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		<title>Is Everything Sad Coming Untrue?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does sadness ever come calling? Sadness can settle in on me like fog settles into the low places in the morning; banished only by the Son who has the power to dispel it. When I first saw The Lord of the Rings, by Tolkien, I was enthralled by parallel theme of their journey to ours.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Makes No Mistakes – a Double Blessing of down syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want you to meet an incredible family!  Aren&#8217;t they just beautiful? I want you to love them as much as I do! Meet Sarah, Noah, John, and Genev&#8217;e Here is there amazing story- in my friend, John&#8217;s own words! In April of 2004 I received a call from our Doctor informing me that there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Let Go-d</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ My most challenging ongoing lesson:  &#8221;Letting Go-d&#8221; Years of protecting, nurturing, &#38; shielding her from the &#8220;looks&#8221;, &#8220;nonacceptance&#8221;, negative experiences, or situations where she would flounder, have left me with a bit of a &#8220;nest&#8221; mentality.  I know the &#8220;nest&#8221; where we are safe- where we thrive- where Bethany is safeguarded and secure &#8211; where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Becoming a Mother….</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[     They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 On becoming a mom- mother- madre- mutter- mum- mae- mommy You don&#8217;t arrive at being mum, just because you conceive a child. Mommyhood happens in a myriad of mysterious ways.   A seed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Need to Know- You’re a God Thing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to shout it loud and clear For every heart to hear You&#8217;re not an oops, mistake or blob You&#8217;re a God thing. No one is all good and that means we&#8217;re all badly in need of a Savior. God&#8217;s love was so extreme, He put our bad on The only Good &#8211; Jesus- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eureka! “Wreck-it Ralph” is a Gold Mine!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever question your &#8220;purpose&#8221; in life; your &#8220;identity&#8221; and &#8220;worth&#8221;? Have you ever felt like a loner? a misfit? Why not watch  Wreck-it Ralph and pocket a special nugget?!   Meet Wreck-it Ralph (is a loveable, bumbling character unhappy with his persona, his calling, his &#8220;job&#8221;) Ralph is told- &#8220;You wreck everything&#8221; &#8220;You&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Makes Beautiful Things Out of Dust</title>
		<link>http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/2013/04/god-makes-beautiful-things-out-of-dust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Definition &#8211; Beautiful Things #7387 Watching our grandson, Cohen (4), jumping on the trampoline and singing at the top of his lungs- &#8220;You Make beauuutiful tings out of de dust! You make beauuutiful tings, you make beauuuutiful tings out of us! When I first heard this song, You Make Beautiful Things, by Gungor,  the poignant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I’ll Be The Song For You</title>
		<link>http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/2013/04/ill-be-the-song-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The morning birds sang songs of Glory  Tweets and Warbles filled the air with Joy &#38; Praise Gifting wings to hearing hearts. There&#8217;s a curious &#8220;uplifting&#8221; and &#8220;wholeness&#8221; that happens when I&#8217;m surrounded by song.  Whether it be in nature, from  instruments, or a person lifting their voice in melody; music washes and heals, refreshes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standing Up, By, and For Your Kids With Special Needs</title>
		<link>http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/2013/04/dont-tread-on-my-kid-advocate-special-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last year and a half, Bethany has been home schooled part time and public school for music, art, &#38; speech. But something happened to make us rethink the benefit of public school and &#8220;inclusiveness&#8221;. Bethany recently had a traumatic experience- not with the kids at school but with her para. I was confused and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Life Is a Journey~ Not a Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.surprisingtreasures.com/?p=13100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John 21:21 &#8220;Turning his head, Peter noticed the disciple Jesus loved following right behind. When Peter noticed him, he asked Jesus, “Master, what’s going to happen to him?”  Jesus said, “If I want him to live until I come again, what’s that to you? You—follow me.” One of the most liberating truths I&#8217;m learning that [...]]]></description>
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