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		<title>107,000 reasons why you should find it hard to sleep tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but every time I think about the number of children in the United States who are in foster care and waiting to be adopted, I get restless. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes it takes a child to clarify the complex</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just received a kick-start-to-the-New-Year letter from 5-year-old Katherine.  Although penned by her mom, Katherine’s kindergarten signature was at the...]]></description>
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		<title>Sparks fly: A first-hand account of A Home for the Holidays by a mother and daughter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sparks fly By Dana Dornburgh, soccer mom It&#8217;s a late night Friday night. After a long day at work as a...]]></description>
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		<title>Wendy’s Wonderful Kids – It works!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2003, we began the journey of designing and implementing a model recruitment program that could work for every child...]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Careful the things you say&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I heard a child welfare professional charged with the care of dozens of children waiting to be adopted...]]></description>
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		<title>Guest blog: You will never be too old to want a family</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am honored and proud to share this blog space today with Sharde Armstrong, a remarkable young woman who is...]]></description>
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		<title>These children are our responsibility</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked, “If you could give someone considering foster care adoption one piece of advice, what would it...]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s easy to pretend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[30,000. 115,000. As a nation, we’re consumed by billions and trillions as measures of economic and political policy conversations. So,...]]></description>
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		<title>Imagine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 21:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine being a five-year-old and learning that the world is violent as your body is battered and bruised...]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know where the children are?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember a national public service announcement from years ago, usually aired before the late local news, with the...]]></description>
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