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		By: Having Twins: What Do I Need? - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] both twins not surviving, and postpartum depression that I’ll touch on later. The first year of parenting twins plus a 2-year-old was complete survival mode for us [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] both twins not surviving, and postpartum depression that I’ll touch on later. The first year of parenting twins plus a 2-year-old was complete survival mode for us [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Brittany Burns: Spectacular Wife and Mother - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] I literally had the best childhood. Growing up in my family, I was truly “#blessed”. I’m the oldest of my siblings and kind of paved the way for my [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] I literally had the best childhood. Growing up in my family, I was truly “#blessed”. I’m the oldest of my siblings and kind of paved the way for my [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Zenovia Shaw: The Definition of Wisdom - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] What a great responsibility!  I totally enjoyed every moment of raising our daughter and son, even though our daughter did not sleep through the night for the first 13 months of her life!  It was very exhausting, and I am still trying to catch up on sleep 30 years later.  However, with every stage of their lives (the joys, cuts, bruised knees, colds, chickenpox, hormones, mess-ups, victories, great achievements) I’ve learned to enjoy every minute and still continue to do so.  I understood that God entrusted them to me to enjoy and to teach and train them to know Him. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] What a great responsibility!  I totally enjoyed every moment of raising our daughter and son, even though our daughter did not sleep through the night for the first 13 months of her life!  It was very exhausting, and I am still trying to catch up on sleep 30 years later.  However, with every stage of their lives (the joys, cuts, bruised knees, colds, chickenpox, hormones, mess-ups, victories, great achievements) I’ve learned to enjoy every minute and still continue to do so.  I understood that God entrusted them to me to enjoy and to teach and train them to know Him. [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: 10 Free Gift Ideas for Father&#039;s Day - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] Day is celebrated all over the world to recognize fatherhood, the importance of fathers in society, and the loving and caring men in your life. March 19 has been the traditional day to [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Day is celebrated all over the world to recognize fatherhood, the importance of fathers in society, and the loving and caring men in your life. March 19 has been the traditional day to [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Money and Holidays - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] husband, Larry, and I have been married for 31 years and are the proud parents of four sons – age 11-23. I have a degree in Radio and Television, working for a local radio [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] husband, Larry, and I have been married for 31 years and are the proud parents of four sons – age 11-23. I have a degree in Radio and Television, working for a local radio [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Paula Eriya: Entrepreneur using vegan products - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] family is of great importance to me. They are a gift to me from God. A gift-worthy of respect and love and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		By: Audrey: Success against all odds - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] story began when I was born in the projects and ghetto of San Antonio, Texas. At this time, my mother had 5 children to provide for all only using government assistance, welfare, and disability checks. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] story began when I was born in the projects and ghetto of San Antonio, Texas. At this time, my mother had 5 children to provide for all only using government assistance, welfare, and disability checks. [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Dr. Barbara Green: Shero Nation - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] am a mother, author, financial advisor, and advocate for the furtherance of gender equality. My book, The [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] am a mother, author, financial advisor, and advocate for the furtherance of gender equality. My book, The [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Denise Gardiner: Addiction and Getting Help - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] don&#8217;t realize the damage that is being done growing up as the daughter of an alcoholic.  My dad was in the military for 21 years and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War twice.  I realized [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] don&#8217;t realize the damage that is being done growing up as the daughter of an alcoholic.  My dad was in the military for 21 years and served in the Korean War and Vietnam War twice.  I realized [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Ashlee Nicole: Journey Through Life - Four Columns of a Balanced Life		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] faith, finance, and family involve people, culture, and how they mingle and create something very robust and [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] faith, finance, and family involve people, culture, and how they mingle and create something very robust and [&#8230;]</p>
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