How the words of author Wendall Berry carry me back. The 10-hour drive felt like a snap of my fingers. Sure, the freedom from my parents and little sisters helped, but I was mostly carried from my childhood home in Illinois across the entire state of Iowa to my grandparents’ farm in south-central Nebraska by […]
Prioritize your well-being daily. Up and at ’em. Brush my teeth, hit the gym, come home, walk the dogs, feed the dogs, eat breakfast, head to my office. Aaah, now it’s quiet time. Read, meditate, be still, visualize. These rituals are my “fundamentals” recipe to begin my day. These rhythms lay the foundation for a
Sisters Anne and Kate Osbourne wed just months apart. In the midst of working with Anne Osbourne, one of my brides this season, I found out that her sister, Kate, was getting married just a few months before her. While I see this a lot with friends, to see it with two sisters is an
Natalie Wier photographs people’s most vulnerable health moments. Natalie Wier sees herself as a woman who wears lots of hats. She’s is a coffee lovin’ sonographer from Marceline, Missouri. She graduated from MU with a Bachelor of Health Science in ultrasound in 2010, and she’s been the lead ultrasonographer at Advanced Radiology in Columbia for
Brian and Angela Anderson move forward after tragedy. Photos by Keith Borgmeyer As you turn down the long gravel path toward the Andersons’ home off Route DD in Ashland, a sprawling estate emerges on the horizon. Drive closer and the grandeur of the double turrets and gleaming windows of the fern-green Victorian comes into focus.
Newlyweds Chris Scrivner and Arminta Phelps achieve balance at work and home. How did you meet? Chris: I was GM at a restaurant and was checking on guests to make sure their experience was up to expectations, and she was having lunch with her mom. When was your first date? Arminta: September 25, 2013. We
The adoption advocate inspires women to face hardships with confidence. Heather Wall, the regional director of Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri and mother of six, shares what faith and family mean to her and why she’s so passionate about adoption. Age: I just celebrated my 41st birthday in June. 40 is most definitely
Help nonprofits and charities create a sense of home for those in need. Imagine never being able to watch your child unwrap a present during the holidays. Imagine growing up and not knowing what it feels like to receive a gift. Imagine letting the holidays pass without a turkey or ham dinner, without gathering your
When what we need is to forgive ourselves. The words are sharp, a staccato litany of frustrations ricocheting around the room. They’re mine, directed at my misbehaving teenager. Adrenaline shoots through my veins. Careful, I think, sucking in a breath, holding it. The silence echoes loudly. In my head, the diatribe continues. Shhhh, a gentle
Experience a heart, body, and soul connection. When I walked into Heart, Body & Soul for the Noon Meditation and Stretch, I was what I’d like to call, for picture-painting purposes, a “hot mess.” I was on day three of a progressive cold/allergy/mystery illness that was coinciding with countless nights of waking up to nurse
