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		<title>We Live In America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I admit, I do have hope that Barack Obama is able to do a great job as President of the United States.  I want him to do well so that America can prosper … so that my son can continue to live in freedom to pursue his dreams … so that people have equal opportunities and freedom to express and practice the way of life they enjoy.  It is okay with me that I don’t share the same ideals as other people … what is not okay, is when I am attacked, threatened or intimidated by persons who have ideals different from me.   Also, I am not okay when there is blatant disrespect or threats against others, especially the President of the United States.  I don’t understand why someone would even want to be involved in that kind of rhetoric or conduct … but “we do live in America.”  We’re free to be … and that includes me.

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		<title>If The World Had A Front Porch &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this particular day, unbeknownst to me, he saw a man walking down the highway in front of the house. The man sat down on the side of the road (across the highway). Grandpa  left his porch and went out to the highway to talk to the man.  The next thing I notice is Grandpa and this man walking back to the front porch, and Grandpa saying to Granny, “Fix him up a plate of grits and eggs, Granny.”<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=168&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Log: A Coastal Encounter with &#8220;I AM&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past week, I traveled to one of my favorite places (or at least a small corner of it) &#8230; which is North Carolina.  For years and years, I have wanted to move there and &#8220;just write.&#8221;  On this particular trip, I had another mission in mind though, and that was to get my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=162&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taken &#8230; A Great Illustration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us just watch movies for &#8220;face-value.&#8221;  We have the &#8220;WYSIGYG&#8221; perspective at the theatre, &#8220;What You See Is What You Get.&#8221;
But I have a bit of a hobby to find something inspirational, spiritual or illustrative of a message from God &#8230; when I watch movies.
My recent assignment in my philosophy class is to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=158&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Okay &#8230; Let&#8217;s just think critically for a moment!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A woman, from Tennessee,  is in a car accident and rushed to the hospital in a small town in Indiana.  She is alone, and no family has been contacted &#8230; and she is unconscious.   The emergency room staff of the small but capable hospital are doing their best to save her life, but her injuries [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=155&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just God&#8217;s Voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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By: Carole D. Hicks
 We laugh but it is really not that funny nor far-fetched that people hear all kinds of voices and it is enough to truly drive a person out of their mind. There are so many ideas and opinions and influences in our lives that “the voices” become quite overwhelming. The ONE [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=97&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was very dark outside the local homeless shelter as I pulled in to the parking lot. There was a shadowy figure of a man outside the front door. My son and I got out and walked to the door, which he opened and welcomed us in. Once inside, another guest of the shelter motioned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=145&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Whence Anxiety Cometh?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worry-warts!  I know some of them. I have been one of them.  I may still be one of them on occasion.
My grandmother used to say, &#8220;I can&#8217;t do anything for you except worry.&#8221;
She may have meant that as a pseudonym for &#8220;pray,&#8221; (and she may have prayed too) but for the most part, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=140&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ghosts From Christmas Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ebenezer Scrooge is not the only person who has ever been haunted by Christmas&#8217; Past.  No doubt each of us is prone to wax melancholy during the holiday season whether it be due to &#8220;past regrets&#8221; or &#8220;present remembrances.&#8221;    I dare say that there are few who can just sit around [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=137&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Considerations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carole</dc:creator>
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Here we are again with the holiday season broaching. No doubt many have already begun, and some may have even finished their Christmas shopping by now. The hustle and bustle of the season will come and go, and we hope (HOPE) that it will somehow be different from years gone by when we’ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=carolehicks.wordpress.com&blog=230885&post=124&subd=carolehicks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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