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The price of ‘love’
This may be a “stretch” for a proverbial health column but it does very much play into several health venues. It spans emotional,...

Jody Johnson Godfrey
3 min read


The U.S. Foreclosure Map You Need To See
Here’s the map you need to see that shows how foreclosure rates are lower than you might think, and how they differ by local area

Heathery Tankersley
2 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Squash Vine Borers
Amidst my vine borer woes, I came across a recent report from the Voice of the Martyrs* about Victoria Luka, a widowed Christian mother from Nigeria.

Tiffany Gravett
4 min read


Stock Market Insights: From tariffs to tech, what’s fueling this earnings season
While the numbers are encouraging, investors are primarily focused on forward-looking guidance from company leadership to measure their ability to navigate the next few months.

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read


Keep your nose up, with art
For centuries, combatants have adorned their weapons, shields, clothes and selves with symbols, shapes or messages that personalized the fight, motivating and reminding them of their dedication.

Bob Ford
4 min read


Spaying and neutering your pets: It is not just for population control
Male dogs who have not been altered are also at risk of cancer, particularly testicular cancer, though prostate cancer can also occur.

Julie L. King, DVM
3 min read


Reader’s Corner: Dinosaur fun at Creation Experience Museum
With toybox space and shelf space at a premium in their home, I wanted to make sure what we selected was worthwhile, and the Creation Experience Museum bookstore did not disappoint!

Cynthia J. Thomas
1 min read


Your House Didn’t Sell. Here’s What To Do Now.
And now that your listing has expired without a buyer? You’re left feeling stuck, and maybe even a little embarrassed.

Heathery Tankersley
3 min read


Natural sunscreen – the why’s and how’s
Another good reason to make our own sunscreen is to be able to avoid extra and unneeded/harmful chemicals coming into our bodies.

Jody Johnson Godfrey
3 min read
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A puzzle—and a much bigger picture [Part 2]
[This is part two in a two-part series in which the author compares lessons learned while doing a puzzle to a “bigger picture,” i.e.,...

Lauri Lemke Thompson
2 min read
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Memories from the Homestead: The Vinings—remembering ‘Fiddlin' Jake’ [Part 2]
It's not known how and when Gussie took up the fiddle, but it's very evident that he played at a number of parties and dances for several years.

John Fullerton
4 min read


Reflections: But Lord, who will get things done?
Thank you to my friends who happen to be named Martha—three or four of you—for perspective over the years about having that name. In...

Cynthia J. Thomas
3 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: How I learned to catch trout
The best thing about S of O was Lake Taneycomo, full of trout and ducks. The School sat on a bluff right above it.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Thriving families
Discontent can be a tool that the enemy uses to destroy families by keeping them focused on themselves, what they lack, and how those closest to them are to blame.

Tiffany Gravett
3 min read


Been thinkin’ about…Barn poems
But this was April and I was nearing the end of the second grade. Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, the end of each school year was marked by a school program...

Joshua Heston
5 min read


Stock Market Insights: Winning the tariff war - Can the world economy handle the consequences?
The Japan deal came on the heels of two other deals with Indonesia and the Philippines. The Indonesia deal alone increases the Indonesia tariff payments from last year's $1 billion to just over $7 billion.

Dr. Richard Baker
3 min read


Missouri reels in nonresident anglers with steep trout permit hike?
In 2026, that cost will rise to $49.00 per person, a Daily Fishing Permit at $9.00, and a Nonresident Trout Permit at $40.00 for a whopping 133% price increase!

Gary J. Groman
3 min read


Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Seed time and harvest
For all the promises of God in Him [Jesus] are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 2 Corinthians 1:20 When we don't...

Tiffany Gravett
2 min read


Stock Market Insights: Stocks at record highs; what should investors do now?
Joe Shearrer, CPFA® is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. Since bottoming out in April, the U.S. stock...

Joe Shearer, CPFA
3 min read


Outdoors with Larry Dablemont: The marsh that used to be
At Schell Osage the blinds were spaced well and the pools were full of smartweed. Ducks of all species loved it.

Larry Dablemont
4 min read
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