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Grace in Small Things (GiST): 4/25/2011

1. A roof above me and four walls around me.
After the terrible storms in and around St. Louis over the weekend, I’m grateful that I still have a roof over my head and four walls around me. If you’d like to support St. Louis-area tornado victims, contact the United Way.
2. Co-workers who genuinely care about [...]

Sunny Sunday in Southeast Missouri

Easter Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day in the far reaches of Southeast Missouri. I sat in a riverside park in New Madrid, Missouri watching barges move down the Mississippi by tug boat, feeling the wind against my skin and the quiet calm my soul.

When’s the last time you took a picnic? If you can’t [...]

World’s Largest Rocking Chair

Luckily for Missourians, one of the world’s tallest rocking chairs calls our fair state its home.
This 42′ 4″ rocker sits only a few miles off of I-44 in Cuba, Missouri, so I made a small detour yesterday on my way home from Jefferson City to check it out.
My happy posture in the following photo is [...]