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		<title>How To Lead a Drama-Free Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 04:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Aaron called us the A-Team when we started dating and now we think of our family as a team. What kinds of teams are you on? Whether your team is a family, friends or a team of professionals, you&#8217;re a vital member of the group. And whether you are the team leader or you lead by [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hard Truth About Being An Idealist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Do you have a dream? Do you think about what could or should be? If so, you may just be an idealist who longs for Utopia, a heaven on earth where perfect peace and justice reign. It’s not easy being a dreamer. At some point people and the world will disappoint you. Leaders cheat. Gunmen take [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Wear Sunglasses In Wal-Mart, And Perhaps You Should Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 03:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[It just happened. We were looking at pictures of the Nebraska State Fair in anticipation of visiting soon when Grant screeched with glee, right in my ear. I don&#8217;t know how to describe how disturbing it is for me when loud, sharp noises upset my internal equilibrium. I went from being at complete peace to [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It just happened. We were looking at pictures of the Nebraska State Fair in anticipation of visiting soon when Grant screeched with glee, right in my ear. I don&#8217;t know how to describe how disturbing it is for me when loud, sharp noises upset my internal equilibrium. I went from being at complete peace to [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>I Don&#8217;t Want To Read This Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Some days I don’t want to read. Some days I don’t want to write. Some days I want to go to the movies and eat popcorn and let someone else inspire. Some days I don’t want to care. Some days I don’t want to hope. Some days I want to leave my sunglasses on and let [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>When The Walls Close In</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 19:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[This weekend I made a poor decision: I went to the department store Sunday morning. My daughter had a birthday party to attend after church and needed a gift. We were up early and in need of a few staples, so I grabbed my bags and we headed out so I could cross one of [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This weekend I made a poor decision: I went to the department store Sunday morning. My daughter had a birthday party to attend after church and needed a gift. We were up early and in need of a few staples, so I grabbed my bags and we headed out so I could cross one of [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>When I Should Feel Joy #5: Deeper Joy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[We were sitting on the only furniture left in her late-grandma’s dimly lit nursing home room. She was back for the funeral and my friend invited me over so we could talk one-on-one with no kids around. Life-lived poignancy struck me. I suppose it was the perfect place to have a life-living conversation. This is [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We were sitting on the only furniture left in her late-grandma’s dimly lit nursing home room. She was back for the funeral and my friend invited me over so we could talk one-on-one with no kids around. Life-lived poignancy struck me. I suppose it was the perfect place to have a life-living conversation. This is [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>11 Tips for Preventing and Fighting Depression</title>
		<link>https://andreajoywenburg.com/11-steps-to-prevent-and-fight-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Depression may be emotional and spiritual, but it is also practical and physical. ~From When I Should Feel Joy #5 In my series When I Should Feel Joy, I tell of my heart-level experience with and transformation through depression. But depression is not just spiritual. So in this post, I want to offer hope and [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Depression may be emotional and spiritual, but it is also practical and physical. ~From When I Should Feel Joy #5 In my series When I Should Feel Joy, I tell of my heart-level experience with and transformation through depression. But depression is not just spiritual. So in this post, I want to offer hope and [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>When I Should Feel Joy #4: True Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[I was so afraid that God was shaking his head as he looked on me that I couldn’t bring myself to look at him, either. When I did lift my gaze, all I seemed to see was God’s profile. Maybe he was not only shaking his head at me, maybe he wasn’t even looking. Maybe [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was so afraid that God was shaking his head as he looked on me that I couldn’t bring myself to look at him, either. When I did lift my gaze, all I seemed to see was God’s profile. Maybe he was not only shaking his head at me, maybe he wasn’t even looking. Maybe [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>When I Should Feel Joy #3: Shame</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[I should have handled it better. I should have been prepared. I should have more to give. I should get more done. I should be happier. I should be kind. I should pray. I couldn’t pray. Praying evokes some sort of awareness of God’s presence and I didn’t want my heart to be in anyone’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I should have handled it better. I should have been prepared. I should have more to give. I should get more done. I should be happier. I should be kind. I should pray. I couldn’t pray. Praying evokes some sort of awareness of God’s presence and I didn’t want my heart to be in anyone’s [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrea Joy Wenburg</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[My husband informed me yesterday that this is the best weekend of sports for the entire winter, (IHHO). Playoffs and Championships &#8211; the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! Living rooms and sports bars across the country will be filled with anticipation as beloved favorites lay it all on the line. There will [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My husband informed me yesterday that this is the best weekend of sports for the entire winter, (IHHO). Playoffs and Championships &#8211; the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! Living rooms and sports bars across the country will be filled with anticipation as beloved favorites lay it all on the line. There will [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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