Breakfast Lady

Sometimes we need to just hear about nice folks. Like the Breakfast Lady in Coleharbor, North Dakota. And I personally enjoy a story if they include the phrase "you betcha".

My family is from rural Minnesota and "you betcha" is a quick way to say "no problem...I'll take care of it, and...here, put your feet up and let me get you some hotdish and some bars (aka goulash and some brownies)". Reading this story made me reflect on how good people are to be found everywhere you go.

The Breakfast Lady, Kristi Baker, is a member of a community that was hard hit by storms last summer. Most of the homes and businesses were destroyed, or severely damaged, when high winds smashed up most of the buildings. One of these buildings was the Wolf Creek-Xing. The Wolf Creek-Xing was the meeting place in town. Similar to my grandma's little town, sometimes there is only one place to gather and connect with neighbors, and Wolf Creek-Xing was that place in Coleharbor. For a number of reasons, Wolf Creek-Xing decided not to reopen.

The community missed their morning coffee together. That's where the Breakfast Lady steps in. She offered to cook up a little breakfast and brew a little coffee at the local bar every morning to give folks a place to connect and visit together.

I think at times we forget how good it is to stop and visit with others. What a great sense of belonging we have when we take time to eat together and share stories. I wish I had a place like the Harbor Bar where everyone is welcome and everyone listens. Doesn't mean everyone agrees, but the fact that there is a place where everyone is welcome is a gift small communities share. Thanks Breakfast Lady for taking time to whip up some good food to go along with good times.