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Tiffany Gee Lewis

Contributor

Tiffany Gee Lewis is a freelance journalist and children’s book author. Based in the Pacific Northwest, she and her family are on a year-long sabbatical in Oxford, England.

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Opinion
Here’s what I’ve learned by watching the Brits during the coronavirus pandemic
The British have a resolve and fortitude that is hard to put into words
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
In the kitchen with my sons
There are five things every kid should know how to do before leaving home: iron a shirt, scrub a bathroom, wash dishes by hand, take a load of laundry from start to finish and learn to cook
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Family
Who wins the internet?
As the World Wide Web turns 30 years old, a whole slew of articles and books have emerged to analyze what we’ve gained and what we’ve lost through the internet
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Family
This is church
I was at an evensong service in the storied Westminster Abbey in London just a few weeks ago and it struck me: I love church
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
The satisfying science of Dude Perfect
Having watched nearly 75 videos over the shoulder of my youngest son, I’ve wondered: What is it that Dude Perfect has tapped into? What keeps kids coming back?
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
Applying to British public school in 72 easy steps
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
A tale of two nations
If we want to shape the future, we need to look to the past, to the women and men who fought for a cause much larger than themselves, believing that good would prevail.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Family
Drivin’ crazy in England
Here’s the thing about driving in the United Kingdom: driving on the left-hand side of the road is the easy part.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
Lessons from our 57-day adventure — 4 tenets to enrich travel
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Family
The stories beneath our feet
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Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Why Europe never gets old
The ancient structures of Europe come at a cost. Yet they remind us of bygone empires, and of our fleeting, flighty, precious lives.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: How to build a roller-coaster is a lesson in resilience
If we are to learn from our children, this is what I’ve learned from my son with sky-high dreams.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: My short-lived career in the Tour de France
My record finish started as a family fun ride along the Tour’s route in Belgium. Then we got stranded in the middle of the race.
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Tiffany Gee Lewis's family hired workers to help get their home ready to rent out.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: A house fit for other people
If we weren’t putting our home into the hands of other people, I wouldn’t be nearly this obsessive.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Sadie-jo Kobussen has run at least a mile a day for six years straight without missing a day. She has no plans to stop.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: ‘I’ll run until I can’t’ — tales of a runner on a 6-year streak
In 2013, Sadie-jo made a goal to run every day, all summer. She hasn’t stopped since.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Tiffany Gee Lewis writes that the dreams we purchase have a magic about them, but they don't change us. It's a lesson she wants her son to learn through his own experience.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: The pull of the magic shirt
The dreams we purchase have a magic about them, but they don’t change us. It’s a lesson I want my son to learn through his own experience.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
A woman helps an elderly woman walk down a hallway.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Confessions of a reluctant Christian
I am nearly 40, and I still find service inconvenient and time-consuming. Perhaps this is the thorn in my side as I strive to follow Jesus Christ.
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Tiffany Gee Lewis writes how her family is suckered in by freebies: the water bottles emblazoned with company logos, those silicon wristbands with inspiring messages, the canvas conference bags. In the war against clutter, she says, she is on the losing e
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: World, stop giving me stuff
We are a family suckered in by freebies: the water bottles emblazoned with company logos, those silicon wristbands with inspiring messages, the canvas conference bags. In the war against clutter, I am on the losing end.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Jesus Christ heals a blind man by putting clay on his eyes in this image from a Bible Video by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, depicting the events in John 9.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Alive at Easter
With a few symbolic exceptions, everything Jesus Christ did was to heal, to transform or bring life. Christ was a creator and a restorer in his premortal life and his mortal life, and he continues to bring life and light to the world.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
A patron searches through engineering books at the Salt Lake City Library in 1998. Utilizing the local library and other free services helps save money, Tiffany Gee Lewis writes.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Is thrift dead? Plus, 12 tips to Make Thrift Cool Again
The word “thrift” has all but disappeared from our modern-day lexicon. And that’s a crying shame. More than 50 percent of Americans live up to or above their income. Which means I have a lofty goal to Make Thrift Cool Again.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Eugene Water and Electric Board electric troubleshooter Brian Shepherd cuts a limb while trying to free it from a line along Friendly Street in Eugene, Ore., Feb. 26, 2019. The utility continues work to restore power outages caused by the heavy snowfall.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Can there be such a thing as a productive crisis?
Our children, to be frank, are soft. We tell them about grit, then drive them to basketball practice. We tell them to do chores, but it’s mostly about cleaning their expansive bedrooms.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Workers assemble condensers at the Atwater Kent Factory in North Philadelphia in 1925. The largest manufacturer of radios in the U.S. employed more than 12,000 in the 1920s.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: The myth of the dream job
I see a lot of 20-somethings wandering around these days, trying to find their “thing.” In the meantime, they’re working part time at a movie theater and living in their parents’ basement. It’s time to change the narrative around work.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Preston Gee with my son, his namesake, Preston Lewis, at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: How to be the happiest person on earth
Most happiness hacks are just that — fleeting. They quickly lose their shine. Lasting happiness has to come from a different place.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Enjoying a winter activity, such as ice skating, can help combat the winter blues, writes Tiffany Gee Lewis.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: 9 ways to beat the winter blues
I always take a little dip into the blue this time of year. However, instead of eating chocolate or bingeing on Hallmark movies, here are some tips to survive and thrive through the dark days of winter.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Tiffany Gee Lewis has advice for those on the fence about putting a young child in school — it's OK to wait a year.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Redshirt your kindergartener? Go for it
If you’re on the fence about putting a young child in school, I have one piece of advice: wait a year.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
As a road trip side-hobby, Tiffany Gee Lewis like to take note of all the leftovers that get strewn on the side of the road. She keeps a running tally of interesting objects.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: What we leave on the side of the road
To be left on the side of the road is the ultimate insult. It says: I didn’t have the time to pull over and throw you away properly. Or: you went flying off the back of my truck without me noticing. Or: I walked away from you and didn’t turn back.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
A plow driver clears snow off the roads during a snow storm in South Salt Lake on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: All the things I cannot do
This holiday season, I’m grateful to the men and women who do all the things I cannot do.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Kari Greer, left, and Kim Graham prep donations for the Fostering Love Project.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: Carrying burdens, delivering backpacks
How two moms make a difference, one backpack at a time.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Tiffany Gee Lewis writes how coming back to books was like sitting down at a three-course meal after a decade of fast food. It tasted like joy and beauty and heartbreak and hope.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: The year I (re)discovered books
Coming back to books was like sitting down to a three-course meal after a decade of fast food. I had forgotten what long-form writing tasted like. It tasted like joy and beauty and heartbreak and hope.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
Tiffany Gee Lewis writes about how we all have an alter-ego, that natural man or woman, who we fight against. Recognize her, so that when she starts to appear, you can put her in her place and get to work.
Opinion
Tiffany Gee Lewis: The battle against my alter ego
I believe we all have an alter ego, that natural man or woman, who we fight against. Recognize her, so that when she starts to appear, you can put her in her place and get to work.
By Tiffany Gee Lewis, Contributor
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