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	<description>Teachings, Insights and Reflections from Ps. Jill Sweetman</description>
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		<title>I Want His/Her Life!</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/05/14/i-want-hisher-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often do we find ourselves comparing ourselves to another? Siblings, parents, friends, even those we don&#8217;t personally know. We draw our own conclusions regarding their success and treat our conclusions as fact. It&#8217;s happened since the beginning of time. Cain compared himself to Abel and rather than applauding his success, he murdered his brother. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bad Day</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/05/07/a-bad-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problems have a way of preoccupying our minds. At night especially problems are magnified and so we are glad when morning comes. In the morning a better perspective is found. Still though problems easily seem to own us and we therefore can default from the truth. With problems we can doubt our value. To God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Strong</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/04/20/parenting-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jillsweetman.com/?p=519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Balancing Trust with Wisdom It is typical for growing children to complain that their parents do not trust them. It’s actually often true because parents usually have good reasons not to trust their kids. Kids face a lot of temptations that they are not prepared to deal with on their own. They need parental guidance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buses and Blessing</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/01/30/buses-and-blessing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1 Chronicles 4:8-10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blessing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jabez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have distinct memories of the Sweetman &#8220;bus period&#8221;. We had no where to live and so good friends lent us a bus. We parked it in my parents backyard, ran a power chord to my parents&#8217; house and while Dean and I had a bed, the kids slept on bus seats. It was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unity. What Do We Believe?</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/01/11/unity-what-do-we-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I will build my church and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.&#8221; (Matthew 16:18). These are the words of Jesus. Therefore  it&#8217;s  not worth trying to criticize or tear down the church. It just means that there are battles to fight in life. People fought persecution in the Bible. It cannot be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goals and Forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/01/03/goals-and-forgiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Servanthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now many of us have set goals for 2012. Some of these are easily attained while others seem to allude us. Failure in achievement is sometimes due to the fact that we find ourselves comparing ourselves to others and so we become resentful. We find ourselves in an ugly spiral that takes us further [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexual Misconceptions</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/12/12/sexual-misconceptions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1 Thesalonians 5:23.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[man is more than flesh]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[true love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest reasons for becoming involved in a sexual relationship is because we are told that it&#8217;s natural. So true. But why are so many filled with remorse for giving their bodies for this reason? For some they are not sure if this person is the one to whom they want to commit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vital Keys for Dads</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/10/17/vital-keys-for-dads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidance. Acceptance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dad is a child&#8217;s super hero. When dad is struggling, so do the kids. As a mum, I could love my kids all day long but when Dean came home, the house changed. The house of order would often become chaos. In the presence of Dean, business ideas were birthed, spontaneous outings occurred and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexual Ebbs and Flows</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/10/03/sexual-ebbs-and-flows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[audible stimulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sexual Ebbs and Flows There&#8217;s times when sex is on our mind and so it&#8217;s easy to make it a priority. Other times it&#8217;s work. Often sex is called an act because we have to make ourselves perform. We have to stir ourselves to action! There&#8217;s times of desire and times of no desire when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/08/29/fighting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow did Dean and I fight in our early married years. Yelling, silent treatment, sleeping in separate rooms, throwing things at each other and driving off in the middle of the night. Though the above mentioned events are extremes and should decrease over time, marriage involves the meshing of two different individuals. Each has opinions [...]]]></description>
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