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		<title>Five Memorial Day facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity (sharing stories of race, culture, and travel)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Story Breaks (sharing my own random stories)]]></category>
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		<title>Using Facebook to build brand loyalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
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		<title>A mother&#8217;s affirmation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing (helping you share your story)]]></category>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was a senior in high school, the entire student body gathered for an Awards Assembly at the end of the year. The awards included National Merit Scholarships, various college scholarships,...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40921767/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40921767/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/40921767/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>Diversity—what more can we say?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversity (sharing stories of race, culture, and travel)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I used to write about &#8220;diversity&#8221; pretty frequently. It&#8217;s one of the five categories I divide my time among at this blog. But it&#8217;s been a while since I felt the need to say...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40664362/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40664362/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to write about &#8220;diversity&#8221; pretty frequently. It&#8217;s one of the five categories I divide my time among at this blog. But it&#8217;s been a while since I felt the need to say...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40664362/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40664362/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/40664362/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>Using your senses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing (helping you share your story)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>An old writing exercise encourages you to be aware of all five senses—not only while you&#8217;re actually writing, but also while you&#8217;re researching. If you are interviewing someone, for...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40429426/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40429426/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An old writing exercise encourages you to be aware of all five senses—not only while you&#8217;re actually writing, but also while you&#8217;re researching. If you are interviewing someone, for...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40429426/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40429426/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/40429426/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>&#8220;Look for the helpers&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing (helping you share your story)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Fred Rogers&#8217; now-famous story of how his mother taught him to find the good in tragic situations has had plenty of opportunity for replay of late. And there is evidence that his words are...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40189230/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40189230/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fred Rogers&#8217; now-famous story of how his mother taught him to find the good in tragic situations has had plenty of opportunity for replay of late. And there is evidence that his words are...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40189230/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/40189230/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/40189230/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>Writing that gets results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing (helping you share your story)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Several years ago I was exploring a job opportunity with an international nonprofit. Paging through my portfolio, one of the interviewers paused to pose this question: &#8220;You&#8217;ve done a lot...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39930488/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39930488/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Several years ago I was exploring a job opportunity with an international nonprofit. Paging through my portfolio, one of the interviewers paused to pose this question: &#8220;You&#8217;ve done a lot...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39930488/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39930488/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/39930488/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>[Story break] Tom Swifties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Story Breaks (sharing my own random stories)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t recall where I read my first Tom Swifty, but I do remember being immediately captivated by the wordplay. (Yes, I&#8217;m a nerd.) A Tom Swifty is a line of dialogue that ends with an...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39661177/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39661177/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t recall where I read my first Tom Swifty, but I do remember being immediately captivated by the wordplay. (Yes, I&#8217;m a nerd.) A Tom Swifty is a line of dialogue that ends with an...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39661177/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39661177/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/39661177/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>No Scar? (a poem by Amy Carmichael)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faith (sharing our part in God's story)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Carmichael was an Irish Christian whose faith story includes serving the poor of Belfast and the abused of India. I have loved this poem of hers for more than 20 years, but I have not been able...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39447357/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39447357/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amy Carmichael was an Irish Christian whose faith story includes serving the poor of Belfast and the abused of India. I have loved this poem of hers for more than 20 years, but I have not been able...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39447357/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39447357/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0" hspace="0" src="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/i/39447357/0/lifelinesblog">
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		<title>Introversion and creativity: a book review of Quiet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews (sharing thoughts about other people's stories and story-telling devices)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I mentioned in my first blog of this year that my books-I-want-to-read list included Susan Cain&#8217;s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can&#8217;t Stop Talking, which is now...<p style="clear:left"><a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39216077/0/lifelinesblog"><b>Click the title to read the whole entry...</b></a>&nbsp;<!-- _!fbztxtlnk!_ http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/39216077/0/lifelinesblog --><b>&raquo;</b></p>]]>
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