<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163803505459017977</id><updated>2012-02-16T10:46:30.338-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Seeking a Life of Righteousness</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seekingalifeofrighteousness.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/163803505459017977/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seekingalifeofrighteousness.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jessica</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996165065327402785</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163803505459017977.post-2404027261342404387</id><published>2009-04-15T08:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-15T08:35:12.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>First post!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"&gt;So up until this moment I've seen blogging as somewhat stupid and a waste of time. But recently I've needed an outlet of my feelings and expressions. I've never really been a good writer and I would rather type then write with pen and paper so here I am. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;I am a 21 year old woman. A wife of almost 3 years. A mother of 2. My daughter will be 2 in July and my son 1 in September. That in itself may explain the need to need something of my own that I can write and express whatever I want. I find myself sometimes so caught up in life and living it that I can easily sweep things I feel or something I'm hurting from under the rug quickly. Don't get me wrong I have no problem expressing the way I feel or standing up for myself. I think I would be labeled a strong-willed woman. But when it comes down to me and feeling hurt or dying to myself (which I'm getting really good at lately), basically anything that makes me vulnerable I have trouble facing it. And I need to because it's healthy and good for me. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;Most of my life is consumed by my children. Since they are so young I have to basically do everything for them which is fine. I love my children and I love my life. I've planned on being a stay at home mom for some time now and I am glad and so proud that I get this opportunity to raise my children in the Lord and not in the ways of the world. I find it interesting that the description of a mother is as followed...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; "&gt;&lt;o:hwgrp&gt;&lt;o:hw&gt;moth&lt;o:hsb&gt;er&lt;/o:hsb&gt;&lt;/o:hw&gt;&lt;o:prongrp&gt;&lt;o:pr type="US"&gt; |ˈməðər|&lt;/o:pr&gt;&lt;/o:prongrp&gt;&lt;/o:hwgrp&gt;&lt;o:sb&gt;&lt;o:prelim&gt;&lt;o:ps&gt;noun&lt;/o:ps&gt;&lt;/o:prelim&gt;&lt;o:sense&gt;&lt;o:sn&gt;1 &lt;/o:sn&gt;&lt;o:specuse&gt;&lt;o:ms&gt;&lt;o:def&gt;a person who provides the care and affection normally associated with a female parent&lt;/o:def&gt;&lt;/o:ms&gt;&lt;/o:specuse&gt;&lt;/o:sense&gt;&lt;/o:sb&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"&gt;I want so much to provide my children with a godly home. And I try really hard to be very caring and affectionate with both of them. I set things aside and cuddle them or play with them. The dishes and laundry and cleaning can wait. My children are growing so fast I can hardly believe it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"&gt;I think I'm about done for this one. I will say that I named my blog the way I did because my husband and I do seek a life of righteousness in every way we can and it's been the foundation of our lives and continues to be the light of our lives. Jesus can do powerful things.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/163803505459017977-2404027261342404387?l=seekingalifeofrighteousness.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://seekingalifeofrighteousness.blogspot.com/feeds/2404027261342404387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://seekingalifeofrighteousness.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-post.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/163803505459017977/posts/default/2404027261342404387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/163803505459017977/posts/default/2404027261342404387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://seekingalifeofrighteousness.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-post.html' title='First post!'/><author><name>Jessica</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996165065327402785</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
