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		<title>The Plan&#8230;or lackthereof</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/02/20/the-plan-or-lackthereof/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Life or something like it]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” ~Charles Darwin It&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve posted anything&#8230; Amazing how quickly life &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/02/20/the-plan-or-lackthereof/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apparently I like to sleep and stare at computers&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: Topic: &#8220;Spending Time&#8221;, 12/27/2011, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 This entry encouraged us to log our time for one week to see where our &#8216;priorities and passions&#8217; were in our lives. So a week from Sunday to Saturday (7 days) has &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/30/i-like-to-sleep/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What does life owe you?</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/25/what-does-life-owe-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: Topic: &#8220;Take Responsibility&#8221;, 01/25/2012, Romans 13:1-7, Galatians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10 It&#8217;s her fault. It&#8217;s his fault. It&#8217;s their fault. The dog did it&#8230; Kid&#8217;s Excuses: One child to another: Whenever you tell a big fat lie to &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/25/what-does-life-owe-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>God said wha???</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: Topic: &#8220;Confused?&#8230;go Back&#8221;, 01/24/2012, Jeremiah 24: 6-7 How does one &#8216;hear&#8217; from God? This is a loaded topic for me&#8230; &#8220;I will give them hearts that will recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/24/god-said-wha/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can or can&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/20/can-cant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: Topic: &#8220;Can or Can&#8217;t&#8221;, 01/02/12, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 So about the only thing I have been able to take away from this entry was the first sentence where she quotes her son&#8217;s favorite coaching quotes. &#8220;Whether you can &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/20/can-cant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tribute to Edgar Allen Poe on his Birthday&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/19/tribute-to-edgar-allen-poe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this in high school as an English project and figured I would post it as my tribute to Edgar Allen Poe on his birthday, which is today January 19th. It&#8217;s a parody of his poem &#8216;The Raven&#8217;. Now &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/19/tribute-to-edgar-allen-poe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dream within a dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: Topic: &#8220;Pretty Good Company&#8221;, 12/29/11, John 12: 20-28 Happy Birthday Edgar Allen Poe, Born January 19, 1809. Odd way to start a devotional post complete with topic title and Bible verse by saying happy birthday to a man &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/19/dream/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I am a fussy toddler&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/18/fussy-toddler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: Topic: &#8220;Cultivating the quiet&#8221;, 01/08/12, Psalm 23: 1-6 Hey&#8230;I&#8217;m into January in this book&#8230;well actually I&#8217;m backlogged and still have some blogs from December&#8217;s month in the book to write but I kind of just dog-ear them and &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/18/fussy-toddler/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A womans place is in the home&#8230;???</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/11/a-womans-place-is-in-the-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional Blog: 12/21/11, Topic: &#8220;Workers at Home&#8221;, Titus 2: 3-5 I&#8217;ve heard this verse used to justify a woman&#8217;s calling to &#8216;stay at home&#8217; and raise a family as opposed to being independent and working. I&#8217;m not going to say &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/11/a-womans-place-is-in-the-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New years notes from a nomad&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/04/new-years-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcmelendrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I don&#8217;t believe in resolutions because inevitably its not something that&#8217;s kept and its a waste of mind space&#8230;so I don&#8217;t do them. This year I opted to reflect on last year so I dug into my facebook (timeline &#8230; <a href="http://www.melaniemelendrez.com/2012/01/04/new-years-notes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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