Melissa Meyers, along with her best friend a.k.a. husband John and two kids worked in Central Asia for ten years with a Christian development organization. Native to Minnesota in 2014, they returned to the greater Rochester area, where she proclaimed to her children, Malcolm (now 11) and Emily (8) it was time to learn “all things Minnesotan.” She is a Neonatal Nurse at Mayo Clinic. Some of her adventures can be found at Thrive Connection, a magazine focusing on Global Women. As a family, building community, spending time at church, staying active, and screen-free times are top priorities. Reading, drinking more coffee than is probably good for her, bird-watching, and painting pictures of coffee cups are her hobbies.
My busy working mother cooked and prepared most meals from scratch, but when she needed to feed us in a pinch it often consisted of opening some cans or putting...
There are all these places and things within Minnesota we never have the time or enough money to do. Instead of spending money on a hotel or accommodations we can use...
The goal is to have fun, make things a little less awkward, and create memories. So instead of everyone sitting around staring at their phones why not try one of...
It starts early. Almost from day one. Sometimes even before birth. Medical forms need to be filled out. Insurance needs to be updated. DayCare enrollments....