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		<title>my christmas gift&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://karakaejames.com/2009/12/my-christmas-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new blog; christmas 2009; my hubby; nerds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new &#38; improved karakaejames.com!! For Christmas this year, the hubby &#38; I decided instead of buying each other gifts, we would upgrade our blogs.  Wow&#8230;we&#8217;re total nerds. Yup. Total nerds. So here you have it! This is what I got for Christmas.  Oh&#8230;and a 55&#8243; flat screen tv.  Did I mention that [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Welcome to the new &amp; improved karakaejames.com!!</strong></p>
<p>For Christmas this year, the <a href="http://brookjames.com">hubby</a> &amp; I decided instead of buying each other gifts, we would upgrade our blogs.  Wow&#8230;we&#8217;re total nerds. Yup. Total nerds. So here you have it! This is what I got for Christmas.  Oh&#8230;and a 55&#8243; flat screen tv.  Did I mention that we&#8217;re nerds?</p>
<p>I wish you all a very Merry Christmas filled with lots of love, joy, family and Jesus!</p>
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<p>Thank you baby for my new blog! I love it, and I hope my readers do too!</p>
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		<title>taking a break</title>
		<link>http://karakaejames.com/2009/08/taking-a-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you hadn&#8217;t quite figured it out&#8230;. I&#8217;ve taken a little &#8220;blogging break&#8221;. There are so many new and exciting things going on with us, and I&#8217;ve shifting my focus for a bit. Not to worry, I will return! And probably sooner rather than later! So stick around, I promise the wait will be [...]]]></description>
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<p>In case you hadn&#8217;t quite figured it out&#8230;. I&#8217;ve taken a little &#8220;blogging break&#8221;. There are so many new and exciting things going on with us, and I&#8217;ve shifting my focus for a bit. Not to worry, I will return! And probably sooner rather than later!</p>
<p>So stick around, I promise the wait will be WELL worth it!</p>
<p>This is how my dog takes a break:</p>
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<p>Thank you my faithful readers!!</p>
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		<title>happy birthday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To my blog! A year ago today I started this blogging journey and wrote my very first blog.  We&#8217;ve gone through a major facelift, a move across country, a trip to Israel and so much more! Thank you so much for following this far, hopefully many more birthdays to come and I can guarantee there [...]]]></description>
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<p>To my blog! A year ago today I started this blogging journey and wrote my very <a href="http://karakaejames.com/2008/07/24/introducingme/">first blog</a>.  We&#8217;ve gone through a major facelift, a move across country, a trip to Israel and so much more!</p>
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<p>Thank you so much for following this far, hopefully many more birthdays to come and I can guarantee there will be many fun and exciting things in year two so stick around!!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-118" title="kk" src="http://kkjames.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/kk.png" alt="kk" width="71" height="49" /></p>
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		<title>Roll call&#8230;sha-boom&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://karakaejames.com/2009/05/roll-call-sha-boom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 00:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sha Sha, Sha-BOOM! Ok, so people tell me all the time &#8220;I read your blog, I just never comment.&#8221; Good grief people.  I&#8217;m not just here preaching on my soapbox for my own benefit. Boost my self esteem a little folks!! I want to know who you are!! Since I&#8217;m the &#8220;cheerleader type&#8221;, it goes like [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Sha Sha, Sha-BOOM!</strong></p>
<p>Ok, so people tell me all the time &#8220;I read your blog, I just never comment.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Good grief</em> people.  I&#8217;m not just here preaching on my soapbox for my own benefit. Boost my self esteem a little folks!!</p>
<p>I want to know who you are!! Since I&#8217;m the &#8220;cheerleader type&#8221;, it goes like this:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#00ff00;">My name is ___________. </span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#00ff00;">I am a ________________.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ff00;"><strong>I like to _______________.</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="color:#00ff00;">So check me out.</span></strong></p>
<p>Fill in the blanks. It&#8217;ll be fun and I promise it will put you in a <em>cheerful</em> mood <img src='http://karakaejames.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>And have a great weekend.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-118" title="kk" src="http://kkjames.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/kk.png" alt="kk" width="71" height="49" /></p>
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		<title>new home!</title>
		<link>http://karakaejames.com/2009/03/new-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My blog has a new home&#8230; www.karakaejames.com Update your links, tell your friends, or completely ignore me.  Whichever. Have a Happy Saturday!! That&#8217;s all I got, the beach is calling my name.]]></description>
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<p>My blog has a new home&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://karakaejames.com">www.karakaejames.com</a></p>
<p>Update your links, tell your friends, or completely ignore me.  Whichever.</p>
<p>Have a Happy Saturday!! That&#8217;s all I got, the beach is calling my name.</p>
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		<title>A new look!</title>
		<link>http://karakaejames.com/2009/01/a-new-look/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my wonderful brother in law and his creative Christmas gift, I have been able to do some tweaking to my blog!! It&#8217;s been fun learning CSS and giving my blog a new, more personal look!! What do you think?? Thanks for reading! If you don&#8217;t normally comment, DO IT! I want to hear [...]]]></description>
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<p>Thanks to my wonderful brother in law and his creative Christmas gift, I have been able to do some tweaking to my blog!! It&#8217;s been fun learning CSS and giving my blog a new, more personal look!!</p>
<p>What do you think?? Thanks for reading! If you don&#8217;t normally comment, DO IT! I want to hear from you!!</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-118 alignleft" title="kk" src="http://kkjames.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/kk.png" alt="kk" width="71" height="49" /></p>
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		<title>Introducing&#8230;ME!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>karakaejames</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off&#8230;thanks for making it this far to visit my blog! I&#8217;m touched. I&#8217;m excited to get into the crazy world of blogging.  I read blogs all the time and always wish I had interesting stuff to write about like other people do! I&#8217;ll give it a shot anyway PLAN FOR THIS BLOG: To inspire.  [...]]]></description>
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<p>First off&#8230;thanks for making it this far to visit my blog! I&#8217;m touched. I&#8217;m excited to get into the crazy world of blogging.  I read blogs all the time and always wish I had interesting stuff to write about like other people do! I&#8217;ll give it a shot anyway <img src='http://karakaejames.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>PLAN FOR THIS BLOG:</p>
<p><em>To inspire.  To share.  To be me. </em></p>
<p>I will mostly talk on how my life is constantly changed and influenced by being a pastor&#8217;s wife.  I will give thoughts on marriage and how to thrive in it! I will give some personal thoughts on ministry and share what&#8217;s going on in OUR life!</p>
<p>But don&#8217;t stop reading if you don&#8217;t fit that niche&#8230;I might throw a curve ball every once and a while to keep you all on your feet!</p>
<p><em>More to come&#8230;.</em></p>
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