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		<title>Do The Next Thing (quoted by Elisabeth Elliot in The Shaping of a Christian Family)</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/do-the-next-thing-quoted-by-elisabeth-elliot-in-the-shaping-of-a-christian-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From an old English parsonage down by the sea There came in the twilight a message to me; Its quaint Saxon legend, deeply engraven, Hath, it seems to me, teaching from Heaven. And on through the doors the quiet words ring Like a low inspiration: “DOE THE NEXTE THYNGE.” Many a questioning, many a fear, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=1385&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Hard Question</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/a-hard-question-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Platt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Platt on giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[providing for the poor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual immorality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone who willfully indulges in the selfish pursuit of more and more material possessions while ignoring the Bible on caring for the poor?  The difference is that one involves a social taboo in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2496&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mother by Betsy Markman</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/mother-by-betsy-markman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[a mother's purpose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biblical womanhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A godly Mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eternal souls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother by Betsy Markman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poems for Christian motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the blessing of motherhood]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[God, I am so unworthy. Who am I that you have entrusted me with these lives? Eternal souls. Eternal. Souls. How can such a sinful heart as mine Lead other sinful hearts to You? How can one so weak, so flawed Hold in her hands three growing heirs of Heaven Or Hell, Three temporary shells [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=1628&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayers of an Emotionally Abused Woman by Cheryl Williams</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/prayers-of-an-emotionally-abused-woman-by-cheryl-williams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[abused wives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Williams poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[She prays for sweet freedom every day. When he hurls stones,  she deflects them with silence. When he soaks her in his poison, she prays it will not seep into her soul… for she knows she is better than this. She gives until she is spent. She loves until she is depleted. She used to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2816&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When a Woman is Abused</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/when-a-woman-is-abused-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anna Wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic abuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Statistics tell us that approximately one in three women are abused at some point in their life. That means that if you yourself are not abused then surely you know someone who is.) &#160; If a Christian woman is abused by her husband, whether the abuse is emotional, physical, spiritual or sexual, it isn’t because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2814&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Killing the Messenger</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/killing-the-messenger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[abused wives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Message to Churches: Abuse in the home is a subject near to my heart for many, very personal, reasons. I’m far too familiar with the subject in far too many ways to pretend it doesn’t need to be addressed. Abuse, in a number of ways, has invaded the lives of many family members, many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2808&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer For Those Growing Older (author unknown)</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/prayer-for-those-growing-older-author-unknown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annawood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from craving to straighten out everybody&#8217;s affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody, helpful but not bossy. With my vast store [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=1660&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sweet Comfort by Ruth Bryan</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/sweet-comfort-by-ruth-bryan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annawood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brokenness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the goodness of God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the loveliness of Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trusting Jesus in times of suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the past night I have again been called to suffer much bodily affliction and very severe pain— but was favored with such sweet comfort from my precious Savior that it seemed light; nay, I thought I could willingly bear a life of such suffering—if I might constantly enjoy His presence! Oh, how delightful was the hope of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2803&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Giving with Grace</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/giving-with-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[blessings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many out there who are hurting financially and this time of the year can easily make it even more painful for them. Whether the fact that it is near Winter or that Christmas is near, many feel the pain of need more now than at other time. Many also feel more generous [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2783&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trusting the Master of the Waves</title>
		<link>http://joyfulmother.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/trusting-the-master-of-the-waves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>annawood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Master of the waves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, when everything is going wrong in our lives, it feels as if we will sink beneath the waves if we are not careful. If WE are not careful. It sounds good, rather modern and self-helpy, but it’s wrong. The issue isn’t whether or not WE are careful, or what we do, or how hard we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joyfulmother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9967916&amp;post=2781&amp;subd=joyfulmother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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