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4 Ways to Jump-start Your Year

In my recent post titled “5 Resolutions You Shouldn’t Make This Year,” I cautioned against setting and striving for unrealistic and unbiblical goals, arguing that they set us up for failure, frustration and even self-righteousness. But that doesn’t mea …

5 Resolutions You Shouldn’t Make This Year

I’m a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I prefer to call them “goals,” but let’s not split hairs. Whatever they’re called, I love them. Each January, I force a friend or two to sit down with me and dream, plan and prepare for the year ahead. I try to …

3 Reasons We Fake It on Social Media

Judging by the photos on their Instagram account, you would think that travel bloggers Jarryd and Alesha of Nomadasaurus live a charmed life. But recently they came clean, admitting that behind their brilliant smiles displayed in pictures of exotic pla …

Why Can’t We Take a Compliment?

I took an etiquette class several years ago in which the instructor told us that compliments must never be specific, because they already embarrass people as it is. The embarrassment only increases with the specificity of the compliment. This is not go …

3 Things To Do Instead of Binge on Netflix

A few months ago, my husband and I canceled our Netflix account. We loved it a little too much. After binge watching the first season of Turn and all seven seasons of The West Wing, it was time to cut off this addiction at the source. It had become our …

4 Things to Remember About Dashed Expectations

My 24-year-old niece is already off to a great start with her career, but she’s wrestling with uncertainty. Although she recently landed an impressive job, the schedule is grueling. Plus, despite working so hard to get through school, she still can’t s …

3 Ways to Limit Your Screen Time

Thanks to smartphones, the amount of time we spend on things like streaming TV shows, games and social media is staggering. How can we limit ourselves?

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