Farmer Don is an 88-year-old man I meet every so often on my morning walk. Sunrise changes our habits during summer, so I hadn’t seen him for a few months when I ran into him […]
Grief helps me remember I wanted one more day – and the time we spent together mattered to me.
Lori Matthews
Allison Adler’s Story of Grief
I believe my story of grief is similar to that of many women. In the summer of 2017, I had my first miscarriage. Our oldest daughter was a year and half old, and we were […]
Amy Tyndall Grieves Through Music
The weeks leading up to Grandma’s death were exhausting and frustrating. I was in new territory, dealing with emergency room visits, rehab, social workers, and most of all, Grandma’s unhappiness with her circumstances. words + […]
I began to accept the fact I might never know why God did not perform the miracle for which I prayed.
Jennifer Harrison
Family Through Faith Farm
The mission of Family Through Faith Ministries is focused on one mission expressed in three ways. The mission is to feed people Physically, Spiritually, Mentally. interview JULIE JOHNSONphotographs courtesy of FAMILY THROUGH FAITH FARM When […]
Heather Priebe’s Journey of Second Chances
The symptoms began in 2019: weight gain, bloating and swelling in my abdomen, pain in my lower abdomen, nausea, shortness of breath. On Sept. 5, 2019, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s follicular lymphoma. My oncologist said […]
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Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield, Missouri, presents BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical, Dec. 3-5. Tickets are on sale beginning Oct. 4, 10 a.m. Find information about presale tickets here. Music from the show includes “I Feel the Earth Move,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “One Fine Day,” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.”
Q+A with Dr. Iman Williams Christians, Lost & Found Grief Center
Dr. Iman Williams Christians is the chief clinical officer at Lost & Found Grief Center in Springfield, Missouri. Though grief is personal to each of us, in this Q+A, Dr. Iman shares with us insights […]
I had to pause for a moment and thank God. I did not have to walk out of that room and tell our 15-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter their dad was dead.
Heather Priebe
Jennifer Harrison Searches for Answers in Grief
Prayer. It seems like the catch-all sometimes, the easy response. “I’ll pray for you.” But what happens when you pray, yet don’t receive the answer you desire? In 2009, I prayed that prayer, that heart-ripping, […]
It seems romantic and idyllic to tuck a seed into the ground as if it’s a child in bed after a full day. But farming is war.
Andrew McGowan, Family Through Faith Farm
A little over a year ago, my right foot hurt so badly I could barely walk. I researched the pain online (not recommended), but eventually made an appointment with a local podiatrist. I learned my feet are very flexible; I have a bone spur in my heel, but it’s the bone spur to have; and plantar fasciitis was the culprit of my intense pain.
Grace To Grieve by Lori Matthews
On Oct. 14, 2014, my husband had emergency surgery for a mass in his colon. Two days later, Todd was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. My strong, healthy, 46-year-old husband, the father of our […]
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I often look down at my right hand, remembering my babies that could've been and releasing the guilt for having joy despite the loss.
Allison Adler
