Moving into Balance
We live in a diverse and beautifully chaotic world. Our individual stressors are hugely varied, but our desired yearning for internal peace is the same. We strive for balance. We want to be confident, present, energetic, and stable. So what gets in the way? Life. Change. Uncertainty. Tragedy. The good. The bad. The ugly. “This […]
Looking Fabulous (Without Trying)
In one of my recent blogs, I wrote about how you should select a paint color for your walls that makes you look fabulous (and let’s be honest, we all want to look fabulous). Perhaps with the exception of a hospital room, the interior of our home is where we are at our, well, beauty-worst. […]
Living Alive
By Michael Acock, Executive and Missions Pastor, Christian Fellowship Have you wondered, “Why am I doing everything I am doing?” or, “Is my life going to make a difference?” Where do those questions come from, and why do we care so much? I find it staggering that these questions often come to me in moments […]
That’s Entertainment
Columbia Entertainment Company may never be the same after a visit from a vigorous and impudent young girl named Sarsaparilla Sue and two kids suffering the effects of watching too much television — all the productions of local writers who have won CEC’s 30th annual Jackie White Memorial National Children’s Play Writing Contest. Audiences of all […]
Handcrafted: Angie Johnson
By Sade Howell Angie Johnson, creator of Imagine Creations, started her pottery experience while pursuing a degree in graphic design at MU. Her initial lessons at the wheel began to flourish into something more. “The emphasis started to be about my spiritual walk,” Angie says. “Now that I’m older, I look back at the things […]
Runway Wedding Trends: A Report from Fashion Week
As the emails began flying into my inbox, I couldn’t believe my eyes — one of my biggest dreams manifested into something that would soon become reality. For years, I had dreamed of attending New York Fashion Week, but I’d resigned myself to the realization that I’d most likely watch reruns of “The Devil Wears Prada” […]
Midici: Columbia’s Neo-est Pizza Place
Date nights are a necessity for my Saturdays. Between work, errands, social commitments, and, let’s be honest, attempts to make some room for that vital ‘me-time’, date nights are a chance to unwind with the person closest to me. They’re chances to get all dressed up, and they usually involve the promise of new and […]
For the Love of It
People frequently ask me, “Anne, how do you do everything you do?” My knee-jerk response is, “Because I love it.” But it isn’t that simple. We go through life hoping it will be filled with things we love, like friends, family, pets, hobbies, and a dream job. Unfortunately, reality is reality, and we are […]
A Fresh Approach to Health
Dr. Terry Wahls is a conventionally-trained medical doctor, so when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, she started conventional treatment. By 2007, she was essentially confined to a zero-gravity chair — unable to run marathons and climb mountains, as she once had, or even play with her children in the backyard. The conventional route […]
Off the Beaten Path
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and explore, and Columbia has no shortage of open spaces to choose from. If you would like to branch out from your usual park or trail, here are a few suggestions based on who will be tagging along with you: With Family: Cosmo Park – Steinberg Playground […]
Moving through Grief
She walked in to the studio, her shoulders noticeably stooped and her voice soft. She had pain in her middle back and had come for relief. As she began to unfold her story, she said her husband had died the year before. Through the support of family and friends, spiritual guidance, and meditation, she believed […]
Healing Through Diet Reformation
The birth of my second child went smoothly, and for a few days afterward, I enjoyed nursing and cuddling my new baby girl. Four days postpartum, however, I started experiencing symptoms like extreme nausea, dizziness, numbness, and an overall feeling that I was dying. I was admitted back into the hospital for tests and consultations […]