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		<title>Going Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old tin roof, leaves in the gutter A hole in the screen door big as your fist, and flies on the butter Mamaw baking sugar cookies&#8230; Heard her holler from the kitchen &#8216;which one of you youngin&#8217;s wants to lick the spoon?&#8217; Yellow jackets on the watermelon, honeysuckle in the air&#8230; Old dog napping on [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2481&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every morning as my wife and I gently start our day with a cup of coffee in bed, our rambunctious feline Jazzy joins us for some together time. She has a few dry multi-grain cheerios (hand-fed, one by one.  sigh) then springs off the bed and dashes downstairs to cause any variety of trouble. This [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2471&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Hand to Hold</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[comfort]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was about 2 years ago, at a time of ongoing transition and change in several areas of my life.  My inner foundation was crumbly, the highly imbalanced ratio of questions to answers in my everyday life had worn me down, and I just needed to rest in the arms of some source of strong [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2469&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In gratitude for allies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To every one of you who has done, said, or felt *any*thing in support of someone in the minority, THANK YOU.  Today it&#8217;s specifically about marriage equality for same-sex couples, but the impact of support applies way beyond that one issue. It doesn&#8217;t matter that it&#8217;s been almost 17 years since I came out as [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2453&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m so proud of you!</title>
		<link>http://starlajking.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/im-so-proud-of-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[encouragement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I am so proud of you!&#8221; one of my sisters said to another in an email this morning, and I got all teary. I probably wouldn&#8217;t have gotten all melty if she had just said &#8220;great job!&#8221; (although it was)  or &#8220;you&#8217;re amazing!&#8221; (although she is) or &#8220;I&#8217;m so happy for you (although we are); [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2449&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What catches your eye</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handling disappointment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was walking on the beach this morning, kinda bummed at the cloudy, chilly weather at a time I&#8217;m sooooo longing for sunshine. Sure, the aqua water was pretty, and the rhythmic sound of waves dashing up the shoreline was appealing&#8230; But without sunshine, it felt more like a tease than a generous offering. Until [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2421&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One More Morning</title>
		<link>http://starlajking.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/one-more-morning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My relationship with mornings has been tenuous for most of my life. The tentacles of depression that release their grip in sleep tend to regain their strength in the vulnerable transitional minutes and hours of morning. But this morning I realized things have shifted. Our sleepy, frozen 10-block stumble to the gym was a few minutes [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2412&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Faith</title>
		<link>http://starlajking.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/2400/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m reminded time and time again that faith needs no religious affiliation.  If a Catholic cathedral or Buddhist reading or Hindu meditation or Jewish prayer ritual moves my Mennonite-ish soul, my faith is touched. While taking an early photo-stroll this morning, I was struck by the majesty of the immense gold cross adorning the top [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2400&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson from a tree</title>
		<link>http://starlajking.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/2392/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throwing the door open, I dashed into the house and grabbed the closest cutting tool (thank heavens for that handy &#8220;junk drawer&#8221;).  My wife, on a conference call with her work folks, just nodded, totally unfazed as I waved a pocket knife and urgently whispered &#8220;I HAVE TO GO SAVE A TREE!&#8221;    Apparently she&#8217;s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2392&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time is of the essence</title>
		<link>http://starlajking.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/time-is-of-the-essence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Starla J. King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not entirely certain any more of the date my father died.  I know it was the first week of January 2011, but 4th? 6th? 7th..? And although I do know Mom&#8217;s death date (September 17, 2011), it&#8217;s only because it&#8217;s also my brother&#8217;s birthday.   The first anniversary of her death, we celebrated his [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=starlajking.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6521640&#038;post=2374&#038;subd=starlajking&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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