by Gwen | 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...
by Louise | 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...
by Shannon | May 10, 2016 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
Eight days left. This school year is almost done….we can make it my friends…we can. I think. Maybe this will help? CLICK HERE for our little video attempt to ease you through the last few days of school…. (Here are the lyrics if you want to sing...
by Shannon | 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...
by Shannon | May 5, 2016 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
There’s some debate in my household on whether or not Mother’s Day is a “real” holiday….or just one thought up by Hallmark to make people scurry to the store to buy cards, chocolate, and random inspirational plaques or chocolate. You can...
by Louise | May 4, 2016 | Encourage, Louise, Parenting
Mother’s Day is Sunday. The lessons I’ve learned aren’t all from my own mother. They are from all the moms in my life! I learned from my friends who struggled with infertility that mothering starts before babies are even on the way. I learned from other moms how to...
by Shannon | May 3, 2016 | Inform
Mother’s Day is almost here! How about a little “shout out” to your mom telling her (and the blogosphere) why she’s so amazing? Send us a picture of you and your mama and share a few words about yourselves and we will include it in a special...
by Gwen | May 2, 2016 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire
You know how there are those people you just click with. You don’t see them all the time, but they just make your day a little brighter when you do. Jenny Cianci is one of those for me. She knows my deepest secrets because she is my hair stylist. In fact,...
by Shannon | May 1, 2016 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
Standing in a ridiculously slow line for the snack bar at a ridiculously over-priced and over-crowded indoor waterpark, I take slow even breaths as the cashiers try quite unsuccessfully to figure out how to remove french fries from an order and replace them with...
by Louise | Apr 28, 2016 | Encourage, Louise, Uncategorized
There is a cool new app out right now called Tip Yourself (props to my husband for discovering it first). It’s a finance app, and the theory is that if you tip service professionals for a job well done, why not tip yourself? You connect the app to your bank...
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