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		<title>A Sweet Little Taste</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to repost this poem because the last two days have just been so lovely here in DC. It has been a metaphorical winter for me over the past 7 months. The lowest of the low. To be honest I&#8217;ve felt a little bi-polar actually. OK&#8230;.a lot bi-polar. Moving to DC, working at IJM [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1029&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Have Been Warned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the most part, I&#8217;m holding up really well. But yes, I may at any given moment spontaneously burst into tears. Can you deal with it? -Johanna<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1025&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In the Spirit of Being Vulnerable&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://johannahope.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/in-the-spirit-of-being-vulnerable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce and Such]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Eyes of My Eyes are Opened]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fresh Start]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Resolutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I never make New Years resolutions. I typically don&#8217;t believe in them. The problem, as many people can attest to I am sure, is that for perfectionists like me, making New Years resolutions is setting oneself up for failure. And NO perfectionist wants to fail. You know? But there are some things that I know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1020&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random Conversations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[It's the Little Things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Eyes of My Eyes are Opened]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brother Son Sister Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Francis of Assisi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I call my sister when I am always in major emotional turmoil and distress. And she always calms me down. I called her last week over something I had done. Here&#8217;s how the conversation went: Me: I am a horrible person. I do really stupid things. I really really hate myself. Sister: You&#8217;re not a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1018&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Don&#8217;t Have Time for Spiritual Discipline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christians and the Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ortberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live the Life You've Always Wanted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual discipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had a revelation last night. I&#8217;ve been reading this book by John Ortberg. And it is GOOD. In it he asks what comes to mind when someone asks you how your spiritual life is going. If you&#8217;re anything like me, I loathe that question. The answer for me anyways is always, &#8220;not good enough.&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1014&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Hope of Christ</title>
		<link>http://johannahope.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/the-hope-of-christ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Eyes of My Eyes are Opened]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ortbeg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rembrandt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is the goodness of God&#8217;s work in creating us that makes our fallenness so tragic. This is why my disappointment in myself runs so deep&#8230;.. &#8230;.But God is determined to overcome the defacing of His image in us. His plan is not simply to repair MOST of our brokenness. He wants to make us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1011&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Only Prince I Need</title>
		<link>http://johannahope.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/the-only-prince-i-need/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce and Such]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ezekial]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gungor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something to be said about the fear of the Lord. But what is the line between a Godly fear and complete guilt? I struggle with this problem so much. I say I believe in grace. I say I believe there truly is nothing that can separate me from Christ&#8217;s love. And yet I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1005&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Down Time</title>
		<link>http://johannahope.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/down-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce and Such]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://johannahope.wordpress.com/?p=1002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love DC. And I know I will love my life here. I am experiencing community in a way that I never truly believed was even possible. Authentic people and authentic Christianity. I know it&#8217;s still soon, and no one is perfect. But I truly believe IJM is close to getting it right. I&#8217;m so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=1002&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transitions</title>
		<link>http://johannahope.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/transitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So wow. What a difference a year makes. I think this time last year I was posting about praying I would be a better wife. I guess I can still pray that prayer. Who knows? Maybe God will be gracious enough to give me another go round at some point&#8230;..years from now&#8230;. Anywhoo, I&#8217;m sorry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=996&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflection</title>
		<link>http://johannahope.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/reflection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When did you lose your innocence? Was it stolen from you as a child? Violently ripped away by events beyond your control? Was it a choice you made knowingly? Something you regret? Or something you learned from? Did you lose your innocence gently? Like a soft breeze on a cool November night? Like a dream? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johannahope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13322298&amp;post=992&amp;subd=johannahope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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