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A Home is Created: On moving away from my hometown

By Jasmine Jones I spent the first 24 years of my life in Missouri, specifically Southeast Missouri. I’ve never called another place home. As a child, I remember pressing my face against the car window and memorizing every turn we took to get to Grandma’s house, the grocery store, school and mall. I was afraid […]
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Sponsored Content: Pickleball, your new favorite hobby

Sponsored Content If you haven’t tried pickleball yet, consider this your sign to grab a paddle and get in on the fun. It’s the sport everyone’s talking about, and for good reason: It’s easy to learn, super social and a great way to stay active without feeling like you’re grinding through a workout. At The […]
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New in Nature: Marsha Haskell

By Marsha Haskell During the spring of 2008, our beloved boxers Max and Mollie, affectionately referred to as “the twins,” succumbed to cancer within three weeks of each other. Through a series of events that felt like they were meant just for us over the next few months, we adopted two more boxers, Zeke and […]
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New in Nature: Megan McClanahan

By Megan McClanahan I didn’t realize how much my grandma meant to me until I lost her. I visited her almost every single day for a few months leading up to her death. These visits made us closer, which ultimately made it harder losing her. I had never experienced grief like this before. I felt […]
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New in Nature: Becki Yetman

By Becki Yetman My professional role as a journey guide for cancer patients has helped me realize we shouldn’t leave things unsaid. I spend time with family members who have lost their person, and the thing they struggle with most is that they didn’t say certain things. I don’t want to have those regrets. I […]
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New in Nature: Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath

 By Shu-Chuan Wang-McGrath Throughout the past 27 years, I have moved back and forth between Taiwan and the United States, pursuing education in the U.S. and a teaching career in Taiwan. Taiwan has always been deeply meaningful to me — it is where my family lives, where my faith community is rooted and where much […]
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New in Nature: Aaron Eisenhauer

By Aaron Eisenhauer When my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, her oncologist didn’t know how much time she had, but he was clear that it was limited. She spent a year in treatment, and in January 2022, she died. I spent that intervening year clinging to a manufactured hope that she would […]
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Grandmothering: How my granddaughter teaches me to see the world anew

By Jane Pohlman “First, I was Mom … now, I’m Grandma.” These are the words displayed on a T-shirt I bought when I learned I would become Grandma for the first time. I wear that shirt proudly. Both titles mean the world to me. First, I was Mom: I am the mother of three beautiful […]
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