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It’s Fine, But It’s Not Fine

I’m living in a bonus year. Yep, this year is a total freebie. You see, all last year I thought I was 47. If I had to fill out an application or paperwork, I confidently wrote “47” in the blank…

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The Connection Between ADHD & Forgiveness

If you want a master class in forgiveness, marry someone with ADHD. While I am the queen of holding a grudge, Penn couldn’t be more opposite. Don’t get me wrong, Penn gets upset. He isn’t a human golden retriever all…

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Watch Playoff Football Without Annoying Your Family

Disclaimer: This is an (untested) thesis by Penn Holderness. First off, about NFL Football. I grew up watching it with my Dad. As a preacher, his work week ended at about 12:45 every Sunday (Unless someone called, which was all…

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We May Be A Mismatch

The New Year makes me dream. I pull out my vision board, my calendar, my journals and I imagine the whole world of possibilities for the year ahead. I think about where we might travel, new goals for our business,…

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Holiday Marriage Contract

Our biggest fights happen in December. There’s something about the crush of the holiday madness mixed with hectic work and parenting schedules that creates at least one massive blowout during the season. Even if there isn’t a screaming match across…

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Opening My Heart

Someone recently asked me as an Enneagram Type 1 personality, how I react to constructive criticism. First of all, if it’s any foreshadowing, I was very defensive the first time someone told me that I was an Enneagram Type 1.…

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Are You Guilty of Digital Adultery?

When we left for The Amazing Race, the biggest source of anxiety I had was the fact that we could not bring our phones with us. No way to communicate with our kids, no way to check the news, no…

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Being Better At Being Married

Through our podcast and our book, Penn and I have always been very open about our successes and failures as a married couple. (Why not learn from our screw ups, right?) We’ve always strived to have better than just a…

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Wartime vs. Peacetime

Before Penn and I went on The Amazing Race, we trained and planned as much as our work and home schedules would allow. We rewatched old episodes and talked to experts (even learned how to do an oil change on…

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Letting Your Voice Be Heard

When you live most of your life on a national stage, it’s hard for people to know the real you. As a professional athlete and brand ambassador, you get used to portraying a certain image. So when all of that…

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