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	<title>The Joys of Fatherhood</title>
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		<title>Separation of Church and State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been doing a lot of thinking about the economy as of late, as I trust that many of you have.  The United States government has been doing a lot to step in and try to solve so many issues.  Issues with health care, unemployment, etc.  And that is frustrating.  No, I am not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/03/11/separation-of-church-and-state/</link>
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		<title>Screw the Economy; How are you doing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I have started looking to possibly purchase a house.  This process can be so exciting.  For me?  It has gotten me frustrated.  I am not frustrated with the prices of homes, the quality of homes, or really anything to do with homes, however.  I am frustrated with what our society has become.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/03/09/screw-the-economy-how-are-you-doing/</link>
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		<title>MisQuoting On Purpose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love reading page after page of quotes.  It is one of the most enjoyable things that I do.  There is just something that is so addicting there.  One day I was browsing reddit.com and I found this thread that talked about quotes being out of context, and often mis-attributed.  That was so much fun.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/02/20/misquoting-on-purpose/</link>
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		<title>Inspiration for the Road</title>
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There are times that a developer or designer  loses inspiration or motivation.  I have never met anyone in the  creative realm who has not lost that passion, at least for a little  bit.  Fortunately, in the tech world, there are always new technologies  to inspire and drive us toward creating a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/02/19/inspiration-for-the-road/</link>
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		<title>Prayer for Autumn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a prayer that I have been praying for my daughter, Autumn,  each day.  I feel that these are qualities that the Lord would desire  for her to have-
May your feet be strengthened that you might walk along the narrow  path that the Lord sets before you
May your hands grow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/02/19/prayer-for-autumn/</link>
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		<title>What it means to love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My daughter, Autumn Joy Hansen, was born on November 28, 2009.  That day my heart learned once again what it was to love.  But that love was not yet complete.  You see, love is not just feeling completely passionate.  In that moment I would have given anything for my daughter, everything for my wife.  But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/02/19/what-it-means-to-love/</link>
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		<title>Vacation for a Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most enjoyable events in marriage is being surprised, at least that has been the experience of my wife and I.  So in order to add some more enjoyment into our already wonderful marriage, I have decided that at some point in the next month or two I am going to just go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://melissa-brandon.com/2010/02/18/vacation-for-a-day/</link>
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