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		<title>God&#8217;s Grace</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/05/14/gods-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2005 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 3 1/2 years of walking through the hazy defeat of infertility, we&#8217;ve finally decided to adopt. The decision has already impacted us in ways we never imagined possible. To say we are happier doesn&#8217;t come close to explaining the weight that has been lifted. It finally feels sunny again. For years, life just felt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here Comes Santa Claus</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/05/16/here-comes-santa-claus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like a kid the day before Christmas. I know something great is coming, and I know I&#8217;m going to love it, but i&#8217;m not sure exactly what it is. This is going to be the best Christmas ever.
I haven&#8217;t lost my mind &#8211; I know it is only May and December. The Christmas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overwhelmed!</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/05/17/overwhelmed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am feeling completely overwhelmed. The Adoption Lady called again to tell me that &#8220;Grace&#8221; is coming back and will officially flip for adoption. She listed several more children who are available for adoption right now in our area &#8211; it&#8217;s overwhelming because there is nothing I can do about any of it. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obsessed or Possessed?</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/05/18/obsessed-or-possessed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t think about much else these days. I&#8217;m going to be a mom. It sounds wierd to even write it &#8211; me, a mommy. My husband will be a daddy. It&#8217;s overwhelming! And it could happen in less than 3 months. Wow. I know I am totally rambling here, but I just can&#8217;t help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certifiable</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/05/20/certifiable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2005 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are both officially certified in CPR/First Aid &#8211; we even have cards to prove it! It is part of the requirements for fostering/adopting and we wanted to get it out of the way!
Our first parenting class was last night and it was more of an introduction session than anything else. Our agency has about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dashing through the snow&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/05/24/dashing-through-the-snow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;.in a one horse open sleigh, or in our case, in a white mini-van! If you&#8217;re confused, you probably haven&#8217;t read Here Comes Santa Claus. Christmas is coming &#8211; though the minivan can hardly be compared to a sleigh, soon it will carry the most precious gifts!
I look in the rearview mirror at the empty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statistically speaking</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/06/03/statistically-speaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many children in and around the Houston area who are awaiting adoption. We hear about the statistics in class but i never remember them so i&#8217;ve finally looked them up. You can see for yourself the sad reality of these orphans. They are, in fact, orphans. They have no parents &#8211; if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entering Phase 2</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/06/13/entering-phase-2/</link>
		<comments>http://myebenezer.net/2005/06/13/entering-phase-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m exhausted and ready to go to sleep so I&#8217;m going to make this short. I talked to our home study worker today and asked if we could schedule our visits so we can work our schedule around them. She said she could be here Wednesday!!!! As in THIS WEDNESDAY!!!! So, please remember to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/06/15/happy-birthday/</link>
		<comments>http://myebenezer.net/2005/06/15/happy-birthday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2005 03:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So tomorrow (Thursday) is actually our birthday. Yes, I said &#8220;our&#8221;. If you didn&#8217;t know already, Daddy-O and I share a birthday. I can&#8217;t think of a better birthday present than to be making progress toward adoption. Happy Birthday to us!!!!! Woo- Hoo! What are we doing for our birthdays? Well, we are both working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So Close&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://myebenezer.net/2005/06/22/so-close/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ebenezer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, both Daddy-O and I have completed our interviews now. They were much easier and less stressful than we anticipated. I simply can not believe how close we are to being finished. We should do our last home study visit next week, after we&#8217;ve &#8220;baby-proofed&#8221; the house. Here&#8217;s a list of some of the things [...]]]></description>
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