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What Are You Looking For?
A 31-year-old treasure hunt has just come to an end. Evidently, the hunt, which took place in France and was called “On the Trail of the Golden Owl,” was based on a book of riddles published in 1993. Participants were required to solve 11 puzzles from the book and the 12th one that was hidden.
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We’re To Do This “Above All Else”
If you were to walk into my apartment building, you’d probably be stopped at the entrance. A security guard would check your “gate pass”—a notification on an app that deems you’re pre-approved to enter the building. If you don’t have the gate pass, the security guy will take your name and the apartment number you ...
Where Are You Looking?
Have you heard of a syndrome called Text Neck? It’s a real thing. If we’re being honest, though, it’s not exactly a surprising thing. Chances are, you’ve already guessed what “Text Neck” syndrome is.
Here’s how one website breaks it down: “Text neck (or tech neck) is a syndrome that happens after a repeated amount of ...
When You’re Feeling Breathless
Have you been sprinting on the treadmill of life without a pause? Perhaps you're out of breath and exhausted. But maybe you feel like you have no choice but to keep pushing harder.
For some, that looks like pulling endless hours at a thankless job.
For others, breathless sprinting looks like sleepless nights with cranky, clingy little ...
A Cancelled Vacation Showed Me What Love is Not
As we compared our kids’ school calendar with my husband’s work schedule, one thing became painfully evident: we wouldn’t be able to take a family vacation for the next few months.
I could feel irritation (bordering on anger) rise inside me.
“Are you absolutely sure you can’t take a break?” I asked my husband, my voice whiny ...
What’s Holding You Back?
Did you happen to watch the Olympic 100 meters? Talk about a nail-biting finish. The first and second place were as close as close gets.
Noah Lyles won the 100 meters by an incredible .005 seconds to beat Kishane Thompson of Jamaica.
It was probably the closest ever 1-2 finish in the 100 meters in Olympic history. ...
The Heart of the Matter
I’m a wee bit embarrassed to share this story. But here goes.
About twenty-five years ago I was the youth fellowship leader at my church. One of the duties of our youth group was to organize the evening service at our church one Sunday a month. That meant I had to bribe and cajole my fellow ...
Your Regrets Are Not Irredeemable
Earlier this week, a record played in my ear. A record of my regrets. Some of them were of the ‘silly’ variety. Some were more serious.
I regretted that I wasn't more disciplined with my diet before my 25th college reunion this weekend.
I regretted that I had yelled at my teenage daughter for “disrespecting” me when ...
To My Fellow Mamas Of Teenagers
We’re in the thick of it. The thick of what, you ask? Raising teens, that’s what. The husband and I are the proud parents of a 16-year-old boy and an almost 15-year-old girl. So, as I said, we’re in the middle of those supposedly rebellious, angsty, door-slamming, defiant, hell-raising teen years.
But here’s what we’ve been discovering: the ...
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