I never know what may get my creative writing juices flowing. On Thursday evening, July 9th, Roseau welcomed a delightful young lady from Karlstad by the name of Dariann Leigh. She had been invited to take the stage at our beautiful Gazebo Park for a concert. Her music of choice is country-western. She celebrated our presence; I hope she felt that we returned the honor.

A couple of things stirred my imagination that night. First of all, her positive sharing about her family. She shared about her mom, her dad, and her two brothers. She's the youngest, and has had to work hard being the girl...