A memory of kindness spawns a ministry

  FAITH WALK | SARAH DEMAREST GUTHRIE, KANSAS CITY A memory of kindness spawns a ministry It was a muggy night in Virginia. Inside, my friend lay dying. The hospice nurse didn’t know how much longer. The family was coming. Outside, moths dive-bombed the porch...

The Birdhouse Project

‘Birdhouse Project’ helps cope with loss BY SARA BEANE Special to The Star DAVID EULITT Michele Shanahan-DeMoss of Independence lost her daughter, Blair Shanahan Lane, 11, who was killed when a stray bullet struck Blair in the neck on July 4, 2011. A class at the...

NATURAL BURIAL Johnson County family designs a burial that supports feelings & pocketbooks By Steve Nicely The grandchildren of Randy and Nancy Jobe gather at the stone marking the site of Randy’s natural burial. Some months ago, Nancy Jobe attended a...