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		<title>One week from today</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>{deep breath} Can&#8217;t you just smell them? One week from today will be Valentines Day.  This is typically, at least...</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>{deep breath} Can&#8217;t you just smell them?</i></div>
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<p>One week from today will be Valentines Day.  This is typically, at least in our American culture (I don&#8217;t know about others), a day of expressing love or appreciation for others.  I saw the button for &#8220;I have a secret blog crush on you!&#8221; link party and I followed it to see what it was about.  Diane at <a href="http://inmyownstyle.com/">inmyownstyle.com</a> is the one I know of who started this.  I read her <a href="http://inmyownstyle.com/2012/01/i-have-a-secret-blog-crush-on-you-link-party.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on what this linky party is about and really appreciated the idea of giving encouragement to others via this link party on Valentine&#8217;s Day.</p>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iQ7ecXmWjQg/TzI_c2v_yNI/AAAAAAAAAEE/RnQ5eUkFEgg/s1600/DSC01581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img decoding="async" border="0" height="320" src="https://flowersandrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DSC01581.png" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>{I LOVE flowers, but roses are my absolute favorite &#8211; in particular the brown ones}</i></div>
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<p>We all need encouragement.  I know as an adult I started to think I didn&#8217;t <i>need</i> it, but would <i>like</i> it.  I tried to trick myself into believing I was fine without encouragement &#8211; but that just isn&#8217;t true.  I&#8217;m changing my thoughts on this, I <i><b>need</b></i> encouragement and I am guessing you could use some too. </p>
<p>This idea bears repeating and it&#8217;s very difficult for me to write; especially knowing I am going to publish this and I don&#8217;t know who all will be seeing it.  I&#8217;m making myself write it out again.</p>
<div style="text-align: center;">I <b>need</b> encouragement.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Life is hard.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Things don&#8217;t go the way we planned.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">I don&#8217;t understand God&#8217;s ways (and I&#8217;m not supposed to).</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Life is full of hardships.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">Bad choices.  Wrong decisions.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">But, when we encourage each other we help each other carry those burdens.</div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nGawYkemphI/TzI_nHiQ8CI/AAAAAAAAAEM/q8ysBhP5OkA/s1600/DSC01589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img decoding="async" border="0" height="320" src="https://flowersandrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DSC01589.png" width="205" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5LwYxn6ZLVU/TzI_qT2NmqI/AAAAAAAAAEU/dmYw0O0RQuc/s1600/DSC01579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" border="0" height="320" src="https://flowersandrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DSC01579.png" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>&#8220;Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>just as in fact you are doing.&#8221;</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>I Thessalonians 5:11</i></div>
<p>I am really looking forward to participating in this group encouragement &#8211; one week from today!  Why don&#8217;t you take the challenge with me? </p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Times;">~ Choose to think about why you like to read each blog you do.</span><span style="font-family: Times;">~ Choose to tell that blogger why you are inspired or encouraged.</span><span style="font-family: Times;">~ Choose to be purposeful in what blogs you read, and how you spend your time online.</span></p></blockquote>
<p>The post <a href="https://flowersandrust.com/one-week-from-today-2/">One week from today</a> appeared first on <a href="https://flowersandrust.com">Flowers&amp;Rust Co.</a>.</p>
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