Even though I grew up in a small farming community in South Dakota I feel like I was given amazing opportunities to express myself creatively. We had art class every Friday throughout my elementary and junior high years, Girl Scouts, 4H, band and choir, drama, oral interpretation, cheerleading, dance, journalism and the list continues. At a very young age we learned how to express ourselves, maybe a little too freely at times. I love that my children are growing up in the Afr