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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
The list of what occupies my time is long. There are “must do’s,” “ought to’s,” and “if I get to’s.”The time in between is often spent either expanding the list or worrying about what remains to be accomplished. There is hardly time to examine progress when so much is still to be done. In this reality, my mind tires, and my body ages, both hardly noticing the other’s neglect.
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2 weeks ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
I came to summer barefoot, tiptoeing in the cool night upon green blades. I rested my back against a haystack that tickled my spine, teasing me to smile… which I did. A bird stopped for a visit, tapping his beak on the ground. He gave me a farewell serenade before taking flight toward the moon. Something about him left me yearning — yearning either for his returning presence or his ability to fly. Where would I have gone in my years if I had the ability to fly?
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3 weeks ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
In a surprising turn of events, Republican rocker Kid Rock recently orchestrated an unexpected meeting between President Donald Trump and his frequent critic, comedian and political commentator Bill Maher in Washington, D.C.The meeting, which was organized by Kid Rock and held over dinner, also featured UFC CEO Dana White, per The Hill.
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3 weeks ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
A variation of a quote attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche recently came to mind while I was toiling with some questions at work: “If you know the why, you can live any how.”At the time, the words rang true: knowing the “why” behind what I was being asked to accomplish helped me set my resolve and persevere in managing the “how.”And yet, it wasn’t until that evening when work was finally silent, but my thoughts were still clamoring, that I decided to remain still and listen.
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1 month ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
Days come and go as if time were more of a movement that we must decide to enter on the up or downbeat. Some days tire us to exhaustion—the beats of time beat us down—and we are left barren of energy and exposed to the elements of spiritual warfare. Prior to this state, we often are so distracted that we fail to recognize the intentionality of the forces at play.
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1 month ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
After years of buildup, the wait is over. The last batch of classified JFK assassination files—around 80,000 pages—are now available. Trump kicked this off with an executive order in January, pushing for transparency on what happened in Dallas in 1963. The release even includes some fresh FBI finds, adding fuel to the fire for anyone chasing the truth behind the Kennedy killing. The National Archives has it all sorted, and you can get your hands on the goods online.
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1 month ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
“How do you defend yourself against yourself?” a woman near my age asked. Her voice carried a hint of kidding and a heap of exhaustion. “What do you mean?”She gave me a quick stare, assessing whether she could trust me enough to continue. “I’ve realized a lifetime pattern. Maybe it’s not a pattern so much of just who I am and have always been. I’m struggling to determine if this pattern is good or bad, or if I’m wrong or right.”“Why does the choice have to be either/or?” I asked.
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1 month ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
The ideological landscape is shifting, revealing the atrocities that have been masquerading as gold standards. Sifted is the gold plated from solid gold. The jesters’ parade was constructed upon a false reality, one that we were told to either join or, at minimum, celebrate. For those living upon the cornerstone of faith, the past years may have seemed both scary and theatrical. We have been waiting for the play to end, the stars to retire, and the audience to stop buying tickets.
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1 month ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
Forest Hill police have arrested Adonis Robinson, a 24-year-old from Fort Worth, in connection with the tragic shooting death of rapper Ronnie Sibley and his 5-year-old daughter, R’mani Sibley. The arrest took place in Livingston, Texas, approximately 75 miles from Houston. Along with Robinson, 21-year-old Jakobe Russell is also wanted as one of the gunmen involved in the incident that occurred at Slappy’s Car Wash in Forest Hill.
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1 month ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Tiffany Chartier
There are some beautiful moments that, as they are happening, each second is being tattooed upon the soul. The etching is painful and wonderful because you also know the moment will pass far too soon, but the feelings stirred within will defy age. When these happenings occur, you do your best to live into every breath, touch, sound, and texture. Each sense cultivates a unique memory, keeping the whole of the moment alive well beyond its expiration.
