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	<title>Seeking Peace and Pursuing It! &#187; Faith</title>
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	<description>Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. -Psalm 34:12-14</description>
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		<title>One Thought</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/05/23/one-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 03:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pity and Questioning to Praise and Gratefulness How do you react on your Pity Pot? Or when you are Questioning Life? Do you cry out to God? Do you wonder how or why? Do you have problems sleeping, Shutting your mind down? Do you feel that God has -Rejected You -Taken His Unfailing Love Away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intercession</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/05/19/intercession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/05/19/intercession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 04:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a Christ Follower. I believe that God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ. That He died for OUR Sins. That He rose from the Tomb. That He sits at the right hand of God and Intercedes for US. I am Blessed. This is a Definition of Intercession- - A Prayer to God on behalf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Months</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/05/16/two-months/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/05/16/two-months/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 07:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been two months since I have posted. Does everything ever just go black in your life? Do you ever wonder &#8220;Why Bother&#8221;? Well that is exactly what happened to me about two months ago. I just woke up and felt broken. I wish I could say that there was just one major event that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Buts, The Nots and The Nevers</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/03/17/the-buts-the-nots-and-the-nevers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/03/17/the-buts-the-nots-and-the-nevers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s review 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 We are pressed on every side by troubles, BUT&#8230; we are NOT crushed. We are perplexed, BUT&#8230; NOT driven by dispair. We are hunted down, BUT&#8230; NEVER abandoned by God. We get knocked down, BUT&#8230; we are NOT destroyed. Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken and Useable??  YES</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/03/03/broken-and-useable-yes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/03/03/broken-and-useable-yes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next time you feel like GOD can&#8217;t use YOU, just remember. . . Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer Rahab was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Sadness &#8211; Lent</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/02/17/bright-sadness-lent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2010/02/17/bright-sadness-lent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always been interested in Lent.  It is not something that I have ever observed before.  Upon doing some reading I realized that it is not all about giving up food, fasting and/or stopping a specific behavior (smoking, drinking, gambling, etc.).  It can also be about adding things to your life.  Things like journaling, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Things from 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/27/9-things-from-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/27/9-things-from-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2009 comes to a close I have decided to look back on it. So much has happened this last year. So many little events have occurred that made up the days of 2009. There have been some big events as well. Some of the memories are funny, happy, exciting and sad, melancholy, thoughtful times. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Prayer</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/22/my-prayer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/22/my-prayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent a big chuck of the day in your word, Lord. It removed the Darkness. It replaced it with tiredness. Tiredness from the battle. I am figuring out that if I stay with you, Lord. That the struggles are easier or non-existent. If I read your word, the enemy won&#8217;t to get me, If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfection</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/15/perfection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/15/perfection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theresatrotter.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The road to perfection is always under construction&#8230;.. -Unknown Author Is Perfection Obtainable?? If it is, Is it something that we want to Reach? I think that I would prefer to walk the Road of Continued Growth. The Road that brings me closer to God. The Road of Discovery. The Road of Trials and Hardships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sound of Silence</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/09/the-sound-of-silence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/12/09/the-sound-of-silence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theresatrotter.com/?p=1275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you Turn Down the Sound? Can you Quiet the Busyness? Can you Hear the Sound of Silence? It isn&#8217;t Silence&#8230; It is Stillness&#8230; That is where He is&#8230; He really is there&#8230;. He is just waiting for you to Hear the Sound&#8230; The Sound of His Whisper. His Power is Great! He wants us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Free 10th Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/17/breaking-free-10th-anniversary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/17/breaking-free-10th-anniversary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been participating in the On-Line Bible Studies at the Bible Cafe since they started.  We just started the Beth Moore Study &#8211; Breaking Free 10th Anniversary Edition.  After our last study…I was concerned about starting a new one.  I really struggled with the format of the last one.  I spent so much time analyzing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Peace and Take Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/12/have-peace-and-take-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/12/have-peace-and-take-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theresatrotter.com/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I shut down Wednesday.  I had no energy to deal with Electronics.  No Twitter&#8230; No Facebook&#8230; No Blog Reading&#8230; No Text Messaging&#8230; No&#8230; No&#8230; No&#8230; I felt Blank. I felt Used Up. I felt Useless. I felt Dark. I felt Unworthy, Tattered, Thrown Away. I felt Forgotten About, Stepped On, Used. I felt like I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now What!?!</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/10/now-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/10/now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theresatrotter.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was baptised Saturday Night. First person out of 174 that unexpectedly got dunked this weekend. 174 people didn&#8217;t know that by the end of the weekend they would be publicly declaring their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Saturday morning when I woke up, packed up the family and headed to Chico to try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Know What is on the Other Side?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/08/do-you-know-what-is-on-the-other-side/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/11/08/do-you-know-what-is-on-the-other-side/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, &#8216;Doctor, I am afraid to die.  Tell me what lies on the other side.&#8217; Very quietly, the doctor said, &#8216;I don&#8217;t know.&#8217; &#8216;You don&#8217;t know? You&#8217;re, a Christian man, and don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s on the other side?&#8217; The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s On Your Mind &#8217;09 &#8211; Praying</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/10/12/whats-on-your-mind-09-praying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/10/12/whats-on-your-mind-09-praying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month at What&#8217;s On Your Mind &#8217;09 we are talking about Prayer.  I don&#8217;t think I am following the directions very well but I am talking about Prayer, Praying, Pray.  Last week I covered Prayer, you can find that HERE, if you want. Today I am talking about Praying.  I pray a couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Service Anyone?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/10/11/service-anyone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/10/11/service-anyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking. I was wondering. Why do you Serve? I&#8217;m not talking Tennis or Volleyball. Why do you serve at the Shelter, Mission, Clinic, School, Church? Do you serve because it is your gifting? The Lord put it in your heart to read to 2nd graders, serve soup, organize the thrift store, greet people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attack Scripture</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/09/29/attack-scripture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/09/29/attack-scripture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theresatrotter.com/?p=1186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was looking up ATTACK SCRIPTURE today&#8230;.You know&#8230; Attack Scripture is when you tear through the Bible to find that one scripture that will prove YOUR point right. &#8220;The Blessed Word of God&#8221; says&#8230;..So I must be right. See it is in writing right there&#8230;.BLAH BLAH BLAH I realized as I was doing this that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Went To The River, I Found Jesus’ Heart and Beautiful Worship!</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/08/16/i-went-to-the-river-i-found-jesus%e2%80%99-heart-and-beautiful-worship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/08/16/i-went-to-the-river-i-found-jesus%e2%80%99-heart-and-beautiful-worship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I attended a church I have never visited before. It is called The River. They meet 10:30 Sunday Mornings, at 1842 Keystone Court in Redding. It has such a nice feel to it. I loved being there. I felt very welcome. They have a wonderful sense of family. I had a purpose for going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Lord&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/07/26/dear-lord/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/07/26/dear-lord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord, Continue working on me! Don&#8217;t let my insolence go without a reminder of who I am suppose to be. A follower of your precious son, a person that does everything in and with love. Father, Please protect my family. Guide me in dealing with Hope. Help me to build her up as your son&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turmoil and Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/07/12/turmoil-and-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/07/12/turmoil-and-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of you that know me from my blog don&#8217;t know all of me. This isn&#8217;t anybody&#8217;s fault. We post what we post. We chose what to tell others and what we decide to keep to ourselves. This is one of the great things about blogging. You meet people and love them long before you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myth #1 &#8211; Christianity is All About Being a Good Person</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/05/04/myth-1-christianity-is-all-about-being-a-good-person/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/05/04/myth-1-christianity-is-all-about-being-a-good-person/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 07:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the month of May, What’s on Your Mind ‘09? is going to discuss some Myths. Myth #1 &#8211; Christianity is All About Being a Good Person? First of all what is a Myth? One Definition puts it like this: A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s on Your Mind &#8217;09? &#8211; Matthew 11:28-30</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/04/20/whats-on-your-mind-09-matthew-1128-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/04/20/whats-on-your-mind-09-matthew-1128-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weeks topic is&#8230;How do you practice this verse in your every day life? Matthew 11:28-30? “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/04/19/test-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine. Test yourselves. If you cannot tell that Jesus Christ is among you, it means you have failed the test.&#8221; -2 Corinthians 13:5 This is a Scripture that has been running through my head for awhile. It is so easy to test others. See if they pass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness, Updates (2) and the After Pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/04/13/happiness-updates-2-and-the-after-pictures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/04/13/happiness-updates-2-and-the-after-pictures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happiness: I pray that you all had a wonderful Easter. I love the reminder of the gift that God gave us when he sacrificed his Son for us. I am so unworthy but grateful for the unconditional love that I receive from God and Jesus. I had an amazing day with my family and enjoyed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Time Off</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/04/06/taking-time-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not going to be posting this week. As I write this I am sitting in a hospital room. My father in law has taken a turn for the worst. This is a hard time for my husband. Mel has fallen into a state of confusion. He is seeing and speaking to Mom, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hi ~ Do You Remember Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/29/hi-do-you-remember-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/29/hi-do-you-remember-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi I feel as if I have been gone so long. I miss blogging and communicating with my blogging friends. I thought I better get on and update everyone. I also want to thank you all for praying for my family and for Mel&#8217;s health. Mel has been moved to transitional care so that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Not Feel My Presence?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/23/can-you-not-feel-my-presence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/23/can-you-not-feel-my-presence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things in life have been crazy. I can&#8217;t even believe that I haven&#8217;t posted for a week. My father in Law is back in the hospital. He broke the upper thigh bone on the leg that had the mid-calf amputation last summer. Craig still can&#8217;t find a job. Shasta County&#8217;s unemployment rate is up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JOY &#8211; What are you feeling today?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/12/joy-what-are-you-feeling-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/12/joy-what-are-you-feeling-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I originally posted this on February 27, 2008. I was just feeling Joy lately. I hope you enjoy my rerun. Have a great weekend!! I am full of joy today! I woke up singing! It is a glorious day and it is suppose to be warm. I am happy. Have you noticed that when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faithful</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/04/faithful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/03/04/faithful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as the Lord.&#8221; Hosea 2:20, NLT While studying I came to this verse. I have thought about it all day. Thought about how it applies to me and to current world situations. I even just considered the word Faithful. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thursday Thought</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/02/25/thursday-thought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/02/25/thursday-thought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to Die. -Galatians 2:21 Everyday I am blessed by His grace. I have done nothing to deserve it. I try not to take it for granted. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Have a Mentor</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/02/25/i-have-a-mentor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/02/25/i-have-a-mentor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a Mentor. She lives 1,803 miles away. This makes it a little hard to get together for coffee but I know she is there if I need her. My Mentor is a Wife, Mom, a Mimi (grandma) and a friend to many. I don&#8217;t think she realizes how much she has helped me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endurance</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/02/18/endurance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/02/18/endurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.&#8221; - Romans 5:3, NLT ENDURANCE is the ability to withstand hardship or adversity ; especially : the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity. For many of us, life is hard right now. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Checking In</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/14/just-checking-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I&#8217;VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHERS FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. I DON&#8217;T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.. SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY.&#8217; This is part of one of those forwarded emails [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does God Have Teenagers?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/07/does-god-have-teenagers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/07/does-god-have-teenagers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are we God&#8217;s teenagers? Does He Stand over us trying to teach us? Trying to lead us in the right direction?  Does He try to talk to us like we are more mature, more knowledgeable then we act?  How do we respond to his teachings, directions, suggestions, and wise whispers? Do we respond like good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Love</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/07/true-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/07/true-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[True Love &#8211; Do you have it in you to love like Jesus? I thought I did.  After reading this I am not so sure. kristiapplesauce has a beautiful soul. Follow this LINK for an example of Loving Like Jesus.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet My Pastor</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/02/meet-my-pastor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2009/01/02/meet-my-pastor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8EzaReSKg0] Meet my Pastor, Bill Giovannetti.  He has recently had a book published called &#8220;How to Keep Your Inner Mess From Trashing Your Outer World&#8220;.  The website for this book is fun.  It explains what the book is about, talks to you about your Inner Mess characters and gives you  some information about who Bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/31/thank-you-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/31/thank-you-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are my Top 8 for 2008: 1) I started blogging, instead of just reading them. 2) Craig and I finally took a honeymoon after 17 years and went to Hawaii.             3) I flew to Oklahoma and I met the most AMAZING women&#8230; My Round Table Friends! Cindy, Robin, Deleise, Kim, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Humble Yourself?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/29/how-do-you-humble-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/29/how-do-you-humble-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.   Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Eve Eve</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/23/christmas-eve-eve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/23/christmas-eve-eve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight we attended our Church&#8217;s Christmas Eves Eve Celebration.  By we I am referring to Craig, Myself, Ryan and I.  Ryan was worried that the floor would open up and suck him in.  I am glad to report that there was no structural damage to the church and Ryan is still with us.  We are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Make Me Brave</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/21/god-make-me-brave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/21/god-make-me-brave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God, make me brave for life: oh, braver than this. Let me straighten after pain, as a tree straightens after the rain, Shining and lovely again. God, make me brave for life; much braver than this. As the blown grass lifts, let me rise From sorrow with quiet eyes, Knowing Thy way is wise. God, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Getting There</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/18/im-getting-there/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/18/im-getting-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most of you know I am usually pretty up, pretty happy, most of the time finding the positive.  This year I am having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit.  I am not having any problems with celebrating my Savior&#8217;s Birthday!  This is the only part of the holiday that is making me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Must Read!!</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/17/a-must-read/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/17/a-must-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I can go days without posting and then boom&#8230;You get 2 in one day This is short one that is basically a request  to go read  Miss  Robin today at Many Meadows.]]></description>
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		<title>Trent Austin LifeChurch.tv &#8211; Little Drummer Boy</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/12/trent-austin-lifechurchtv-little-drummer-boy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/12/trent-austin-lifechurchtv-little-drummer-boy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryqA90QxU3k] Trent Austin sings his rendition of &#8220;The Little Drummer Boy&#8221; from the LifeChurch.tv Edmond Campus.  This video is posted on the Facebook Group LifeChurch.tv-Edmond Campus Christmas.  It is amazing.   So for all of my readers that don&#8217;t already attend LifeChurch.tv.  Sit back, Turn up the volume and See how they do Christmas songs in Oklahoma!]]></description>
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		<title>Motivation</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/12/10/motivation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been spending part of my Sundays in a ministry class.  Last year I was enrolled in this same training program but do to my health I only completed about 70% of it.  I was blessed to be asked back and decided to restart from the beginning.  The training is wonderful and is stuff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WOW GOD! &#8211; Thank You</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/11/06/wow-god-thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>I Let Other People Control My Feelings!</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/10/30/i-let-other-people-control-my-feelings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/10/30/i-let-other-people-control-my-feelings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever give other people power over your Feelings?   I&#8217;m not talking about the authority figures in your life.  Your Spouse, Parents, Employer, Supervisor. I am referring to the people in your life that are your &#8220;friends&#8221;, your &#8220;Been There, Done That&#8221; Aquaintence that knows everything, your Confidant that you thought you could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worship &#8211; Not Just For Sundays Anymore @ Heart Reflections</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/10/27/worship-not-just-for-sundays-anymore-heart-reflections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/10/27/worship-not-just-for-sundays-anymore-heart-reflections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed lately that a few people are blogging about worship.  I love this topic.  I love music.  I think that the worship part of the church service is so important.  It isn&#8217;t the only important part but it is a peice of the puzzle. I am asking you all to go visit Shane at Heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day~Friday Outings~Health Update</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/05/09/mothers-dayfriday-outingshealth-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/05/09/mothers-dayfriday-outingshealth-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Mother’s Day to all of You Amazing Women! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This weeks Friday Outings is a little far from home but still in California. We are traveling to Santa Clara (About 4 hours South) this weekend to ride roller coasters and attend Spring Celebration at Great America. Spring Celebration this year is featuring Switchfoot, Kutless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Is Still Working On ME~~I Pray!</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/05/06/jesus-is-still-working-on-mei-pray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/05/06/jesus-is-still-working-on-mei-pray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know that when you ask Jesus into your heart and life that the hard work begins. The process can be slow for some things and some sins you can lie down and never look back on them again. Some people you walk away from and others you run to and tell them about this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Lady Rocks!!</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/04/28/this-lady-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know I have found tons of awesome blogging people in Edmond, OK. I am even considering a trip to get to know these women better. More on that to come. I have also found great bloggers from other places in the world and even in my little home state of California. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you ever?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/04/21/have-you-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever just broken into tears for no reason other then Jesus in you? Have you ever felt such compassion for someone that you actually stop and lend a hand? Have you ever been just cruising along, minding your own busines, when all of a sudden you feel God in you so strong that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great News</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/04/10/great-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been awhile since I have updated on my health. Mainly because there hasn&#8217;t been anything new. I have had good days and bad days. I have been seeing the doctors and I have finally had an MRI on my head. Yesterday I got the results. I am so excited to say that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweet Lady</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/28/sweet-lady/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My pastor posted this on his blog. It is only a couple minutes long but so darn cute that I had to share. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDmp967UMds&#38;rel=0]]]></description>
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		<title>Forgivness</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/28/forgivness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I plan on writing more about my life soon. My Grammy was my best mentor/mother/friend in my childhood, actually in my life. She has been gone for 14 years now but I still hear her telling me how to bring my life to the feet of Jesus. How no matter what I have done my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>None But Jesus</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/19/none-but-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most beautiful songs. Everytime I hear it I get the chills. It is from Hillsong. Darlene Zschech sings it. She has a way of making you feel the music. The words are soothing to me. So I wanted to share. I wish you all a blessed Easter! None But Jesus-In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear &amp; Worry &#8211; NOT</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/10/fear-worry-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/10/fear-worry-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have spent most of my day praying, worshiping and reading scripture. I can feel my Heavenly Father next to me. It is such a huge gift to feel him here. Selfishly, most of my prayer have been about me, for me. I wasted about an hour this morning full of fear and worry. Then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blank Piece of Paper</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/07/blank-piece-of-paper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the symptoms that I have been experiencing lately is the loss of some cognitive function. I have always been a person that remembers everything. Appointments, Shopping Lists, Kids Schedules. I have never had to keep a date book. I noticed this change in October and since that point I have started keeping a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Spiritual Diet Struggle</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/02/my-spiritual-diet-struggle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/03/02/my-spiritual-diet-struggle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So… you know when you go on a diet and it is really easy to give up certain foods. Then there are other foods that you just can’t get stop craving. I know this will sound crazy to most of you but I have no problem giving up chocolate and sweets. My big problem is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hebrews 10:24</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/02/29/hebrews-1024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I was sitting in bed. It was about 5am and I was reading my Bible when Hebrews 10:24 caught my eye. It was one of those moments where if I had a light bulb over my head it would have exploded from all the energy. I remembered a post on Deleise’s (She has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alone?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/02/20/alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was torn. He wanted to come and hear the results but also felt the need to work and support the family. They offered to come with me too but It is only test results, they shouldn&#8217;t miss work because of me. I am a strong, independant woman. I am the one they always come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peace = ?</title>
		<link>http://www.theresatrotter.com/2008/02/09/peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace = Quiet Peace = Calm Peace = Serenity Peace = Acceptance These are a few of the things that Peace mean to me. The Lord showed me Psalm 34:12-14 about 5 years ago. At the time I had been praying for safety from bad influences in the workplace, healing for my husband, strength to [...]]]></description>
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