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		<title>&#8216;Blank Paper&#8217; Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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As our first date of the new year (2009), Calvin and I went to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Our dates are few and far between because of Cal&#8217;s current work schedule, so dining alone was a little piece of heaven in and of itself. The atmosphere was wonderful, the food divine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mother is Born</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this entry on my friend&#8217;s sister-in-law&#8217;s blog.  She just had her first baby and lives in Germany with her husband (I believe he is in school there?).    She describes her previous fears and anxieties about caring for a baby, compared to how she feels now.  She is a beautiful writer and I love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why are you a mom?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a response from a survey I sent out on motherhood (See Intro)
My Thoughts on Motherhood…
by Julie Lemke
1.  Why did you decide to become a mom?  Did pressure or guilt play a role in your decision to become a mom?  How did you deal with it?
I’ve always wanted to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday Drama</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Heather Walker
View Editor&#8217;s Intro
Walking into church Sean and I congratulated ourselves out loud-
4 pair of panties for little buns-check
8 shoes on-check (oh, except Amelia (1 yr) already had hers off and
Sean was carrying them),
Lots of teeth brushed- check
4 heads of hair combed-check
A serious bag of cheerios- check
Our calling stuff-check
All four children- check
(once in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Marathon Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Candice Rodgers
cstar_23@msn.com
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I finished my first marathon today! I ran it in 4 hours and 14 minutes. I really wanted to run it under 4 hours, but we had cold rain the whole 26.2 miles and my body took a turn for the worse because of it! Unfortunately, I was not dressed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect Perfectionism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bethany Cory
View Editor&#8217;s Intro
(Note-  This week, the story I am choosing to share is one that I will be relating on behalf of a family member. As of today, this particular family member’s experience is still too difficult for her to write about personally, though she did attempt it. And so I will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Journey Through Grief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bev Olson
WA
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My story begins on March 2nd, 1954 with the death of an 8 pound baby boy a few hours after birth in an Air Force Base Hospital in Bitburg, Germany a month after I arrived there to join my husband who was stationed there. My oldest daughter, Janet who was 4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Adopted Grandma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Janet Shumway
Las Vegas, NV
www.ajshumway.blogspot.com
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I have been wanting to introduce you to a dear friend of mine for some time now. She means so much to me and even though I have only known her for two short years, she has been such an influence for good in my life. I feel privileged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wedding Dress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rebecca McFadden
Nashua, NH
http://mcfaddenfamily-becca.blogspot.com/
beccamcfadden@comcast.net
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The coolest experience I have ever had was the experience of my wedding dress. If you have a minute, I will share it. It is a most special description of the hand of the Lord in our lives!
My husband of three years had sold pest control and managed a team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why &#8216;The Family Soup?&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bethany Cory
Saratoga Springs, UT
http://thefamilysoup.com/Blog/
Dear Reader,
I am just an ordinary mom. I wash clothes and dishes like everyone else. I monitor homework, pay bills and try to exercise. I tend to cuts and bruises, and I have frequent flier miles at our local pediatrician’s office. I, like you, am an ordinary person doing everyday, ordinary [...]]]></description>
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