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Lagom. It’s a Swedish word meaning “just the right amount.” “Not too much, not too little.” “Just enough.” The Swedish proverb “Lagom är bäst” literally means “the…

Today, we celebrate 15 years of positive news! Woot! At year 10, we compiled a list of 10 things we had found to be true…

It’s back to school time, and, as an adult, I find that brings up a mix of emotions. I am a little sad to see…

At least (roughly) 48 times a year, I look up at the dark night sky, bursting with stars, and think, “Whoa. We are tiny specks…

Hello, dear Inspire(d) friends, We’ve been having some tough-but-necessary conversations around our house lately – talk of Juneteenth, racism, Black Lives Matter, and the murder…

By Aryn Henning Nichols Originally published in the Spring 2018 Inspire(d) I don’t know about your neighborhood, but in ours, it always seems like there’s…

Whew, these are some crazy times we’re living through with this COVID-19 pandemic. When we told Roxie there was no school for four weeks, she…

Inspire(d)’s Benji Nichols participates in 2019-20 Leadership Iowa Class. It’s not very often that we get to do interviews with each other, so I (Aryn)…

We here at Inspire(d) like to stick with positive news – it’s what we’re all about, and we think it’s an important thing to do,…

The only thing to fear is fear itself. Man that is a genius quote. You’ve heard it, right? It’s from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural…

  Hi friends! I was contacted recently by Erin Bunce, the business services and social media intern at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office in…

The Push/Pull of Parenthood It never fails. Roxie leaves with her (usually) brushed hair floating behind her, mismatched socks on under her “rock & roll”…