Sponsored Content: Lynwood Christian Academy makes a difference in lives of students and community
Sponsored Content Raising the next generation isn’t just about good grades and after-school activities — it’s about shaping young mind...
Making Salves from Nature: Naturally promote healing to renew your body with these recipes
By Sarah Geringer I have kept a garden since age 13, and I have sensitive skin. So, when I learned about a class on how to make my own heali...
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 woul...
Artist Spotlight: Bunny Boughamer
Bunny Boughamer began drawing as soon as she was old enough to hold a crayon. Growing up in small-town Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Boughamer says b...
meet along the way: Rev. Ellen Gurnon
This story was first published as “Faces of Southeast Missouri: Rev. Ellen Gurnon” in the November 2024 issue of The Best Years....
from the editor, Winter 2024: Give
We were on an archaeological dig in the Andean Highlands of Peru and had gotten back from the field for the day; the children from the villa...
Give Your Time to Something You Care About: Shut Up & Write!
Michelle Jenson, co-host of the Cape Girardeau chapter of Shut Up & Write!, remembers the first story she ever wrote: on three pages of ...
Give Your Time to Something You Care About: It Takes a Village
According to World Population Review, the state of Missouri is 31st in the nation for infant mortality, where No. 1 is best and No. 50 is wo...
Give Your Time to Something You Care About: Runnin’ Wild Trail Running Club
Anna Nordwald, naturalist at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, started running in high school. Raised in Central Missouri, she ofte...