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		<title>Who is your life about?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve reached the end of this season&#8217;s Big Word Bible study! I am both delighted that we&#8217;ve completed what we started and saddened that it&#8217;s done &#8230; for a while. We will pick up the second half of the story by studying 2 Samuel this fall. In our discussion this week we talked about a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=3631&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Returning to me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. It has been almost two weeks since my last post. This year has been an odd one and I reluctantly admit that I have put writing on the back burner. Eh, maybe I&#8217;ve put it somewhere in that lost toaster oven hiding in the depths of my yet unpacked basement. Okay, let&#8217;s be a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=3044&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Deciphering the Will of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DO remember that God is far more concerned with our character than our addresses or job titles. His purposes for you are likely to focus more on who you are to be rather than what you are to do. DO investigate what the Bible says about the topic. If God’s Word offers clear direction, follow [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=3029&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to be Outstanding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. &#8230; to the extent that God has blessed you. &#8230; because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=2828&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Little rocks can make a big difference.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a story of a college professor, an empty jar and a lot of rocks. After placing an empty jar in full view of his class, he began to add large rocks, one by one. When his collection reached the top, he asked the class if the jar was full. They affirmed that it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=2602&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The ME Project (and a giveaway!)</title>
		<link>http://tanyadennisbooks.com/2011/02/22/the-me-project-and-a-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deluxe Starbucks Coffee Gift Basket Three 2.5-oz. bags of Starbucks coffee   (Sumatra, House Blend, and French Roast) Tazo black tea Starbucks marshmallow cocoa Almond roca Almond roca buttercrunch toffee cookies White chocolate and raspberry cookies 2 Starbucks mugs Keepsake black bamboo basket A $62 total value! Have I got your attention? This coveted basket [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=2532&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Battling Agendas: Opportunity or Distraction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Piper said: &#8220;The world sets the agenda for the professional man; God sets the agenda of the spiritual man.&#8221; I&#8217;ve been thinking on this much lately. &#8220;Lately&#8221; meaning for over a year. One of my goals &#8211;  Have you noticed that people only talk about resolutions in January? I like the term &#8220;goals&#8221; better. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=2461&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Silenced by Introspection</title>
		<link>http://tanyadennisbooks.com/2010/11/30/silenced-by-introspection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can&#8217;t writing be like every other job? It should be independent of emotion and motivation, something that I simply do because that&#8217;s what I do. William Faulkner would write only when inspired. He said &#8220;Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o&#8217;clock every morning.&#8221; That&#8217;s the way it&#8217;s supposed to be &#8211; right? Methodical. Predictable. Disciplined. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=2355&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer Siesta</title>
		<link>http://tanyadennisbooks.com/2009/05/28/prayer-siesta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so hard to pray? There are so many things weighing heavily on my heart this week, things I know need prayer. Sick friends, unbelieving family members, marriages &#8212; upcoming ones, sustaining ones, breaking ones. (Is anyone else out there grief-stricken over Jon &#38; Kate? I could barely stomach the season premiere this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=907&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wanna join my team?</title>
		<link>http://tanyadennisbooks.com/2009/03/15/583/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tanyasue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again I woke up early to write, but promptly allowed myself to get distracted by other things. Stupid thing. Time-wasting things. I don’t have time to waste! In precisely four minutes little feet will sound their pitter-patter down the steps and this fantasy of being a writer will fade like the morning fog. My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tanyadennisbooks.com&#038;blog=6008194&#038;post=583&#038;subd=inthedailies&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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