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Homeless Mark

In honor or St. Mary of Egypt, let me introduce you to my brother Homeless Mark.




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Wholly Weak

Great Lent is behind us but Holy Week brings its own set of challenges. This is where we become wholly weak and rely even more on the strength of Christ to get us through.




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A Bright Week Short

What do we do when bright week seems dim?




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Picking Sides

Black lives matter. All lives matter. What should our response be as Christians?




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Book Reviews and GIVEAWAY!!!

Advent begins in just seven days! What are some books that would be great to read during the fast or to give as gifts? PLUS, a sweet little give away!




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Hard Kids

It can be exhausting raising a "hard" child. Here are three things to remember as we struggle through this thing called parenting.




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I'm Back

After a very long summer, and crazy start to this school year, I'm back and ready to go. So much has happened and I have so much to share!




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A Developmental Stage No One Talks About!

SUBSCRIBE There is a developmental stage that no one talks about. The transition from childhood to adulthood can be a challenge for even the most seasoned mamas. How do we successfully interact with our adult children? And what if our best attempt at parenting wasn't good enough?




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How To Make $100,000+ With 0 Employees (Full Guide) | 052

In this episode, entrepreneur and bestselling author Josh Kaufman reveals the secrets to running a successful creator business as a solo entrepreneur. Josh shares his insights on leveraging AI and smart systems to accomplish the work of an entire team while maintaining work-life balance. Learn practical strategies for working efficiently, understanding your audience, and building […]




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Update: Google now helps search for plane tickets

Search for something like [lax nyc] and Google will help you buy plane tickets for that trip.




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Update: Google "Smart Pricing" charges less for clicks from poorly-converting sites

Details about how it works in the link.




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Launch: Click-to-Call AdWords, Google will let you call advertisers

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Story: Xooglers, Google's former Marketing Director tells his story

Some great stories about Google's early days, with more to come.




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Take a step back




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Edmund Burke Explains The Dark Knight Rises




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Look at yourself objectively




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Cherish mistakes




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How Looper Works




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What Happens in The Dark Knight




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7 Clever Tricks That Will Make You a Better Negotiator

How can you improve your negotiation skills even if you HATE to negotiate? Here 7 of my best tips to help you get what you want… #1 Ask Yourself These 2 Questions… You might think that in order to negotiate better you have to strong-arm people. Like… You walk into the room and DEMAND to […]




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Why You Need to Take More Breaks (And How to Do It)

Ahh!! The last couple of months have been CRAZY busy… So, I stopped taking breaks because I thought I could get MORE done. The problem? My productivity completely tanked. Something needed to change. And I had a lot of questions… Like, how do breaks help or hurt your productivity? How do you take an effective […]




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How Street Artist Marc Ecko Launched A Billion Dollar Clothing Company

Today I’m pumped to share the unusual story behind how Marc Ecko turned his love of street art into a billion dollar clothing company. You see, like most artists, he got the “itch” early on, but he abandoned his craft for a much more stable career move – pharmacy school. He didn’t last long though, […]



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Keep Your Compliments To Yourself – Why I Prefer Criticism

So, the year was 2011. I had just given a speech at Marie Forleo‘s live event. And everyone seemingly loved it. (She even got me to moonwalk on stage…) This was one of my first speaking engagements about business and entrepreneurship. And I was a little stressed out about it. Social Triggers was new. I […]




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Marie Kondo says to dispose of clutter. I say you should dispose of people. Here’s why…

So, one of the first rules of “Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” is, “take each item in one’s hand, and ask, “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. …and while I love Marie Kondo’s rule, I think you should take this one step further. Don’t just apply […]




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How to Make Boring Content More Engaging

So, I ran a mastermind group. One of the members was struggling with content creation. She said: Our blog posts are informative. But how do we make them more engaging for our readers? What did I tell her? I shared my “3 sentence rule” for making boring content more engaging. Here it is… First of […]




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Premature Optimization is a Timing Mistake

In the end, your success or failure is a combination of what you control (your decision making) and what you don't (timing). Most people aren't really great at decision making. But that's something you can get better at. So let's move to the harder dynamic that we can't control – and that's timing. Everything in ... Read more

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Do you know your focus toggle?

I couldn't get my camera to focus by pressing the shutter button down half-way. It has always worked in the past. I didn't understand what had happened. I started with checking the modes – was I in a different mode than normal? Nope. Then I went to the settings. I set the focus setting correctly. ... Read more

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Keeping Your Top Talent Engaged

Keeping high performers engaged at work not only maximizes productivity, but also drives revenue up. I won't bore you with the research, but studies show that a single top achiever can deliver as much productivity as up to four average employees. In the heart of every small business, there are standout stars – the true ... Read more

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‘Terrifying’: Oregon family of 6 is $90K in debt with $25 in the bank. Dave Ramsey says there’s only 1 way out




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Watch This Amazing James Webb 4K Space Telescope View Of The Cosmic Cliffs




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Subway rider who helped restrain man in NYC chokehold death says he wanted ex-Marine to 'let go'




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Fatal hit-and-run, multiple crashes, carjackings lead to Hamburg man charged




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An Aldi Price Tag Change Is Coming—Here's What You Need To Know




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Where food inspectors in Topeka found bed bugs, moldy icing and plumbing issues




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Comedian who slammed Peoria won't make any Illinois stops on upcoming tour




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Elon Musk was shocked to see Warren Buffett’s Coca-Cola dividends in 2023 — and they've since grown even larger to $776M




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Students expelled, removed from St. Augustine High School after ‘brutal attack’




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'I don't even know how I'm going to live with this' says wife of man killed by Hamilton police




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Caribbean disturbance has potential path toward Florida, models show | Tracking the Tropics




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'I've never heard a net booed before' - Fluke winner dashes Evans' hopes

An untimely net-cord winner sets Tomas Martin Etcheverry on his way to victory against Dan Evans in Great Britain's opening match against Argentina at the Davis Cup in Manchester.




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Sinner doping case not helping tennis - Djokovic

24-time men's Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic says Jannik Sinner's doping case "is not helping tennis at all". Sinner, the men's world number one, was cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for low levels of clostebol - a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass - during the Indian Wells tournament in March. The World Anti-Doping Agency have appealed against the decision which said Sinner bore 'no fault or negligence' for the substance being in his system.




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'You're on my blacklist' - Tiafoe launches tirade at umpire

Watch American Frances Tiafoe's furious outburst at an umpire following a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters.




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When Murray was crowned the boy king of Queens

Twenty years since he became the US Open boys' champion, Andy Murray is giving New York a miss and beginning retired life with a holiday in Spain.




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Djokovic shocked by retirement of 'greatest rival' Nadal

Novak Djokovic says he is shocked and overwhelmed by the news that his "greatest rival" Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of the season.




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Sabalenka continues Zheng dominance at WTA Finals

Aryna Sabalenka continues her dominance over Zheng Qinwen with victory in the first match of the season-ending WTA Finals.




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Rybakina appoints Ivanisevic as coach from 2025

Elena Rybakina appoints fellow former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic as her coach from next season.




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Boulter battles past Yuan to reach Hong Kong final

Great Britain's Katie Boulter reaches her third WTA final of the year with a 6-2 5-7 6-2 victory over China's Yue Yuan at the Hong Kong Open.




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Who can stop Sabalenka? WTA Finals talking points and vote

Aryna Sabalenka is looking to cap a superb year with a first WTA Finals triumph. Here's everything you need to know about the event - and cast your vote for the winner.




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Swiatek shakes off rust & Gauff wins at WTA Finals

Iga Swiatek begins her bid to regain the world number one ranking with a comeback victory over Barbora Krejcikova, while Coco Gauff also wins at the WTA Finals.




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Boulter beaten by Shnaider in Hong Kong final

British number one Katie Boulter is comfortably beaten in straight sets by top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open.