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		<title>Light, Dandelions &amp; Sin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had a moment in talking with a friend where I felt God shine a spotlight on an area in my life that needs to change. Have you experienced that? It&#8217;s extremely uncomfortable. You&#8217;re going along doing the instinctual, &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/05/03/light-dandelions-sin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4575&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Minute Friday: Gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got my pastoral license in the mail last weekend. Staring at the official seal, and my name under the words &#8220;License to Preach,&#8221; I felt overwhelmed and unprepared. As I thought about Lisa-Jo&#8217;s prompt for today&#8217;s Five Minute Friday, &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/03/29/five-minute-friday-gift/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4567&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Minute Friday: Brave</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Friday, which means that the community at Lisa-Jo&#8217;s place (AKA The Gypsy Mama) are gathering together for Five Minutes on Brave. The idea is to embrace spontaneity, and dump your words on the page. Kind of like how &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/03/15/five-minute-friday-brave/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4558&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Uncomfortable Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks eleven years of me as a Mrs. My first few weeks as Melissa Brotherton were confusing. Despite practice and planning, the name sat uncomfortable on my shoulders. The taste of it rolling off my tongue was strange. Now &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/02/24/uncomfortable-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4546&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing to Offer</title>
		<link>http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/02/01/nothing-to-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are moments when I am presented with situations of deep pain and turmoil in the lives of others. And in those moments I am faced with the reality that I have no clue how to help them. Sitting across &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/02/01/nothing-to-offer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4539&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Minute Friday: Tender</title>
		<link>http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/01/27/five-minute-friday-tender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! I know I&#8217;m a tad late, but life around my house has been anything but quiet. The combination of a cold/flu epidemic and the Seattle Snowpocalypse has left me feeling somewhat flat and completely exhausted. Therefore, a Five &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2012/01/27/five-minute-friday-tender/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4534&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And the light was good</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I made this&#8230; Sitting at my kitchen table, staring at the flame burning inside a clementine rind, I began to think about emptiness. Again. Because this seems to be a common theme in my mind these days. Originally that &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2011/12/14/and-the-light-was-good/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4510&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stained</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always buy white grape juice or apple juice. The thought behind my purchase is that when (not if) one of my four children spills the juice on the carpet &#8212; even though we don&#8217;t allow them to take juice &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2011/12/12/stained/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4505&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When the Cupboard Seems Bare</title>
		<link>http://melissabrotherton.com/2011/12/07/when-the-cupboard-seems-bare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had no idea what to make for dinner. A run to the grocery store had been at the top of my to do list for at least two days. I had forgotten to pull meat out of the freezer &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2011/12/07/when-the-cupboard-seems-bare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4501&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women of Faith: Disneyland for Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I mentioned that I recieved two free tickets to attend Women of Faith&#8216;s Over the Top event. I also mentioned my worry about attending women&#8217;s events after my poor track record with them. I decided to &#8230; <a href="http://melissabrotherton.com/2011/11/23/women-of-faith-disneyland-for-women/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melissabrotherton.com&#038;blog=10180472&#038;post=4488&#038;subd=melissabrotherton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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