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		<title>Opposite of Shame by Shannon Leith</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; shannon leith is an artist.  her life is consumed with finding clarity and contentment in the ordinary. she writes in all lower case. her website shines with creativity.  you can find her with her camera, with her pet bird, or with friends and family because even though she finds hope in the ordinary, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noticing Hope by Ivy Zequeira-Russell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ivy Zequeira-Russell is a woman I admire and respect.  She is true to herself, her voice, her values, family and community. She is a dear friend and teacher to many, including her boys who she home schools.  These days she is also preparing to welcome Baby #3 who will be surrounded with lots of love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blossoms of hope by Staci Kennelly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staci Kennelly is mom, teacher, mentor and housemaid to three wonderful and amazing girls.  In her spare time she enjoys playing hooky with her husband and children, cooking yummy food, exploring new cities, collecting vintage cameras and photographing all of it.  My Japanese Magnolia tree is one of my favorite plants in our yard.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow&#8217;s Sunset by Melissa Mills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa Mills is a dear friend and one of the most passionate people I know.  She works tirelessly for justice and speaks the truth in living authentically in her community.  I&#8217;m proud to share her essay as the first installment of our &#8220;Finding Hope&#8221; prompt for this Winter. You can find her personal blog here. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RELAUNCHING A BEAUTIFUL MESS!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kritzau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the site never got &#8220;turned off.&#8221; This may have been providential in the midst of shifting my focus to my new site kristinritzau.com (which still exists).  As I have been doing some vision planning for 2012, something became quite clear&#8230; TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER. Through the workshops, events, and open mic nights, this has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEW WEBSITE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for visiting.  Please visit the new site: kristinritzau.com for the latest events, updates and info!]]></description>
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