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		<title>Finding a new normal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, an update on what's been happening in our little corner of the world.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1067&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All through the night</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is so much I want to say —so much I need to write— but I am drained. I have no energy or will by the time I’ve put my son to bed at the end of the day. Our days are so full of struggle lately that I can’t see past it. My thoughts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1064&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Giving thanks for what we have</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I would take advantage of a few minutes of quiet in the house —before Hurricane Nik wakes to take over the house take on the day— to write a heart-filled post to tell all of you, my readers and friends, how much I appreciate you and how much I love this life, no [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1062&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pray for Anissa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please add your voice in prayer, your heart in hope, and your spirit in asking for healing for Anissa and her family.
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		<title>Time waits for no one</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes time gets away from you and you just have to improvise...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1058&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Going bananas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just what it sounds like!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1044&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What she said</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because, really, I wish I could say this half as eloquently as Jess did&#8230; just go here and read her moving tribute to our veterans.
With gratitude for those who serve or did serve in our armed forces.
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		<title>Our week in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first week of November was a doozy! Glad it's behind us.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1041&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Something fishy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;is cooking over at (Never) Too Many Cooks!  I hope you&#8217;ll stop by for a bite.
Meanwhile, life has been gathering speed like a greased pig on a sliding board.  Yeah, you know, like those long spiral water slides with blind hairpin turns? Uh huh.  Some of it&#8217;s just the daily routine with Nik —all the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maternalinstincts.wordpress.com&blog=2563484&post=1035&subd=maternalinstincts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stirring and stirring and stirring my brew&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I&#8217;m busy over at (Never) Too Many Cooks, stirring the pot and cooking up some fun with my inaugural post. Stop by and find out what&#8217;s cooking!
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