Many years ago, Jim’s parents, Bill and Virginia, noticed a squirrel that hopped up on their patio, day after day. They started to fee...

My life is usually so busy that my calendar can have as many as three events on the same day. I toss so many balls into the air that occa...

“I have something important to say,” I said to my husband. He got a worried look on his face with this preface to an announcement. We ha...

On Memory Day, March 4, at the Missouri State Capitol, advocates from across the state spoke with their legislators about establishing t...

Have you ever thought about how life is a story and although you are the main character, you have a full cast of supporting characters? ...

To meditate you are supposed to empty your mind and concentrate on breathing. My internal conversation goes something like this: Breathe...

Recently, I’ve been thinking about how our lowest moments give us the opportunity to rise from the ashes. We can emerge as something new...

Sometimes we refer to the indispensable people who support our work as a “right hand.” I have been called a “right hand” and have had ...

We have entered the year of perfect vision: 2020. This is a year of cautionary notes, specifically not to shorten the year to 20 on check...

As I was putting away my Christmas decorations, I wondered why it seemed to take twice as long to undecorate as it does to decorate. Stu...