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22 Travel Tips from a Flight Attendant: Ideas to Make Your Holiday Travels More Enjoyable
Whether you’re flying across country to visit family this Thanksgiving, or hopping on a short flight to celebrate Christmas with loved ones, air travel can be the most convenient way to travel .…
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Thankful for Teachers: A Gift Guide for Teachers by Teachers
The more you speak with a teacher and listen to her talk about her job and the students she teachers, the more you realize just how special she is. During this season of…
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A Passion to Serve Those Who Have Served: Veteran Travis Reynders Shares His Work Experience with the Gary Sinise Foundation
If you’ve ever seen the movie Forrest Gump, you most likely know who Gary Sinise is from his role as Lt. Dan Taylor. And while Sinise’s work in the movie industry is notable, what is…
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November Book of the Month: One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
There is a popular Bible verse from the Book of James in the New Testament about having joy in the midst of life’s trials. In the ESV it reads like this: “Count it…
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When Christians and Politics Collide
It’s often said that religion and politics shouldn’t mix and that they shouldn’t be brought up in public. But we’re going to do both because November elections are right around the corner and…
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October Book of the Month: I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening)
Politics. It’s the topic everyone wants to talk about—or the one nobody wants touch with a ten-foot pole. Infamous for inciting passionate discussions and debates, political conversations can quickly go from civil to…
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Wise Words: Living a Quiet Life
At Simquily, we believe that a quiet life is not a life that is lived out of the way or in the shadows, but a life that ultimately points others to Christ. It’s a life…
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Mercies Not Wasted: How My Near-Death Experience at the Grand Canyon Spurred Me on to Realize a Lifelong Dream
By C. F. E. Black, Simquily.com Contributor The year of 2014 humbled me. A series of challenges began to cut out the idols from my life one by one, leaving me near death,…
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To Budapest and Back: A Texas Teacher’s International Journey of Faith
When I talk with Laura Smith, I feel like I’ve found a kindred spirit, a mentor, and a role model all in one. We don’t know each other well—our only connection being that…
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On the Map: Saint Louis, Missouri
Whether your visit to Saint Louis includes a trip to the top of the Gateway Arch, a Cardinals baseball game, an Anheuser-Busch brewery tour, a bike ride through Forest Park, a trip to the world-famous St. Louis Zoo, a…
Writings for the simple and quiet life
