Category: 2021
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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 that is hard. words + photograph John Black The reason this is true is because the decision to change requires […]
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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, […]
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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 first person ever to tell me I was a leader. He spent the rest of the conference convincing me. May […]
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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 […]
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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 older sibling group was proving difficult. “This is it,” I thought. Then the “what ifs” came. words + photographs Regina […]
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My Pea-pickin’ Heart
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 lady, mother of two sons and one daughter, taker carer of a German Shepherd – taught swim lessons to me and my school of friends. […]
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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 […]
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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 take a penny-for-your-thoughts and turn it into a mountain of possibilities in no time flat. My brain and heart constantly […]
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