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		<title>The Fanciful Furniture (and Life) of T. J. Stone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Design & Style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interesting People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carved furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lenoir North Carolina]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Article and Photos by Waitsel Smith I&#8217;ve talked about Lenoir before &#8211; a beautiful little town nestled in the foothills of North Carolina, the Gateway to the Smokey Mountains. Now I&#8217;d like to tell you about one of its residents, T. J. Stone. T. J. Stone was a man who cared little for conventions and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Daffodil Principle Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amish]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hallmark channel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[having vision for your life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.waitsel.com/blog/?p=1555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting Past the Sap to the Fire and Blood of Real Life I recently opened my 12-year-old Apple laptop, after having neglected it for over five years, and, as I expected, it still worked. (I was surprised, though, at how small and insignificant the desktop looked, compared to my present one.) On it, I found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hanging Out in Galilee</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/03/hanging-out-in-galilee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Illustration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apostle Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apostle Peter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biblical Illustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pencil sketches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waitsel Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watercolor illustrations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Past Work, 1984-1986 In 1983, after three diligent years of trying to establish myself as a fine artist in Charlotte, NC, I accepted a job as an illustrator for a Christian publishing house in western Ohio. Those were idyllic years: living in the country, riding my bike on flat roads, hobnibbing with other artists and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop Culture Christianity</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/03/pop-culture-christianity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artist known as Prince]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Force 5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imitating Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Newton and Amazing Grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lights in the midst of darkness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian Music &#8211; Part 4 In the last 100 years, Pop Culture has eclipsed the Arts in this country. We have become a culture of transient entertainment rather than of lasting values. Even the Church has bought into this mindset, as the Apostle Paul predicted it would in 2 Timothy 4:3: &#8220;For the time will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music is Spiritual</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/03/music-is-spiritual/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interesting Quotes by Famous People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Luther]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.waitsel.com/blog/?p=1494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christian Music &#8211; Part 3 Three things convince me of the spirituality of music: 1) the Bible, combined with nature and logic; 2) the opinions of some of the greatest minds in history; and 3) my own experience, plus that of other musicians and singers. In this article, I will cover the first two. First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love God More</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/03/love-god-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fireproof Movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet pornography]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.waitsel.com/blog/?p=1484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a ton of responses from my e-mail on &#8220;Christian Music.&#8221; About half were from women and half from men. Of the women, virtually 100% were positive, encouraging and of the &#8220;attaboy,&#8221; &#8220;high-five,&#8221; &#8220;keep on keeping on&#8221; variety. The men, on the other hand, were divided almost 50/50. Of the men who were negative, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is This God&#8217;s Idea?</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/03/christian-music-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Artists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expressing God's love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[originality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.waitsel.com/blog/?p=1440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christian Music &#8211; Part 1 NOTE: Please scroll to the end of the photos for the article. I&#8217;ve included some publicity photos of current groups to show people that aren&#8217;t familiar with the industry what it currently looks like. Decide for yourself what images and messages these photos are communicating. And don&#8217;t miss the insightful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viva la difference</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/01/viva-la-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funny Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Battle of the Sexes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Viva la difference]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.waitsel.com/blog/?p=1419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hilarious and right on the money!!! 1. NAMES If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara. If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy. 2. EATING OUT When the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Without Resentments</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/01/living-without-resentments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Addictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resentments]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.waitsel.com/blog/?p=1409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do any of us have control over? Very little, really. But there is one thing we can control: our attitudes. To do that, we have to be aware of what we&#8217;re thinking and feeling at all times. That means paying attention and monitoring ourselves 24-7. It takes a lot of work; but the payoff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking Biltmore &#8211; Part 3 &#8211; Fall Color</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/01/hiking-biltmore-part-3-fall-color/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature & Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asheville NC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biltmore Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Vacations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiking the Mountains of North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos by Waitsel Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traveling America]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In Part 1, we hiked the Garden and Bass Pond Trails, Deer Park Trail and the Lagoon Trail, taking in the colors of summer. In Part 2, we hiked the Westover Trails, Farm Trail and Arbor Trace Trail, all of which originate, more or less, at Antler Hill Village. That was in early autumn, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiking Biltmore: Part 2 &#8211; Early Autumn</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2013/01/hiking-biltmore-part-2-early-autumn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asheville NC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biltmore Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Vacations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiking the Mountains of North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos by Waitsel Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traveling America]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Part 1, we hiked the Garden and Bass Pond Trails, Deer Park Trail and the Lagoon Trail. This time, we&#8217;ll be doing the Westover Trails, Farm Trail and Arbor Trace Trail, all of which originate, more or less, at Antler Hill Village, where we ended our hike last time. On this trip, you&#8217;ll get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Listening?</title>
		<link>http://www.waitsel.com/blog/2012/10/are-you-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>waitsel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elijah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God's Sovereignty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I often write as if I have the answers. I don&#8217;t. I know who does have the answers; but whether or not He&#8217;s revealed any of them to me is another story. I think a lot of people are scared right now. I think they&#8217;re scared because they&#8217;re talking scared. They&#8217;re talking about the end [...]]]></description>
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