<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[20 Seconds of Courage]]></title><description><![CDATA[20secondsofcourage]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:43:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Amazing Trip of Little Bummers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(This has been sitting in drafts since 2023.....so here it is with a few edits.) 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Whether you have a day, week, month,...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/rachel-s-guide-to-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63014d865f0a879b526d7de8</guid><category><![CDATA[Dare to Au Pair]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_6430fbea7b4e4028b7262cbe8a97caf3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Same Sunrise ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about how the sun we see rise and set every day, is the same sun that Jesus saw? Last Sunday morning, a friend and...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/the-same-sunrise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">626109c98c8169bcb4b3b0ec</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:47:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_69b1a129a45745c4aa62e9ec5b31f1e8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quarter of a Century ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One my favorite things I have heard about birthdays recently is that when we turn a new age, we don’t lose the previous years.  I may be...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/a-quarter-of-a-century</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624f3709321dee85089a5df9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:28:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_dc598baef60d4776ab1c82830d651708~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 &#38; 5 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are half way through baby. It’s been hitting me this week that I’ve completed five months in Paris and have five left (February is...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/__5-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61fd0d24b08be3b388b53a5c</guid><category><![CDATA[Dare to Au Pair]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:49:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_c82c53348be54b38a4540fa43ee4d61f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelin' 2022 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I tried to maintain a leap second video this year and only missed a few days. 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The girl who had a Paris themed sweet 16 to the girl who had Eiffel Tower themed bedding and décor in college,...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/my-first-few-days-in-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612c9a00d324730017974505</guid><category><![CDATA[Dare to Au Pair]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_a4bb35cd9fc94e47951bd9ceb9426d60~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_540,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ça Arrive Enfin....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me take you back to life as a second semester super senior, the countdown to the real world had begun and I did NOT have a plan.  The...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/%C3%A7a-arrive-enfin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c4eae1b464a30015cee116</guid><category><![CDATA[Dare to Au Pair]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_da10d692deda44a4961a4740c59840aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_692,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I was off Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lent is a season of preparation, 40 days (like the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness), of giving something up or adding something to...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/so-i-was-off-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6064a96194e77e0015bd2128</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:29:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_d8c322b06d9f4866af13d3fd9ba39c06~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty Begins the Moment....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning everyone! Everyone wants to be seen as beautiful.  This is for the guys and the girls.  Everyone wants someone to say they...]]></description><link>https://racheljewett97.wixsite.com/20secondsofcourage/post/beauty-begins-the-moment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e375bc54b1ce20017ed2bc1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f6080_08b765b6ee9148afba2e883a9cae146f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel Jewett</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single and ready to be a Pringle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wait what? That's not how that phrase goes. But let's get real here everybody. I was single for 18 years of my life. 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