by Feeding Missouri | Apr 28, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I tried to believe that saying in my younger years, but now I know it’s decidedly untrue. Just last week, I was actually brought to tears by the overwhelming emotional pain caused...
by Feeding Missouri | Apr 18, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer My hand shot up straight in an instant. My body lifted an inch off my seat in an attempt to make my hand that much higher than my classmates’ hands which were raised with equal eagerness. My arm began to pulse with a vibrating energy as I chanted...
by Feeding Missouri | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog
by Lindsey Neddenriep Hunter Hayes lends his voice to hungry Missouri children Did you watch the AMC Awards this week? Can I get a southern Missouri “heck yeah” for Hunter Hayes’ spotlight on child hunger? I grew up a country music fan, so I already hoot and...
by Feeding Missouri | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer I love watching my kids drink milk. I’m sure if you did a brain scan as I watch my son and daughter gulp down cups of ice cold milk, the scan would show my pleasure centers twinkling like stars. Maybe some future research group will come out with a...
by Feeding Missouri | Mar 29, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer Some people chose beaches and luxury for Spring Break, but I chose snow and poverty. This past Monday, as snow began to fall in Kansas City, I prepared to play the part of a person in poverty during a Missouri Association for Community Action (MACA)...
by Feeding Missouri | Mar 21, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer A mother would do just about anything to protect her children from harm. Recently, I stumbled across a news story from Massachusetts about a young, single mom named Mindy Tran who literally laid down her life to protect her twin daughters. Mindy had...
