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YOUR l ocal FINANCIAL ADVISORS ANNE PEDERSEN WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2020? I am excited to work with my clients as they experience life changes this year. I have had the pleasure of working with some for many years who are preparing to retire, entering retirement or are in retirement. These are the kinds of things that together, we will make sure to address. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO MORE OF AND WHY? My goal is to “dig deeper” with my clients this year, making sure we have addressed everything they need to prepare for the years ahead. Do we need to update their beneficiaries and estate plans? Should we take a look at their life insurance? These are just some of the things we will address this year in preparation for the future.

STACY BURTIN MILLS WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE NEW YEAR? I am looking forward to a healthy and happy 2020. As many of my loved ones are over the age of 80, I am just thankful for each year I have with them. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO MORE OF AND WHY? I am going to exercise more. My daughter and I have already started. My husband is going to start in January, so it will be a family affair. We will hold each other accountable or drive each other crazy.

RYAN BARBER WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE NEW YEAR? I look forward to every New Year, whatever may come. Watching my kids develop, grow and laugh (most importantly) is what I most look forward to. I also look forward to my 16th year with Edward Jones. I feel very grateful for every one of my clients. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO MORE OF AND WHY? More family dinners! Life seems to be getting more chaotic with kids’ events. Therefore, we will plan better to spend more time at the table. There’s no better place to listen to one another without distractions. Also, I’m going to meditate more, take more time to breathe and be thankful.

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Split Entry

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Raised Ranch

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$200,000

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Raised Ranch

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Bent Tree Bluffs

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Lakewood

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Longview Farm

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Raintree Lake

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Oaks Ridge Meadows

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Winterset Gardens

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504 NE Legacy View Drive

Legacy Wood

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1409 NE Daltons Ridge Drive

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4448 NE Park Springs Court

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Letter from the Editor JANUARY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF NOT ONLY A NEW CALENDAR YEAR BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET PERSONAL GOALS. Perhaps you’ve resolved to exercise more regularly, take up a new hobby or volunteer more. The New Year signifies

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a fresh start, and it often motivates us to put our priorities into perspective. I’ve been thinking a lot about how fast one stage of life morphs into another. 2020 will be the last full year that my oldest child will be living at home before he goes off to college. Wow. I often find myself wondering how it has gone by so fast. The thought of it prompts me to reflect on how we have spent our time as a family, the traditions we have made, how we have prepared him (or what still needs to be taught) for success in the real world, and mostly how I’m not ready for this stage to shift. So my list of things I want to accomplish in 2020 is quite a bit longer than usual as I try to hold on to the end of an era with all of my children under one roof. I will also be learning to embrace this changing season of our lives and appreciate this next chapter. Our January issue is dedicated to health and wellness in the New Year: eating right,

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FEATURES 12 Supernatural Grace Johns Family Love Story

22 Drink Some Juice, Help Rescue an Animal Local Company Offers Beverages for a Purpose

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JOHNS FAMILY LOVE STORY

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“I KNOW THAT NOTHING CAN TAKE THE PAIN AWAY, BUT THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT PAIN AND TRAGEDY AND GRIEF. When we allow Jesus to walk with us, and surrender it to him, it is precious to him. On the other side of that grief is heaven where there is no pain. There is only love and joy and goodness.” —Sarah Johns She danced in worship with a childlike faith, blonde hair flowing as she captured the goodness of Jesus with every heartfelt twirl. The empty pews of Church of the Rock were filled with warmth as Elise Johns engaged in the most joyous of praise. It was her second home and a place where she felt liberated in honoring the Lord—the occasion lovingly recorded by one of her biggest fans, her mother Sarah Johns. It is a moment that would forever encapsulate the essence of who Elise is. But it is the events that occurred just weeks later that would release Elise’s divine spirit far beyond the walls of this Kansas City church.

received a shaky, tearful call from Jason letting her know there had been

The morning of August 23, 2017 began in typical fashion of a busy

a bad accident. He handed the phone to police where she was immedi-

family of five, Kaden, 10, Elise, 8, and Hope, 5. Jason and Sarah Johns

ately told the accident was not her husband’s fault but that there were

were amid balancing pastoring in the inner city, work life, family life,

significant injuries: Jason had glass in his hand and a lacerated spleen;

and community life, and Sarah Johns was up before sunrise to get a

Kaden suffered a broken wrist; Hope, severe whiplash, a concussion

start on her heavily scheduled day. At a time when two of her three

that would eventually result in spinal cord injury, and a compromised

children are usually sleeping, Sarah was blessed with a rare request

appendix; and Elise, a traumatic hit to her head that left her unconscious

when middle child, Elise, sought a morning goodbye. She looked up

and not breathing. Miraculously Elise’s heart was resuscitated, and she

at her mother with a smile of adoration. The mystical beauty in Elise’s

and her siblings were transported to Children’s Mercy.

eyes said that no matter what the future would bring she would always

Driving with a flood of emotions, Sarah arrived at the hospital.

be with her family. It is an instant that Sarah would be forever grateful.

Hope was in surgery, and her husband was being treated next door

The morning progressed as usual, and Sarah went to work at a local

at Truman Medical. She recalls entering PICU room 11 where a

gym while her husband ensured the children were prepared and loaded

team of physicians surrounded Elise with the neurosurgeon stand-

into the car just in time to get to school. But this trip was different—it

ing near her head. The heaviness of the events was enhanced as

is a trip that altered the course of their lives. Right before 9 a.m., Sarah

they took Sarah to a private room with Jason being telephoned in. CONTINUED >

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The words, “Your daughter has brain death and there is nothing we can do,” caused her to collapse to her knees and proclaim, “There is something we can do! We can pray!” Prayer is something she continued to do throughout the night, and it was one conversation with God that elicited a mindset switch. Sarah pleaded, “What am I going to do? How am I going to make it without her?” His response was swift: “How would Elise want you to live? Would she want you to wallow and be depressed, although you have every right to be? Elise would want you to make every moment count. Elise would want you to be a good mommy to Kaden and Hope. Elise would want you to live your best life. Elise would want you to bring light and love wherever you go, not out of obligation but out of honoring her.”

“Knowing and encountering the goodness of God and discovering more of that is what has truly helped me.”

In that moment she made the choice that for the sake of their daughter, she would live life to the fullest, and this decision would be continuously challenged. On August 28, 2017 Elise transitioned to be with Lord. The beauty in this tragedy is that the Johns family received the gift of five additional days with Elise when she was not expected to make it beyond the site of the accident. And because of this her organs were able to be donated. 14

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Beyond her time here on earth, Elise was able to give life to people who had been on waiting lists for years.

Sarah is forever thankful that before the accident she allowed the Lord to fully capture her heart. The family is overwhelmed by the amount of

But life does not stand still in the shadow of tragedy. Following

support they have received through the community, and with a recent

the accident, Hope was in the hospital for more than eight months

move to Lee’s Summit, they are excited to embrace a new wonderful

as she underwent several surgeries and therapies in the wake of her

community. She also credits Jason in making this time livable. He helped

paralysis. It was because of her tenacity that she has made incredi-

ensure they had more time with Elise. She credits the fact that Jason is an

ble strides despite her medical setbacks. The journey with Hope was

an incredible man, husband and father as a reason they can walk together

overwhelming, but the family decided to take care of all her needs at

in grace. Even though his journey and grief are different from hers, both

home, and although she faces challenges daily, she is thriving. Kaden,

have grown in who they are and how they heal and choose to live their

now 13, also had to come to terms with the accident and questioned

lives in a way that celebrates every breath. It is through the legacy of Elise

why it happened at all. But, Sarah explained, there simply is no why.

that the Johns family has been enriched by the power of grace, the power

It was just an accident. Now they choose to focus on the power of

of community, the power of choice and the power of forgiveness.

forgiveness and not to stew in negative feelings and not to blame God.

“My relationship with the Lord and running to Him and worship

“We live in a fallen broken world,” Sarah explains. “I don’t blame

has been the No. 1 key that has helped me personally walk through it

God. He’s the one that I turn to who can help bring any sort of life and

the way that I have. Knowing and encountering the goodness of God

healing and redemption from tragedy. Not just in big tragedy but also

and discovering more of that is what has truly helped me.”

in little tragedies that happen in life.”

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AT FIRST IT MIGHT NOT SEEM LOGICAL TO CONNECT A PASSION FOR NUTRITION AND RAW JUICES WITH A LOVE FOR DONKEYS. Yet Kate Barker has done just that through her company, Zen Donkey Farms. After going through some stressful times in the corporate world, Kate needed to make some lifestyle and nutritional changes. As a result, she and her partner Andy began growing organic veggies and juicing the extras for their own health. They simultaneously began to rescue a small herd of donkeys after learning about the donkey hide trade. “Nutrition has always been a cornerstone of my life,” Barker says. Since beginning to grow veggies and make juices, she’s transitioned to a totally vegan and organic lifestyle and says it’s the best health decision she’s made. The juices were a big part of successfully adopting a plantbased lifestyle, and it got the entrepreneurial wheels in her head turning. “It changed my perspective on how we as humans interact with food,” she says. “The juice itself as a product transformed our lives as a family, so we started sharing it.” Donkeys particularly captured Barker’s interest as she has worked as a volunteer in horse-assisted therapy for more than 20 years, and she has a passion to help people heal. She began to see possibilities for donkeys as therapy animals. “We were enamored and immediately drawn to their kind spirit,” she says. “They are incredible beings. No one really sees how intelligent and versatile donkeys are, and we believe they can be powerful therapy and wellness facilitators.” CONTINUED >

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DRINK SOME JUICE , HELP RESCUE AN ANIMAL (CONTINUED)

They also quickly developed a passion to spread aware-

are about to launch a plant-based vegan milk line. The

ness about the donkey skin trade. Donkey skins are being

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medicinal purposes. The cream is widely available online,

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ACHIE VING DRE AMS THROUGH FITNESS So last fall Walter competed in the bikini division of the National Physique Committee’s Pink Muscle Fest

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about creating balance and symmetry naturally. “The eating healthy aspect wasn’t hard, but pushing myself to be disciplined was a level I wanted to personally achieve,” she says. “Working out wasn’t hard. Dedicating time each day without excuses—that was.” Walter says competing is not necessarily something she wants to do year after year, but the experi-

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INGREDIENTS + 1/2 Cup Paleo Flour + 1 cup Nut Milk + 2 Farm Eggs or Chia Eggs + 1 Cup Spinach + 1 tsp. Matcha + 1 tsp. cinnamon + Scoop of collagen protein powder (optional)

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