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	<title>Minutes to Moments</title>
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	<description>by Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor Maria Rodgers O&#039;Rourke</description>
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		<title>Someday we will understand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week past my family has been reeling from the sudden death of our brother and uncle, taken from us at far too young an age, and who leaves behind a dear wife and two children.  We struggle to make sense of it.  Yet, perhaps there is no making sense of it from this human perspective.  We find consolation in simply trusting God's boundless love.... ]]></description>
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		<title>Have trouble saying &#8220;No&#8221;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this wonderful article with practical suggestions on how to say "no."  If you've ever wished you had more time for yourself or your family, this could be the key!
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		<link>http://www.greatmombook.com/have-trouble-saying-no-154.html</link>
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		<title>Better than a Hallelujah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God loves us just as much in our pain as he does in our joy.]]></description>
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		<title>Unconditional Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;From her I had come to feel an unqualified acceptance which had little to do with my being good or bad, successful or unsuccessful, close by or far away. In her I had come to sense a love that was free from demands and manipulations, a love that gave me a sense of belonging that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatmombook.com/unconditional-love-149.html</link>
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		<title>Some hard-learned lessons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ If I met an expectant couple today, and they were open to advice (unlike one overly confident, judgmental pair years ago), I’d offer some suggestions for their success—and some days, survival—during the newborn stage of bringing up baby.]]></description>
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		<title>Kitchen Disposal Wisdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Shapiro offers his humorous, heart warming insights on news that forever changed his perspective on running errands, negotiating with his wife, and fixing the kitchen disposal.

To Dan, we say, "Amen!"
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		<link>http://www.greatmombook.com/kitchen-disposal-wisdom-143.html</link>
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		<title>Mystics in the Modern World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements invites the pray-er to incorporate each of these elements into his or her spiritual life.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatmombook.com/mystics-in-the-modern-world-139.html</link>
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		<title>Moms: take care of your Self and yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our busy days challenge us to attend to the Self as well as the self.  When both are cared for, marvelous transformations take place.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatmombook.com/moms-take-care-of-your-self-and-yourself-132.html</link>
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		<title>Make the rest of 2010 all you want it to be!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still catching your breath over how quickly the year has passed?  Well, take a deep breath and get ready for the rest of 2010!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greatmombook.com/make-the-rest-of-2010-all-you-want-it-to-be-130.html</link>
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		<title>The Unspoken Thoughts of Mothers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I took a highly random survey of moms on Facebook. I asked each mom to tell me one thing she wishes she could tell her family, but chooses not to share. Scripture says Mary held many things about Jesus in her heart. I wanted moms to tell me: “What do you hold in [...]]]></description>
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