Through play, I am better able to connect with those around me.
Courtney Barr
Category: 2021
There is an overwhelming satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference in someone else’s life.
Cheryl Nold
Flora Bloom Market
Cultivated from the fashion seeds of “comfort” and “ease,” Flora Bloom Market continues to impress after creator Kelly Flora began selling homemade headbands in 2017. What began as a solution for high school hair mixed […]
Christina Ford
If I could label this season for me, it would be titled “Reflection.” During this time, I’ve asked myself “How did I get here?” Not in a negative undertone, but really, “How did I get […]
Cheryl Nold
During my freshman year at Republic High School, I filled out a career questionnaire, the kind that helps you determine what your future career might look like based on the answers you give. words + […]
What if I don’t take the plunge? What if I regret it for the rest of my life, never knowing what could have been?
Regina Lyons
Sushi Rolls With Sticky Rice
Laura Jones moved to Springfield after graduating from Southwest Baptist University and lived here until […]
He Leadeth Me
From the time I was a child, the story of Abraham and Isaac used to bother me. I would read and reread the story over and over again, searching for something that would make Abraham’s […]
John Black
We have all heard the saying, “Change is hard!” I really dislike that saying, because truth be told, change isn’t hard at all. In fact, change is really quite easy. It’s the decision to change […]
Sidekicks Furrrrever
words Julie Johnson No matter the storyline, when the plot thickens, sidekicks make us braver. If you haven’t yet found your deputy dog, […]
Fear could've kept me there,
Christina Ford
deficient and unfulfilled.
The First 30 Seconds
Steve Donaldson is the director of Rural Compassion and co-founder of Convoy of Hope. I met him in 2018 at The Global Leadership Summit. Rural Compassion had been invited as a vendor. He was the […]
Tapas For Two
Brenda Lei Casey was in 3rd grade when her family moved from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Springfield, Mo. From that moment on, she was home. Until […]
Regina Lyons
The call came late, so I listened to the message the next morning. Three sisters, ages 9, 14, and 15, were currently staying in a group home. Finding a foster home willing to take an […]
Sometimes to get over our barriers, we must think about what might be on the other side.
John Black
My Pea-pickin’ Heart
words + photographs Julie Johnson At the start of elementary school, my family lived in Minnesota, close to the Twin Cities. You could say Prince and I were practically neighbors. #80sGirl Mary Hefner – neighbor […]
Gluten-free Chicken Fingers, Potatoes with Herbs, Date Brownies
Emily Langston grew up in Ozark and now lives in Nixa with her husband, Rich, four sons and three dogs. Being the mom of budding chefs […]
Immoveable
This may end sorely. words + photograph Julie Johnson What began as a portfolio piece has evolved into a big dream imagined by a big dreamer. Me. I’m the big dreamer. The what-iffer. I can […]
