Tag: Missouri
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Good Times September
Events are subject to change. Contact event directly for more information. Submit an event for consideration at editor@homegrownjournal.com. SeymourSeymour Apple FestivalSept. 8-10, FreeSeymour Squarehttps://seymourapplefestival.com/ The annual Seymour Apple Festival is celebrating 50 years this Sept 8-10. During the festival, you can see 100+ craft and various vendors, free live entertainment, 5K run, parade, Johnny Appleseed […]
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Fighting Words
Satan tries very hard to cause us to believe false truths. As we begin to believe those false truths and have doubts in our hearts and minds, we begin to turn ever so slightly from Jesus. Sometimes, I believe the lies. words + photographs JAYLA PENICK Some days, I believe I must be happy and […]
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Lessons & Plans
“’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,’” (Jeremiah 29:11). Ever since I can remember, I knew the plan the Lord had for me. He had clearly revealed to me I was called to […]
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Repurposed
Isaiah 55:11 promises God’s Word does not go out without a purposeful return in all He means to accomplish. I have witnessed this spiritual principle many times. All around, we have opportunities in how we carry His Word and how we listen to it ourselves. words + photographs MELISSA SWEARENGIN I once heard a funny […]
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From the Editor: Used People, Danger: Ripe Tomato, Planted: Cherokee Sunset Rudbeckia, Jumajo Writing Company
Used People A few nights ago, I finished reading The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, Holland’s first licensed woman watchmaker, born to a watchmaker dad who was born to a watchmaker dad. After her mom passed away and other siblings moved out, she lived in the family home with her older sister Betsie and […]
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Good Times August + Local Food + Drug Disposal
Good Times August RepublicBluegrass & BBQAug. 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m., All agesCommunity CenterAdmission is a donation of unscented baby wipes. Cost for food is extra.More information: 417.732.5993 Enjoy No Reservations food truck; silent auction with items from local businesses; and bluegrass music from award-winning Lonesome Road and Chigger Creek. Benefits Republic Pregnancy Resource Center. MindenminesGuided Bison […]
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Leap of Faith
I currently have a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree as a family nurse practitioner. I work as fulltime faculty for Herzing University in the online family nurse practitioner program. words + photographs AMBER ENNIS Looking back over my life, I can see God’s hand guiding me to where I am today, but I never would […]
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My Life, Used
Years of putting my faith into money, men, alcohol, drugs, the occult. My life was a disaster. But I can testify that’s when God can show up, and shine His light. words + photographs JODEE DORROUGH After many years, everything I learned, desired, strived for, everything I had sown in the darkness, the life I […]
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From the Editor: Out of Control, Big Meats, Fassnight Creek Farm, China Jade Cucumber, Write Your Story, Jumajo Writing Company
Out of Control We were visiting my grandparents who lived in rural Missouri, close to the Arkansas border. The small town was one in which McDonald’s caused a big stir when it staked its claim. Growing up, my grandparents were either raising cattle or renting their land for cattle. My grandfather served our country, our […]
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For God So Loved The World
I don’t even recall my life before John 3:16, just like I don’t recall my life before helping with family chores or before my deep infatuation with ice cream. The fact of “For God so loved the world” was as known to me as my hard and fast 7:30 p.m. bedtime. words + photographs […]
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The Author of My Story
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you,O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you, (Psalm 9:10). Cancer. Chemo. Covid. Words I’ve come to hate. Words that are all tough on their own, but collectively are extremely difficult to navigate. Because chemotherapy caused me to be immune compromised, I […]
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From the Editor: Eyes on Me, Butterfly House, Planted
Eyes on Me It was the house that would not sell. It was no longer a home, with the highway in the front yard. It wasn’t seen by potential buyers as a business because, well, it looked like a family should be eating together inside. And the year was 2008. My parents didn’t want to […]
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Never Alone
“So many times I’ve questioned certain circumstances or things I could not understand. Many times, in trials, weakness blurs my vision, and my frustration gets so out of hand. It’s then I am reminded I’ve never been forsaken. I’ve never had to stand one test alone. As I look at all the victories, the Spirit […]
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The Letter
Oftentimes, when we lose a loved one, we go through periods of anger, frustration and grief. Time heals, but nothing can really replace her physical presence and vibrancy she brought to life, this side of heaven. But I am a firm believer God puts people and/or objects along our path at the right time when […]
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Mental Health for Each of Us
We appreciate the time taken by Joann Weston, MA, LPC, a licensed professional counselor at Eaglecrest Counseling Center in Springfield, Missouri, to help us begin a conversation about mental health, as well as offer ideas on how we can support, love and encourage those who have been diagnosed with depression. We hear about “mental health” […]
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Our Beautiful God: gives me His undivided attention, knows my name, loves me deeply
Have you ever thought to yourself that God had forgotten about you? How did you process this? How did you protect yourself from being overwhelmed by your thoughts? If you are anything like me, not only have you felt forgotten by God, but you’ve had to wrestle through your thoughts on how to address the […]
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A short story written by Julie Johnson based on the March #WordPrompt #Bridge by WordPress.com. Noelle Sampson’s tears were staying in place but threatening to fall again. She and her boyfriend of almost-but-not-quite 1 year:7 months:12 days broke up 2 months:8 days:20 hours:27 minutes ago. The way she tells it, he did the breaking. Noelle’s […]
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