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<description><![CDATA[Alyssa Avant is a writer, speaker and Creative VA Partner.  I love  social media and have much experience using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social networking platforms to network and promote myself and my clients.

I hold a Psychology degree from the University of Mississippi and have 5 plus years of experience as a freelance writer & speaker.  My greatest skills are in the area of communication.

I am the mother of three precious children and wife to a loving husband.  My family and I reside in Carrollton,  Mississippi.]]></description>
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<title>Be Real: Using Relationship Marketing to Promote Your Business</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:44:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are any number of ways to cook an egg, right?  Scrambled, over easy, fried, poached, which do you prefer?]]></description>
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<title>Top 5 Tools to Keep Your Business Organized</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:04:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An organized business is a happier business.  This may not be a proven fact, but it is definitely one I'd be willing to bet on.]]></description>
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<title>3 Proven Methods to Build Your List</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:37:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A doctor needs patients, a grocery store needs shoppers, a business owner marketing their business online needs readers who will become clients. List building is a proven strategy that will help a business owner to create a flow of clients coming into his or her business.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Trapped by Your Static Website?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A static website can actually trap a business partner hindering them from making updates or creating new content. New content helps search engines to find you and therefore your target market to locate you as well.]]></description>
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<title>What's Involved in a Newsletter For Your Business?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:05:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Research shows that it takes a person seeing a message an average of seven times before that person reacts to that message. What better way to share your message with your audience than via a newsletter?]]></description>
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<title>Why You Need a Blog and a Blog Manager</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Are you an author, speaker or coach who is trying to obtain a web presence as a way to promote your company or business? Then, you are probably at some time or another going to, or maybe you have already ventured into the world of blogging. Blogging though it began as sort of a hobby for many, has turned into a profitable business for others, and also a way to aid you in connecting with your target audience and drawing them into your websites through a new format, the blog.]]></description>
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<title>Your Secret is Safe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Growing up, my mom was one of my best friends. My secrets were always safe with her.]]></description>
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<title>Yes, Mom and Dad, You Will Be Honored Again</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:23:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many commandments that we are given as children of God. The Bible lays these out for us in the Ten Commandments and other Scriptures. Some are easy to follow, while others we struggle with. Honoring our father and mother is one that during our teen years we often struggle to keep.]]></description>
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<title>My Faith Strategy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[No matter how they say it, most often I don't know how to react to whatever way they choose to phrase it. Honestly, I don't know how I do it "all". And quite simply I don't believe that I ever do it all. I am a person who has high hopes, big dreams, and many goals. My daddy taught me to be that way and my Heavenly Father gifted me with a few traits that help me to "make it happen." ]]></description>
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<title>It's All About Accountability</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:01:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Temptation, sometimes it completely stares you in the face. You aren't sure what to do and you just wish you could for once not give in. You may wonder "How can I keep from giving into temptation, especially giving in to the same sin over and over again?]]></description>
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<title>Building a Family Faith</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:59:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are we losing our legacy of faith? Are the future generations continuing the legacy of faith that you carried down from your mother and father? ]]></description>
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<title>Beginning to Journal</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:43:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Journaling, it isn't something you hear a lot of people doing anymore. In a day in age where blogging is the hottest thing, taking out a pen and paper to write manually is almost unheard of, doesn't that take too much time when we can type so much faster? ]]></description>
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<title>Connect With Your Teen Through Facebook</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:12:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Facebook really can be a powerful tool for your relationship and can help you to see your child in a new and different light. So, don't let it scare you, use it today to enhance your relationship.]]></description>
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<title>Finding Lifelong Friends</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:17:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Godly friendships may seem difficult to find, but worth the wait. Don't give up on finding your lifelong friends.]]></description>
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<title>Find a Mentor</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:14:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are times in our lives when we need someone to go to, but many times we wish we had someone that is removed from the situation that we are going through. Many times the issues that we deal with have much to do with our family or friends, and therefore going to a friend or family member is difficult and too close for comfort, or maybe we just do not want to hear, "I told you so." No matter what the case is, it can be a rewarding to have a relationship with a "mentor"...]]></description>
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<title>What Image Are Your Kids Creating For Themselves Online?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:57:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kids use the Internet frequently these days, they can even create an entire new persona or image online. This can be a bad thing so it is important for parents to be aware of what their kids are doing online.]]></description>
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<title>The Not So Cool Things About Kids Communicating Via Technology</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:54:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kids and technology they seem to go hand in hand, and though there are some good things about kids using technology, there are also some bad things. The way that kids communicate almost entirely via technology can be scary.]]></description>
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<title>Cell Phones Keep No Secrets</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:13:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The kids of today have a connection to the outside world that is quite scary.  This connection is made via cell phones. Are parents truly aware of the dangers?]]></description>
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<title>Why Use Article Marketing For Your Business?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:30:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people use article marketing for their businesses. Here is why you should too.]]></description>
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<title>What to Do About Temptation</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:53:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Let's face it we all face to temptation no matter how old or how young we are. While as an adult, my temptation might be to spend too much money, a teen girl may struggle with going too far sexually with her boyfriend, and a younger child may struggle with telling little white lies. No matter what the case temptation is real and it can cause us to sin.
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<title>Becoming a Mother of Influence</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:12:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you a mother who influences your children? Are you leaving a legacy?]]></description>
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<title>Why You Need a Prayer Journal</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:06:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A small notebook with white lined pages may not seem like anything significant to the average person, but to me it held the opportunity to communicate with God and to have Him help me to shape my future. I started a prayer journal when I was fourteen. After experiencing my first season of teen rebellion, I had repented and needed to stay connected to God more closely.]]></description>
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<title>Biblical Reasons For Teaching Your Children Manners</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:36:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Mind your manners" - You may have heard the phrase uttered from you mother or grandmother a million times, but is it something that we as a society use today with our children? Manners seems to have gone by the way side much like other concepts that were so often used by those who have gone on before us. ]]></description>
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<title>Giving Them Everything, Or Just What's Important?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:41:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During my teen years I vividly remember the times I desperately wanted a new shirt, a new jacket, a new anything for that matter and my dad having to tell me no. I know now after becoming a parent that it was difficult for him to do so and I also know after becoming an adult that it was not something that he could help.]]></description>
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<title>Re-Purposing Your Content</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:41:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As an online business owner when it comes to spending time writing you know that it is time that is spent well, but you worry that you will be able to truly make the most of the content you are creating. Am I right?]]></description>
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<title>We All Need a Little Faith</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 16:25:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is unlike anything else you will do with your life.  Having faith is something that takes a long time to understand and even longer to truly feel that you have.  As the Bible says, "Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you cannot see." Hebrews 11:1 (NIV). Faith begins with a relationship with Jesus Christ...]]></description>
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<title>Taking the Leap of Faith</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:55:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everything in me said "don't do it" but for some reason I knew I was suppose to.  Nothing really made sense about it, yet I knew it was from God.  What you're wondering, the leap of faith I was about to take.  Though it was hard to rationalize, understand or see clearly I knew I had to take it.  I was going to "step out of my comfort zone and into God's hands".  I was going to let go of my life and put it in to God's hands.]]></description>
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<title>Three Essentials For Those in Ministry</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:38:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a person in ministry, you have certainly felt a call to it. You knew God was tugging at your heart, pulling you in that direction; but what you may not have considered is the commitment that it takes to be in ministry.      Ministry is a position that has both a public commitment and a private commitment.]]></description>
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<title>The Greatest of These is Love</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:46:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is it hard for you to say those three little words, "I Love You"? Many people struggle with telling others "I love you", especially the unlovable of those people in their lives. The people we wonder if anyone can love.]]></description>
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<title>A Bad First Impression For Christianity</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:13:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are first impressions important to you? Do you remember some significant first impressions that people have made upon you? I can remember the first impression I felt when I went on a date with a guy once.]]></description>
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<title>Keeping Your Faith</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:07:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Faith it is something that is both hard to define by human standards, and also hard to keep by earthly standards. So many of loose our faith in others because of their actions towards us, so we often feel we cannot trust anyone, not even God. However, that is not true.]]></description>
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<title>Always Be Prepared</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:49:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many times in our lives that take much preparation on our parts. Our children going back to school each fall, preparing for vacation, or holidays, all these things take preparation. With each activity there may be supplies to buy, clothes shopping to be done or new routines to get used to.]]></description>
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<title>Centered in Christ</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:46:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever considered that even if your life is full of good things that it could still be effecting you negatively? It is like the old saying, "Too much of a good thing." We can fill our lives with too many "good things", making us not be able to focus on any one thing.]]></description>
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<title>How Do You Spell Love? T-I-M-E</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:28:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you spell love? Well, you might say L-O-V-E of course, but I would beg to differ. That is because I believe that love can better be spelled for many of us, T-I-M-E.]]></description>
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<title>Allow Your Daughter to Seek Her Dreams, Not Yours</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:55:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dreams are important, they give us something to look forward to with anticipation.  I know you had your own dreams, now allow your daughter to not only have hers, but to live them out.  Be her biggest cheerleader and watch her win at this game we call life.]]></description>
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<title>Using a Timer to Stay Organized</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:05:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You have a list of things to do today but you are having trouble staying focused and getting things accomplished.  You may be skipping from item to item or task to task.  In order to better stay on task, you may want to use a timer.]]></description>
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<title>Organizing Your Bill Paying</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:05:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bills, they are an inevitable part of our lives.  We all have them; we all dread receiving and paying them, yet it is something that has to be done.  The question is, how will you make sure that you pay all your bills and that they are paid on time?]]></description>
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<title>Make an Appointment With Yourself</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:04:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whether you are a stay at home mom or a mom who works outside the home or just a woman who longs to keep it all together and going smoothly then you could benefit from making an appointment with yourself. Each week set aside about an hour give or take a little and get together a few key organizing tools to help you organize your time and the many things that are coming up in your week.     The purpose of this appointment with yourself is to plan your week.]]></description>
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<title>How Menu Planning Saved Me Money</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:03:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have been menu planning since before I knew there was a catch phrase like "menu planning" for the idea. In the beginning, the reasons I planned were simple.]]></description>
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<title>Yes Mom, You Should Set Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:57:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yes Mom, though you are a mom you can have goals for yourself as well.  It can be healthy for you and your family.]]></description>
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<title>Tackling Mount Saint Laundry</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 14:56:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all have to face it. That pile of laundry which never seems to have an end.  Here are some tips for tackling mount saint laundry.]]></description>
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<title>Honestly Earning Your Pay</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[They say "money is the root of all evil". Well, if this is true how does one honestly earn their pay?]]></description>
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<title>Trusting In God's Perfect Plan</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:49:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Planning is a huge part of our lives, likewise it is a part of business.  However shouldn't God be a part of that plan?]]></description>
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<title>Ways to Show Integrity in Business</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:49:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business integrity is so important especially for a Christian.  Be sure to show your client's your integrity when doing business.  ]]></description>
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<title>Journaling is a Healthy Habit</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:56:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Developing a habit can take 21-30 days.  So why is it so hard to develop a habit but we have some habits we do not even know how we formed such as nail biting or teeth grinding?  Strange huh?]]></description>
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<title>Making Journaling a Resolution</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:55:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Journaling can help you to stick to your goals and keep your resolutions.  Resolve to make journaling a daily habit and help yourself to achieve more this year.  ]]></description>
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<title>Peer Pressure</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:03:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Peer pressure is something many teens struggle with as they head back to school. It might influence something simple such as what style of shoes that they choose to wear, but it can be more serious as well. Peer pressure has an influence on the lives of teens in many areas, from sexual practices to drinking. Choosing to not give in and rather to abstain from these activities is often difficult for them. ]]></description>
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<title>Are You Afraid of Change?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:57:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How many of you like change? I don't mean the nickels, pennies or quarters you get back after a purchase the grocery store. I mean change as in the process of becoming different. It is not always a process that we enjoy; however, it is often necessary. I for one do not enjoy change very much at all. However, I have undergone it quite a bit in my life as most of us have and I have to admit that it has more often than not been for the best.]]></description>
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<title>Do You Respect Your Daughter's Father?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:13:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you respect your daughter's father, your husband, and your partner in life? It is very important that we show respect to our mates, setting an example for our daughters. ]]></description>
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<title>Did Your Momma Teach You Good Manners?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Yes, ma'am," "No ma'am,"  "Thank you," "No thank you."  Are these words common practice in your day-to-day life?]]></description>
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<title>Making Traditions Important</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 12:20:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Traditions can be simple, and the more simple they are the more likely you are to stick to them.  Remember when creating new traditions that the point of a tradition is to be able to stick to it and practice it over and over, so make sure it is something you can easily do year after year.  Some simple examples of traditions include, making a family members favorite meal for their birthday, saying a prayer together every night before bed, baking cookies together on Christmas Eve, or calling long distance relatives on Valentine's Day to tell them you love them.]]></description>
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<title>Preciousness and Frailness of Life</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:18:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article was written about the preciousness and frailness of life and how we take it for granted daily.  ]]></description>
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<title>Do You Have Joy?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:25:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What do you allow to steal your joy? First, we must define joy. Joy is intense satisfaction that fills you with gladness. True joy is not based on circumstances, it comes from God, so what do you allow to steal it from you. For some it may be financial worries, for others failure or lack of success, for some it may be the lack of or the troublesomeness of a relationship, whatever the case may be why do we allow it to happen. If joy comes from the Lord, then why are we not partaking of the joy that he wants to freely give to us. ]]></description>
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<title>The Butterfly Effect</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:54:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A very kind lady whom I have never met in person sent me a very special gift this week.  It was a beautiful, antique butterfly pin.  She also wrote a very encouraging note to me regarding my ministry.]]></description>
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<title>Thoughts and Feelings of Being a New Mom - Again</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:58:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My thoughts and feelings after becoming a mom for the second time.  ]]></description>
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<title>True Love Waits</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:59:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is true love?  Love is also about a relationship. The purest form of a love relationship is that of Jesus Christ. We must look for characteristics of Jesus in another person in order to find true love.]]></description>
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<title>Sunday Morning Rush</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:17:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is a typical Sunday morning; the alarm goes off at just before 8 am.  Not too terribly early, no, but it is the weekend and we stayed up a little too late watching TV the night before.  We hit the snooze and try to get just a few more winks.]]></description>
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<title>That's Faith</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:41:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever struggled through any situation in life, and you're a Christian, then you probably understand the process of faith. It is by faith that we come to know and believe in Christ. It is by faith that we walk, not by sight.]]></description>
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<title>Dare to Be Different</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:19:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel as if you don't fit in?  Do you want to be more like the most popular kid in school? Why not dare to be different?]]></description>
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<title>Giving God the Glory</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:03:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you give God the glory for the blessings in your life?  It is so important for us to praise Him on a daily basis for the blessings he continually showers upon us.]]></description>
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<title>A Tie Between Parents and Scripture</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:37:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a youth and children's minister, I have done a great amount of research on who affects the lives of children and teens.  Profoundly, every study shows that parents have the greatest affect upon the lives of their children, greater than peers, friends, teachers or others in their lives such as ministers.]]></description>
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<title>Impacting Your Daughter For the Next Generation</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:21:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you wish you could connect with your daughter in a meaningful, powerful way?  I hope to give you inspiration, tools and ideas that will help you to do just that.]]></description>
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