by Feeding Missouri | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer For the first few years of parenthood, I feverishly worked into the wee hours the nights before Halloween to craft handmade costumes for my son. I refused to buy him the flimsy things from the store, because I wanted him to have a costume made with...
by Feeding Missouri | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer Food Insecurity is an unseen problem in our society. It is often buried in shame and quietly suffered by those in need. One in five Missourians struggles to feed their family, so chances are pretty good that you actually know someone who is silently...
by Feeding Missouri | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer “No, I do it all by myself!” This is my toddler’s mantra of the moment. She is going through what the experts call an “independent phase.” I regularly find myself fighting the urge to take over as she repeatedly tries to stick her head through the arm...
by Feeding Missouri | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you may have noticed a change upon this visit. Namely, that the “Missouri Food Bank Association” is now “Feeding Missouri.” So why the change? Perhaps you are of Juliet’s ilk and wonder, “what’s in a name?...
by Feeding Missouri | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer Public schools in our town let out last Thursday. I’m sure most kids were very excited to flee the confines of the school and escape to a land of swimming pools and summer camps. Not every kid is excited about the break from school, though, because...
by Feeding Missouri | May 12, 2014 | Blog
by Monica Palmer I got an email from my son’s first-grade teacher a few weeks ago expressing concern about my son’s “behavior issues” in class. Behavior issues? Surely she wasn’t talking about MY sweet angel! I guess the perfect child that went forth from my arms...
