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		<title>7 Powerful Assurances When Life Is Spinning Around Too Fast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/all-around-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="all around" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/all-around-150x150.png 150w, https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/all-around-300x300.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p>7 Powerful Assurances When Life Is Spinning Around Too Fast It was called the &#8220;Merry Go Round.&#8221; Every day at recess, we would run and jump on that moving machine for the fun of it and spin around until we were dizzy. We would twirl, swirl, bounce, and ride&#8211;laughing like<a class="moretag" href="https://melanieredd.com/7-powerful-assurances-life-spinning-around-fast/"> Read more</a></p>
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		<title>5 Bible Promises to Strengthen Your Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/enhance-your-deep-belief-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="enhance your deep belief" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/enhance-your-deep-belief-150x150.png 150w, https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/enhance-your-deep-belief-300x300.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p>5 Bible Promises to Strengthen Your Faith &#8220;Only Believe.&#8221; &#8220;Trust and Obey.&#8221; &#8220;Have Faith in God.&#8221; Notably, these are all words from old hymns.  For Many of Us For many of us, these are words we have heard, spoken, and sung all of our lives. Moreover, we know that we<a class="moretag" href="https://melanieredd.com/5-bible-promises-to-strengthen-your-faith/"> Read more</a></p>
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		<title>Can Counseling Help You Cope With Addiction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 20:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/getting-over-drugs-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="getting over drugs" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" /><p>Can Counseling Help You Cope With Addiction? Feeling trapped by addiction can seem overwhelming. For many, it may feel impossible to escape from. However, there is help out there. One effective route to recovery is through counseling. Read on to understand several facets of this path toward recovery and freedom.<a class="moretag" href="https://melanieredd.com/can-counseling-help-you-cope-with-addiction/"> Read more</a></p>
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		<title>5 Verses to Encourage You When You Feel Insecure &#038; Out of Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wild-times-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="wild times" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wild-times-150x150.png 150w, https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/wild-times-300x300.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p>Things are a little OUT OF CONTROL in our world right now. In our countries. Throughout our Cities. Around our Neighborhoods. In our churches, our schools, and our government. And, even in our homes. Things have gotten a little wild! 5 Verses to Encourage You When You Feel Insecure But<a class="moretag" href="https://melanieredd.com/five-verses-encourage-feel-insecure/"> Read more</a></p>
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		<title>Testimony of a Girl Overcoming Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hard-life-story-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="hard life story" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hard-life-story-150x150.jpg 150w, https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/hard-life-story-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p>Today, you are in for a treat! You are going to get to read my friend Jasmine&#8217;s story of climbing out of deep sadness back into a place of hope. I believe her testimony will give you practical wisdom and inspiration. Maybe you struggle with depression or you have a<a class="moretag" href="https://melanieredd.com/testimony-girl-overcoming-depression/"> Read more</a></p>
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		<title>Heartfelt Guidance: Tips for Caring for Foster Children with Compassion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://melanieredd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/taking-in-children-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="taking in children" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" /><p>Heartfelt Guidance: Tips for Caring for Foster Children with Compassion Fostering a child brings significant rewards but also some challenges. As a foster carer, you open your home and heart to children who come from difficult situations, carrying emotional baggage and fears about entering a new family environment. They need<a class="moretag" href="https://melanieredd.com/heartfelt-guidance-tips-for-caring-for-foster-children-with-compassion/"> Read more</a></p>
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