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		<title>Why I Never Wanted Pets but Got One Anyway</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I never wanted pets, never grew up with pets, yet now I have one.  Here's how it went.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stubborn Releasing:  Walking with My Kid through the Desert</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[dark night of the soul]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[My daughter's going through very bad times, yet God calls me to release her.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Calling Dylan O&#8217;Brien</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[birthday surprises]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[@dylanobrien 14yo lost mom to cancer 2 mo ago. Would love text from you for bday Tues.  Will msg her cell# if you are willing?  Thx.
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		<title>Too Sad to Blog</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[My friend Julie began actively dying and I became too sad to write.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Who Needs God?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[contemplation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selah]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A ministry dirty secret is how hard you can work for the Kingdom of God without actually needing God at all.  Read how spiritual direction is different.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cramming Spirituality</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[not the religious type]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual direction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I'm not very religious or spiritual, so why am I doing a spiritual direction program?]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Getting My Kids to Get a Job!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[how to get a job]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[My kid needs to get a summer job--it's been a job in itself to help her get it.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Battling Starbucks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[free drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wanted my free drink.  Starbucks didn't want to give it.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wisdom through the Ages:  Family Advice for the High School Grad</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[college advice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[My daughter graduated from high school and 3 generations of our family tried to give her advice]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Primping for Prom</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Tuan-Maclean]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 17:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My daughter's been working on prom for months now and I'm exhausted!]]></description>
		
		
		
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