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		<title>Persevering bookmarks</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/06/16/persevering-bookmarks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These days, we could all use a little more encouragement than usual, perhaps. So I&#8217;m revisiting our barnyard friend, Percy the Persevering Rooster. I&#8217;m working on a few more of the sculptures, which will be in the shop soon (so if you missed the last one, stay tuned). Percy was one of the most popular [&#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>Crying rocks</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2020/02/11/crying-rocks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our raison d&#8217;être Artists, crafters, writers, and appreciators of the arts know that nothing is created without some purpose. The purpose may seem insignificant, but it&#8217;s there, as a thing&#8217;s reason for existence. Our Presbyterian friends, among others, are familiar with the Westminster Shorter Catechism, a series of questions and answers that teach truths from [&#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>Walking on water in 2020?</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/12/31/walking-on-water-in-2020/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 02:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do you want to do or become in 2020? For those who like to set goals, the new year inevitably brings with it the talk of resolutions. Some folks aim to lose weight, eat better, or get in shape. Others will strive to read more, or start—or finish—that book they want to write. You&#8217;re [&#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>Shining as the Sun</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/10/29/shining-as-the-sun/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s finished! Back in September, I shared a new work in progress. You can read that post here. I&#8217;m pleased to say that I&#8217;ve finished the piece, Shining as the Sun. As I wrote last month, this is the first in a series of sculptures inspired by the verses of &#8220;Amazing Grace,&#8221; the beloved 1779 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The old black walnut tree</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/10/07/the-old-black-walnut-tree/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patti Jones]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently traveled back home to visit my mom for a few days on the family farm in Wythe County, Virginia. I love that farm, which has been in my family for so many generations. The living monument that has stood guard over the farm all these years is a huge black walnut tree. In [&#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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