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Working Out as Worship???
Back in the day, I would slide a DVD into my laptop and play “30 Day Shred” — a workout video from the well-known TV fitness coach Jillian Michaels.
Jillian promised that 30 days of exercising with her and I would be “shredded.”
And so I huffed and puffed and grunted and groaned my way through jumping ...
Where Do You Live?
When our son was about two years old, we got him a t-shirt that proclaimed: “I still live with my parents.” We thought it was the cutest thing ever — incidentally, as newly-minted parents, we thought everything about him was supremely brilliant (Anyone else remember those gushing first-time parent days?). His t-shirt would bring a ...
Is Platform Becoming a Pitfall?
Social media — We love it. We hate it. We love to hate it. We lament over what it has done to our minds, our time, our habits.
But, for this period in history, it’s intrinsically woven into many of our lives.
Never before have regular folks had such ubiquitous opportunities to build platforms where we can ...
Are We Finding Our Own “Fixes”?
A few years ago, the hubbers and I celebrated our tenth anniversary with a trip to Sri Lanka. The package included a stay at a hotel on the beach, two buffet meals at the in-house restaurant, and a car with a driver who doubled as our tour guide for the duration of our stay there ...
Does What You’re Doing Really Count?
This last week didn’t quite go exactly as planned.
I’m guessing that’s happened to you too in the recent past.
You plan to stay on schedule. But the only thing that sticks to its guns is a blasted headache that ruins your day.
You plan to work out and get outdoors more. But the only thing that takes ...
‘Am’ Is All That Matters – Why ‘The Chosen’ Speaks To Us
At the end of every show in the series The Chosen, my 11-year-old daughter asks with incredulity: “What?! It’s done already? Can we watch another one? Pleeeaseeee!”
While my husband and I are pretty particular about limited screen time, we’ve indulged her every now and then. (There could, ahem, be the "possibility" that we allowed “another one” because ...
Seven Unhelpful Words When Someone Is Hurting (And What To Say Instead)
No one wants to be unempathetic when a friend is in a painful situation.
Or at least only a handful of Devil-Wears-Prada-type boss people actually set out to be callous about others’ problems. Most of us want to say the right thing to a hurting friend.
But, sometimes, one’s foot does this weird thing and gets stuck ...
When Mercy Comes Running
There’s a sense of “she owes me” that has crept into my giving.
I’m ashamed to admit it.
It makes me cringe.
It makes me want to curl up into a ball and pretend like I’m not me.
But, unfortunately, it’s true.
The thought slips into my mind and creates a full-fledged story that I convince myself is true.
It goes ...
Sharing the Truth in Love in a Cancel Culture
Growing up in a strict Catholic school, I learned to stay under the radar.
“Convent education” in India in the 80’s and 90’s meant wearing impeccable uniforms, down to having a satin bow on your head and polished shoes on your feet. It meant standing up every time a teacher entered the room. It meant being ...
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