What’s Your Drink of Choice?

by | Jun 7, 2016 | Faith, Inspire, Shannon

For some reason during this particular season of my life I’ve found myself a bit more frayed than usual.  I’ve been a bit snappy, a bit short, a bit–shall we just say it?–grumpy. Oh. I can thing of at least 17 million things to blame it on, but...

Biscuits and Gravy Recipe from a Southern Belle

by | Jun 3, 2016 | Empower, Food, Gwen

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Just One Instant

by | May 31, 2016 | Faith, Inspire, Shannon

How long do you think an “instant” actually is? Is it a few seconds?  Half a second?  Almost as long as a moment? Silly questions, really, but for some reason I’ve been feeling a need to define and quantify something that I’ve learned has so...

Joplin Strong – Surviving the May 22, 2011 Tornado

by | May 17, 2016 | Faith

Every year around this time in Joplin there is this tension building up to May 22nd.  That day.  That day put our sleepy town on the map.   Every time we are out of town (regardless of how far away) and I’m asked where we are from, and I answer, the person...

Joplin Proud

by | May 15, 2016 | Inform, Louise

Are you Joplin Proud?  If you’re a fan of comeback stories, adversity stories, triumph stories, you’re definitely proud of the place we call home. If you’re living in Joplin, and particularly if you were living here in May 2011, you are doing...

Mother’s Day Shout Out!

by | May 7, 2016 | Inform

Happy Mother’s Day!  To moms, children, sisters and friends….we appreciate you who chose to go boldly where many fear to tread: the sacred hard beautiful exhausting blessedly amazing world or motherhood! Here are some wishes to a few very special moms out...