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		<title>Area 51</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 17:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been extremely difficult for me to talk about the reality of where I&#8217;ve been lately. For one thing, I fear being narcissistic (you know, the &#8220;I&#8217;VE got a story to tell&#8221; kind of thing) and yet on the other hand, when I receive *so* many kind emails and notes from you guys, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still at the train station…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been hard to write lately&#8211; a lot going on the past few months.  As for the adoption?  Well&#8230; I feel as if we&#8217;ve been standing at the front of the line waiting to get on the train, only we keep being asked to step aside to let others get on and go. Did I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Regans Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Regans family is on a journey to adopt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo! With approximately 5 million orphans, DR Congo (formerly Zaire) is considered the &#8220;heart&#8221; of Africa. DR Congo has endured the loss of millions of lives in what has been termed &#8220;Africa&#8217;s world war&#8220;&#8230; The Regans family is selling t-shirts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February has come… and… gone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.adoptedbydesign.com/?p=853</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;d like to stay updated automatically, you can do so by entering in your email address in the box at right &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#62; I gotta be honest&#8230; if I had to go through this whole thing all over again&#8230; well&#8230; I would. *sigh* Yeah&#8230;  I would still be in the same place.  Oh, I&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption Update /slash/ Miracles…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.adoptedbydesign.com/?p=743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know it&#8217;s been awhile since I posted an update on our adoption, so I wanted to share where things are at right now. Barring anything unforeseen, we will be getting our referral this month! Another child came into the orphanage in November (after we lost our first referral), that is tentatively matched for our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our {very} Untraditional Christmas Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, thank you all who posted on the giveaway from last week!  I decided to draw 2 winners for my first go-around     Also, don&#8217;t forget to subscribe or follow this blog because I&#8217;m going to have another giveaway soon! So, Congratulations to Liz and Leslie!  I&#8217;ll be in touch via email to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First ABD Giveaway | Calling Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my first of (hopefully many) drawings to come!  Up for grabs is a set of 25 of these cute little calling cards!  Business-card sized, professionally printed on linen cardstock, these make a perfect stocking stuffer for a mom or girlfriend.  Throw them in your purse for those moments when you need to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: One year and counting…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<title>Craig &amp; Jennifer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer emailed me a week ago with her story&#8230; at a time when we got some very difficult news, she shared her story in this journey and I was reminded&#8230; God&#8217;s plan is always Plan A. I actually heard this comment at Bible study yesterday and it&#8217;s been on my mind since&#8230; that while we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick &amp; Kelly</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptedbydesign.com/nick-kelly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love adoption!  The people you meet in this journey are just so neat, and I never even thought of how blessed I would be to have the opportunity to just talk to them and hear their stories.  Here is another couple on their way to adopting from Ethiopia&#8230; Kelly was blessed with the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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