This op-ed article was written by Bethany Bell Today, Americans face a myriad of struggles from balancing work life and parental responsibilities, finding time to eat well, caring for the rapidly growing senior population and avoiding the emotional toll of social isolation. Unfortunately, the way we choose to live only exaggerates many of these problems.  Some Americans have started questioning the traditional dream...

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In Spare Key, birthday speeches are a tradition. I feel like teaching is a daily speech and I don't particularly relish sharing my thoughts out loud, so I typically refrain from the tradition. Well, this year is a big year for me, so I thought I would write a birthday letter for myself to read every year of my 30’s to remind me...

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This is just a quick note to mark an important day. The first gathering of what became Spare Key took place at Gailey's Breakfast Cafe on Feb 18, 2012! It is wonderful to be still celebrating intentional community five years later. Spare Key’s vision of what intentional community can look like in Springfield Missouri has guided us through changes and growth. Our common...

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