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		<title>Work Ethic Challenged?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a good work ethic does not come naturally for most of us, and this is even more true for children.  There are families where one parent is a bit carefree or even lazy, while then the other parent is a &#8216;get-r-done&#8217; kind of person.  This can often cause problems between husband and wife which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Curse of Busyness</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being productive is one of the drums I beat all the time, but there is a huge difference between being productive and being busy. We cannot be busy for the sake of activity, our busyness must have a purpose. Busyness: 1. the quality or condition of being busy. 2. lively but meaningless activity. In our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What kind of mom will they say you are?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Tidbits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My 87 year old grandmother has been here visiting us since November. She is a very soft spoken, tiny woman, and her mind is still pretty sharp! &#160; &#160; I know our time together is getting shorter and there are moments I want everything to just stand still and let me savor all I can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most CRITICAL, PETTY, DISCONTENT People are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-most-critical-petty-discontent-people-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Character Lesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etiquette]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost always it is those that serve (give, work, sacrifice, love) the least that will be the most CRITICAL, PETTY, DISCONTENT people in the crowd whether it be in the family, voters, church, occupation or group. Do you have one in your family who avoids work? He will be the one that complains and demands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Christmas Memory -2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I told you yesterday we had a really nice Christmas weekend.  For those of you that have been here a while you know that life here is not perfect. We&#8217;ve experienced rebellion and our son leaving home on not-so-good terms at 18. I don&#8217;t want to share the details of this publicly because it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Lessons of Working Along Side Your Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to know someone, to see what they are made of, roll up your sleeves and work along side them.  Nowhere is this more true than with your family, especially your children! Whether doing daily chores or working for pay outside the home it is your duty to train your children to work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girls!!! LIVE 31!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wedded Bliss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having 2 girls in our home that are of marrying &#8216;age&#8217;, courtship, romance and marriage is the topic of conversation quite often.  As we keep our eyes open and wait for the right ones to come calling&#8230;and wondering where they are&#8230;we have to keep our focus. Our focus is on: Doing Today&#8217;s Work- There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entitlement Makes You Full of Self-pity and Anger</title>
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		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/entitlement-makes-you-full-of-self-pity-and-anger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you ever around people that feel sorry for themselves a lot? They complain about their circumstances, act as if everyone is out to get them? Do you know people who get angry because they feel like they have been given a raw deal in life? The problem here is PRIDE. Why do we think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Book for Parenting Teens</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-great-book-for-parenting-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=10021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens Here is an excellent resource for parenting teens. You can get it for under $3 (plus shipping) at Amazon. Shepherding a Child&#8217;s Heart This one is great if you are trying to win the heart of a younger child. Subscribe to the comments for this post? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach Them to Be Problem Solvers</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/teach-them-to-be-problem-solvers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working on my new book (I still haven&#8217;t decided on a title),  and I wanted to share a part of one of the chapters. I&#8217;d love to hear some feedback in the comment section. Teach Them to Be Problem Solvers I am convinced that we expect too little from our children. It hasn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Minimalist Attitude Just Won&#8217;t Fly Here!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-minimalist-attitude-just-wont-fly-here/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/a-minimalist-attitude-just-wont-fly-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the most part I&#8217;m all for living simply, now not too simple. ;o)  I&#8217;m pretty frugal and I don&#8217;t mind having less to make life more simple.  I think it is very easy to get caught up in owning so much stuff that it can eventually own you.  I mean really, do we need  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Skilled Deficient Generation &#8230;EVER!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-most-skilled-deficient-generation-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although this is an article about Canada, the United States is in the same boat, and they are both sinking! It’s hard not to laugh when Barry Smith starts telling stories about the hapless young workers he has to deal with. Smith, who runs Toronto-area roofing company RoofSmith Canada, tells of one who didn’t come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Do Man Work!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/learning-to-do-man-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I met Allison a few weeks ago at a party we catered.  She and her family were there not only as guests, but she was also the photographer for the party. She has a really neat family which is partly birthed through adoption. You can read more about her family at Five Lewis Crew.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Summer of My Life &#8211; Parenting</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-summer-of-my-life-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-summer-of-my-life-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Lord allows me to live to be 80 or so I guess I&#8217;d call this season of my life the latter part of summer.  The labor intensive part of parenting is mostly past, you know, the part of constantly planting, watering and weeding.  All those years of work, wondering if the fruit would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rushdoony on Self-Righteousness</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/rushdoony-on-self-righteousness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week our girls were at the Student World View Conference. The speakers were fantastic and the girls came home with so many nuggets of truth! After dealing with rebellion from our older two I do not take for granted that any of our children have a desire to grow spiritually, it is a beautiful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Worth All the Gnashing of Teeth!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/its-worth-all-the-gnashing-of-teeth/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/its-worth-all-the-gnashing-of-teeth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 08:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I popped in on Olivia&#8217;s blog and saw this sweet, sweet post she wrote about her little sister. It has to be one of my favorite things she has written, I also love that this picture is not staged, she really took it while Emma was still asleep. As I reflected on her writings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Able to Jump into Action with Confidence!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/be-able-to-jump-into-action-with-confidence/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/be-able-to-jump-into-action-with-confidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 13:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama Tornado]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last couple years I have prayed that my children (remember they are older teens and 20 now) would see real heart ache, to see suffering, not that I wanted it to happen to them, but to see that there are so many in need. I wanted them (and myself) moved to deeper levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is the Hand That Rules the World</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-hand-that-rocks-the-cradle-is-the-hand-that-rules-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-hand-that-rocks-the-cradle-is-the-hand-that-rules-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Moms and future moms, know that you ARE building the future, one day at a time, one cup of water at a time. Make sure you are influencing the future for the Kingdom, in a way that truly pleases God. Don&#8217;t worry about keeping up with the Jones. Don&#8217;t worry about what friends and family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our children are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/our-children-are/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/our-children-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our children are God&#8217;s gift to us. If we are Christians, they are God&#8217;s; and it is our responsibility to hide them in Christ. It is our responsibility to say &#8216;No&#8217; to the world, which in every subtle way would put it&#8217;s stamps upon their minds and hearts. Our children are given to us to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty of Life!</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/getting-down-to-the-nitty-gritty-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Tidbits]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before we had kids I was an expert on children! Yep&#8230;it&#8217;s true! THEN God gave me some and I repent and confess I know very little! I think part of my ignorance was because I had two siblings growing up and I was at a baby sitter or at school for the majority of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Guys Think about Modesty</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/what-guys-think-about-modesty/</link>
		<comments>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/what-guys-think-about-modesty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Practical Kingdom of God -Guest Post</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/the-practical-kingdom-of-god-guest-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like introduce all of you to my friend Leah Smith. She just released her first  e-book, Diapers, Dishes &#38; Dominion-How Christian Housewives Could Change the World. If you are a stay at home mom and feeling like you are not accomplishing anything important I encourage you to get her book. What you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Home to Make Home</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/staying-home-to-make-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Tidbits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder what our homes would be like if we stayed home more often? I wonder how many relationship issues could be resolved&#8230; if we created an atmosphere of peace and a place for true hospitality? I wonder how many skills could be learned&#8230; and how many stories could be told and retold&#8230; or created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ya Gotta Laugh</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/ya-gotta-laugh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can learn to laugh at yourself, and the foolishness of others, it will help you get through some tough times, especially while you are in the trenches of parenthood! I&#8217;m all about diligence, training and consistency, but there are days you just have to breath and laugh, remembering you are not alone and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boys and Frustrated Moms</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/boys-and-frustrated-moms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boys!]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=8096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kelly asked: &#8220;My question would be how to find a balance between wanting your teens (mine are 13 &#38; 17) to respect you and like you? I want them to obey, but they, especially the boy, challenges me. I am thankful to have a great husband who really interacts with all of us……but, I just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rasing Up Daughters &#8211; More about Chores</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/rasing-up-daughters-more-about-chores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a couple questions that were asked last week concerning raising up daughters. Darcy asked: How do I make sure I am training my girls for all God created them to be?! I was raised with strong feminist tendencies so I’m not sure how it looks to raise my girls differently (although I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader&#8217;s Questions about Chores</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/readers-questions-about-chores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chores]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had some great questions left last week, I&#8217;m trying to group them together. Today&#8217;s questions are about chores and attitude, can anyone relate? Sharon asked: How do you get your children to have a desire to help? Because every family is different, and each child is different, there is no concrete answer. You just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technological Temptations to Distractedness</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/technological-temptations-to-distractedness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How true! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook Email this to a friend? Tweet This!]]></description>
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		<title>If only&#8230;if only&#8230;if only&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/?p=7993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If only we had been taught this stuff when our family was younger. We were not even taught Biblical principles for the family after we were saved and in church EVERY Sunday and Wednesday! Yes, we did have the Bible, but good, solid teaching is also important! Say what you will about the evils of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Friends and Learning How to Love</title>
		<link>http://teachinggoodthings.com/blog/choosing-friends-and-learning-how-to-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fellowship is important! No matter how old you are, who you choose for friends makes a difference in your life. Who you choose to get advice from not only affects you, but it affects your marriage and your children. Ladies, if you choose friends that are critical and contentious, if they gossip and neglect their [...]]]></description>
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