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	<title>ron's reflections</title>
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	<description>"It got me thinkin'..."</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=329</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=329#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	   Last
night one of my sons called.  It felt good to hear his voice and to
talk with him but what I enjoyed the most was that he and his family
are looking forward to coming to visit over the Thanksgiving holiday.
  I love the holidays as they remind us of many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=328</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=328#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	   Last
night one of my sons called.  It felt good to hear his voice and to
talk with him but what I enjoyed the most was that he and his family
are looking forward to coming to visit over the Thanksgiving holiday.
  I love the holidays as they remind us of many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tornado</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=327</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=327#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	    Yesterday
started out as a normal Church day for me.  I preached and ate lunch.
 After lunch I learned that a tornado had hit Washington, Illinois.
I pastored for five years in that community.  I still keep in contact
with several friends in that area.  But what surprised me the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>true understanding</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=326</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=326#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
	Let
me share something I read recently:
	
	
	
	                           True
Understanding
	
	WE
DO NOT UNDERSTAND;
	
	Joy&#8230;..until
we face sorrow.
	
		Faith&#8230;.until
it is tested.
	
	         Peace&#8230;.until
faced with conflict.
	
	      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>trees</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=325</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=325#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 13:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	  This
past weekend my spouse and I went biking in Southern Illinois.  We
took our time getting there and enjoyed the beautiful fall colors.
The trees were really in full color and we not only looked at them
but even took pictures.  But we knew that the pictures would never be
able to convey the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=324</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=324#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	   Monday
are always a little bit tough for me.  Sundays are such an emotional
day that Monday seems to be the day I am struggling getting my head
on correctly.  It is not a bad thing.  Many people only see me on
Sunday and I am given a lot of information.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>prayers</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=323</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=323#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	   Going
to bed early has some disadvantages for me.  It caused me to get up
early today.  By early I mean around 4:45a.m..  This has allowed me
to get several things done but it has also allowed me more time to
think about matters of the heart.  I think of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>growing old</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=322</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	Abigail
Van Buren in “The Oregonian wrote:
	      Four
ways to grow old gracefully
	
	
Fear
	less; hope more       
	
	
	
 Eat
	less; chew more
	
	
Talk
	less; say more
	
	
 Hate
	less; love more
	

	I
like that and am going to ponder it more.
]]></description>
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		<title>ups and downs</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=321</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
	   I
have been biking more than usual lately.  I biked half of the Katy
Trail and the lake shore trail.  Today my legs are tired and are
saying they need a day to rest.  Life has it share of ups and downs.
There will be days we are up and days we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>lessons from my grandson</title>
		<link>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=320</link>
		<comments>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=320#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Ron's Reflections</category>
		<guid>http://churchblog.ofallonmethodistchurch.org/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 
		Being
with my grandson for a few days has brought me some interesting
thoughts.  Let me list some of the lessons I have learned:
	
	
Life
	is to be lived each moment to the fullest.  I saw my grandson enjoy
	the smallest of activities.  He could be happy just running through
	a field or looking at a strange [...]]]></description>
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