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    <description><![CDATA[Karen Jordan; Telling the Stories That Matter Most]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Website and Blog]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[See, I am doing a new thing!&nbsp;Now it springs up;&nbsp;do you not perceive it?&nbsp;(Is. 43:19 NIV)Check out my&nbsp;new website and blog&nbsp;&nbsp;http://karenbarnesjordan.comKaren Jordan&nbsp;encourages others to “tell the stories that matter most.”&nbsp;Find links to her writing workshops, speaking topics, and other online connections&nbsp;on&nbsp;her personal blog/website&nbsp;(www.karenbarnesjordan.com). &nbsp;Follow Karen on Twitter&nbsp;@KarenJordan&nbsp;or connect with Karen]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Memoir: Smokin' with Daddy Buck]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I walked into Daddy Buck’s house, I often felt queasy from the scent of the sulfur from his well water, the cedar that lined his closets, and the pungent aroma of his pipe tobacco. Daddy Buck’s clothes also smelled like the sawmill where he worked—the machine oil from the saw]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Writing Life: Taking Those First Steps]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Come on, Adam—walk to Mommy!” Adam smiled at me with his bright, blue eyes as I extended my arms expecting him to reach out to me with his tiny, trusting hands. He took one step. Then, his knees gave way, and he dropped to the floor with a gentle thud,]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tommy Barnes: Starter Rope]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Happy belated birthday to my brother Tommy! I love to encourage other people to tell the stories that matter most to them. So, I wanted to share this great story by my brother Tommy Barnes. Tommy began to write some of his stories down a few years ago, and I'm]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mountain Moving Faith]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&quot;What's your mountain?&quot; My husband Dan always gets right to the point. Sometimes our morning coffee break brings some deep discussions. But I asked for this heart-rending question. And I knew I needed to find an answer.

It all started with a song.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Considering the Possibility of Joy]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[[box] Consider it pure joy ... whenever you face trails of many kinds … (James 1:2). [/box] &nbsp; How can I possibly find joy in this trial? Facing a crisis. When I'm in the middle of a crisis, it seems impossible to find joy in the situation. And when I'm]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mary May Larmoyeux: Sweet Memories]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ [box] A special thanks to Mary Larmoyeux for sharing this guest post with us today. [/box] I had difficulty delivering both of my sons. My husband and I recognized from the beginning that their lives were truly God's gifts to us. We have enjoyed watching them mature and have]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dixie Diamanti: Winner of My WordServe Blog Parade Book Giveaway]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Dixie Diamanti, winner my promised WordServe Water Cooler Blog Parade book giveaway. Dixie will receive a copy of Heavenly Company: Entertaining Angels Unaware by Cecil Murphey and Twila Belk.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tara Ross: Listening To Their Hearts]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I have five very different children in five different stages of development, all with different abilities, struggles, and very different personalities ... God has been giving me little windows into each of their hearts. So when I find myself worrying about them, I can almost hear their voices saying ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[One Little Word]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[" ... Words are powerful; take them seriously ..." (Matt. 12:36 MSG). I noticed a big typo within a comment that I had posted on a friend’s blog. Instead of the word “power,” I had typed “poser.” A minor mistake? Not for a writer! And especially not in this case!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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