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		<title>ryan haack- how to survive being stared at</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime ago, I came across a blog by Ryan Haack entitled, &#8220;Ryan Does Stuff.&#8221; &#160;I love Ryan&#8217;s perspective on life and knew that his writing would encourage many others. So, let me introduce to you, Ryan Haack and share his blog that first caught my attention: I&#8217;m Ryan. I&#8217;m a husband, a father, a pastor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>through christina- a special mother is born</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time came for little Christina Maria’s arrival. At her birth, the delivery room fell deathly silent. Alarmed, I glanced over at the pink, wriggling baby in the isolette, and asked “What’s the problem?” The doctor didn’t respond. Francisco tried to tell me in Spanish that Christina was a “mongolita” (Spanish for Mongoloid), but I didn’t understand. So, on the way to my room, the nurses circled my gurney and said, “We regret to tell you that this child has symptoms consistent with Down Syndrome.”]]></description>
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		<title>jonathan- a little extra</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February of 2010 on Season 9 of American Idol, it was hard to miss a young, 16 year old contestant with an incredible spark. But the moments when that spark really lit up was when Maddy Curtis spoke about her family. Maddy is from a family of 12 and has 4 brothers with Down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rebekah-from prison of pain to pulpit of praise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Have you met Rebekah?&#8221; asked one of the campers to another. &#8220;Oh my gosh, have you seen her smile?&#8221; was the reply. During the first 24 hours of our Joni and Friends Family Retreat in Oregon this past August, the whispers continued to spread. &#8220;Isn&#8217;t she beautiful?!&#8221; &#8220;You can see the love of Jesus just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sarah-dancing in the rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like any other expectant parents, in the early morning hours of that April Spring day in 1983, Kathy and Terry were eagerly waiting the birth of their first child. In a very brief moment, their lives were changed forever. Little Sarah was born with numerous life threatening health problems as well as several physical &#34;defects&#34; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cody-the overcomer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven year old, Cody McCasland has been on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oprah, and Dateline, to name a few.  He has run in marathons and triathlons.  He&#8217;s met people like astronauts, Olympic athletes, Paralympic athletes, professional football players, and race car drivers.    When you see this little boy being interviewed, his great big smile and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>abby-beautiful butterfly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[abby&#8217;s story Written by: Tammy (her lucky Mama) The doctor performing the routine ultra sound during my fifth pregnancy 7 years ago, was quietly studying the screen while I lay there watching his face and my husband sat eagerly waiting. Finally he said, &#8220;Do you want to know the sex?&#8221; to which we said, &#8220;Yes.&#8221; He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>deby hergenrader-breaking barriers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2005, Break the Barriers came to perform at Joni and Friends Family Retreat at Mission Springs, CA.  Deby Hergenrader had previously served at camp for many years as the Short Term Missionary Coordinator, bringing groups of young people from her gym in Fresno, CA volunteering to serve as Short Term Missionaries (STMs), working one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>justin-a much needed reminder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 05:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When our families come to Joni and Friends camp, they are given a buddy for each person with a disability.  That buddy is called a, Short Term Missionary or STM for short.  The second time Justin, his mother and sister came, we partnered Justin with an STM who had come to camp several times with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Father of a Baby with Down Syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dearest Father of a Baby with Down Syndrome, I saw you go forward, holding your baby son as the pastor at church asked those with permanent conditions who needed healing to come forward. I wondered what it was that you prayed for. Perhaps he has a heart condition as kids born with Down Syndrome quite [...]]]></description>
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