My unit drills out of the Cottage Grove Armory most months, but sometimes we train at Camp Ripley Training Center (CRTC) or Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS). It has been 18 months since… Continue reading Annual Training in the MN Army National Guard
Hello, friends! It has been quite some time since I posted anything. I have been writing and creating, plenty of reading and reflecting, but I decided it seems most fitting to give an update on my current journey. I'd love to read comments or emails on what's new in your life! First off, I am… Continue reading Life Update
21 feels like a milestone, and I've come to visit! Listening to my itching to write, I typed this out as I reminisced on this past year of my life. In no particular order, here are 21 memories to celebrate 21 years of life. Swearing into the MN Army National Guard. Joy. Pure joy was… Continue reading 21 Memories for 21 Years
For the longest time, I thought reaping was planting and sowing was harvesting. You can bet I was confused with Paul's words in the book of Galatians. To sow is to plant or spread; to reap is to harvest or receive. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we… Continue reading You Reap what You Sow
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