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		<title>Not growing weary</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/05/05/not-growing-weary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Waiting to Reap (pictured above), by Stephen Rountree, is an original painting in acrylic on salvaged, early 1900s barn wood, lightly coated in white pickling stain. The encouraging words of Galatians 6:9 are hand-transferred onto the wood in distressed lettering. Waiting to Reap is available in the shop today. Are you tired yet? You might [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stuck in the belly… or safe in the belly?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Further thoughts on Jonah and the finished sculpture In last week&#8217;s post, I shared a new Jonah sculpture in progress on the workbench. This week, I&#8217;m happy to share the finished piece. It&#8217;s now waiting in the shop, ready for a good home. As I was putting the finishing touches on this, a new perspective [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Give peace a chance</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/02/25/give-peace-a-chance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Protesting the war—on ourselves If you&#8217;ve been reading us for a while, (or if you&#8217;ve read our welcome post) you know the vision behind Inspiring Handmade is found in Philippians 4:8, where the apostle Paul writes, &#8220;…whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fire in the jungle</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/01/28/fire-in-the-jungle/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, Patti is introducing a new piece in the Inspiring Handmade shop called Fire in the Jungle. It&#8217;s a work full of energy, conflict, passion, and respite—a little bit like life. The name of the piece reflects the tension inherent in its bold colors fighting for your attention. A fire in a jungle evokes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A new song</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/01/07/a-new-song/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 04:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new year. A new decade. 100 years ago, our nation was entering what became known as the &#8220;Roaring Twenties.&#8221; It was a time of economic and cultural growth and prosperity. As we ease into the 2020s, I&#8217;m wondering if these will be the &#8220;Roaring Twenties&#8221; for me creatively and spiritually. Will I see new [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Art that connects with The Creator</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/11/19/art-that-connects-with-the-creator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kristi Nash Harrison says she&#8217;s an attention deficit artist. &#8220;I jump from one thing to the next,&#8221; she told me when I caught up with her this week as she was preparing for what&#8217;s become known as &#8220;the most anticipated little craft show in Mechanicsville.&#8221; That would be The Three Whine Oh’s and Friends Holiday [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Remembering a wise &#038; creative grandmother</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/11/05/remembering-a-wise-creative-grandmother/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My Grandma Ruby would have been 112 today. Born in 1907, she passed away just weeks before our first child was born in 2004. I&#8217;ve shared a little about her here, where I discussed the handmade furniture she created from scraps of wood for my mother to use with her dolls. In honor of Ruby [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>No greater love</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/09/03/no-greater-love/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The story is told of a little girl who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to fight it. As best he could, the doctor explained [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What are you fishing for?</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/08/27/what-are-you-fishing-for/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the summer winds down, school has started, or will soon start for students and families everywhere. There&#8217;s a rhythm to a new school year, isn&#8217;t there? The relatively relaxed pace of summer seems to reluctantly give way to the regimen of academic and athletic schedules. New books to read, new project deadlines, practices and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arc of the Summer Moon</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/05/13/arc-of-the-summer-moon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 17:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In ancient times, the Israelite king, David, wrote, &#8220;The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.” Created from salvaged 19th century oak barn wood and hardwood cut from the woods near the artist’s studio, The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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