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		<title>Watch This if You Need to Make an Apology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing so surprising as humility. Humility is beautiful, whether it&#8217;s in the face of accusation or in the honest admission of wrong—wherever I see it, I am immediately softened. I felt that softening in me while viewing this video apology from o.b. (yes, the maker of feminine products!). What could have prompted o.b. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3536&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Which Word Wednesday: Itch vs. Scratch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Language lovers can lead a lonely life. Seriously, there are few people interested in discussing etymology or proofreading menus with me. I really don&#8217;t know why! So how very excited I was when, while enjoying pizza with friends, dear Lisa said she had two submissions for us here at Which Word Wednesday. Oh, joy! We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3534&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Multiply Your Mother’s Love</title>
		<link>http://fillingmypatchofsky.com/2012/05/07/multiply-your-mothers-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day gives us a chance to look back on all that our moms have done for us. We can see the years of help, encouragement, guidance, and sacrifice—all done in love. This Mother’s Day, you can give your mom a gift that multiplies the blessing she has been in your life. Your honorary gift [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3528&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beach Retreat 2012 Reading Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My reading jaunt at Beach Retreat 2012 is coming to a close. [sigh.] It&#8217;s been thoroughly enjoyable and greatly filling! At the end of a Beach Retreat, I like to reflect a bit on the books I&#8217;ve consumed and how each has nourished me. A theme or thread often emerges between the seemingly random books [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3520&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Confident Hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live life long enough, and you come to realize that suffering cannot be avoided. There are betrayals and disappointments and trials and more. They wear us down, turn us inside out. If we aren&#8217;t careful, the sorrow will steal everything from us, even our hope. And we cannot make it without hope. It is oxygen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3515&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Which Word Wednesday: Espresso vs. Expresso</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There I was, scanning the dessert menu of a quaint little place called Island Creperie, and my eyes did a double take. Not on the St. Marteen Crepe with its delectable combo of bananas and Nutella (which was fabulous, by the way). No, it was after that, when I stopped at the Hot Drinks section [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3500&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beach Retreat 2012 Reading Jaunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A chronicle of my reading on this year’s beach retreat. This post will be updated throughout the week—stay tuned! Updated Friday, May 4, 2012, 1:15 p.m. Sunday A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story by Donald Miller Monday meditation on Deuteronomy 29:1–32:14 and chapters 1 and 2 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3490&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beach Therapy (aka Beach Retreat 2012)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ocean speaks to me. It tells me great mysteries of God and the world and my place in relation to both. My heart gobbles up every word, hungry for the nourishment. It&#8217;s like therapy. This is why I love coming to this beach bungalow, where the ocean spreads herself out before us beckoning for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3487&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Give the Airlines Some Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, how I love to travel. I love the going and the getting there, by car or air or whatever (except, boats, which can sometimes be not-so-fun for my head). Air travel is especially great because I get to do some of my most favorite things: reading, crossword puzzles, hanging out with loved ones, napping, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3483&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Quarter 1 Bible Reading Report</title>
		<link>http://fillingmypatchofsky.com/2012/04/20/2012-quarter-1-bible-reading-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds so official, doesn&#8217;t it? One of the benefits of a blog is the perception of accountability it provides: If I post something I’m praying about or dedicating my time to, it’s out there for the world to see. Perhaps accountability is too strong a descriptor—it’s rare to have anyone press me for a report [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fillingmypatchofsky.com&#038;blog=1229587&#038;post=3477&#038;subd=erinstraza&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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