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		<title>Crying rocks</title>
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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>Walking on water in 2020?</title>
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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>What would you give for true joy?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week is the third in the season of Advent. My last two posts have looked at the hope and peace of Advent. This week, the theme is joy and I’m sharing another Christmas card from my archives. I did this one in 2006, before there was TSA Precheck. If you travel by air at [&#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>A precious gift</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/08/05/a-precious-gift/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patti Jones]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently I was given a very precious gift. My dear friend, Mrs. Emmaline Davis, gifted me with a handmade pine needle basket given to her many, many years ago. Knowing that I make pine needle baskets, she knew I would appreciate the workmanship and love that went into making that little treasure. It is so [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A precious gift</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patti Jones]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently I was given a very precious gift. My dear friend, Mrs. Emmaline Davis, gifted me with a handmade pine needle basket given to her many, many years ago. Knowing that I make pine needle baskets, she knew I would appreciate the workmanship and love that went into making that little treasure. It is so [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dandelions for Mom</title>
		<link>https://inspiringhandmade.com/2019/05/10/dandelions-for-mom/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 22:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our moms have sacrificed for us, believed in us, and loved us unconditionally. When we were little, we tried to return that love as best we could with small hands offering small gifts from big hearts full from a mother&#8217;s love. That&#8217;s the inspiration for Patti&#8217;s sculpture, &#8220;Dandelions for Mom.&#8221; Patti says, &#8220;I wish I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wire People sculptures recall childhood, celebrate life&#8217;s singular moments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patti Jones]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you fight the tendency to overdo it? Many of us do! We over-eat, over-work, over-drink, over-stare-at-our-phones. Whatever it is, if one is good, two must be better! And we live in a consumer culture that has grown to glorify getting more and more stuff. So much so that now one of the most popular [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New life</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rountree]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 03:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several of these smaller sculpture/signs are under way at the moment. I like these pieces because they&#8217;re a simple metaphor for the work God does in rescuing everyone who trusts in Christ to take the punishment for their sin. Jesus&#8217; sacrifice on the cross enables God&#8217;s forgiveness and mercy toward those who trust in Him [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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