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		<title>By: Mel</title>
		<link>https://barefootmel.com/searching-for-importance/#comment-700</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for your note, RG. :) I like how you compared blog stats to a mega church...something I don&#039;t necessary love or completely understand. And it isn&#039;t about the numbers...just sometimes it&#039;s nice. Ya know? Yeah, I know you get it. :)

Thanks for your blog, too! I don&#039;t comment as often, but I read it several times a week! Keep writing cause I love reading your thoughts. 

Have a wonderful day! (((hugs)))]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for your note, RG. <img src="https://barefootmel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> I like how you compared blog stats to a mega church&#8230;something I don&#8217;t necessary love or completely understand. And it isn&#8217;t about the numbers&#8230;just sometimes it&#8217;s nice. Ya know? Yeah, I know you get it. <img src="https://barefootmel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
<p>Thanks for your blog, too! I don&#8217;t comment as often, but I read it several times a week! Keep writing cause I love reading your thoughts. </p>
<p>Have a wonderful day! (((hugs)))</p>
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		<title>By: Rebekah Grace</title>
		<link>https://barefootmel.com/searching-for-importance/#comment-689</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebekah Grace]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Mel! I was in here commenting on this post yesterday and something happened and it took me away, then I totally forgot all about it.

We all struggle with this as bloggers, those who don&#039;t are lyin&#039;! Ha ha! Or they&#039;ve already been through it.

I&#039;ve asked the Lord to help me get past the &quot;mega-church&quot; thought process, where it&#039;s all about numbers and growth. In real life, one person can really affect another. An individual to an individual. So, as I&#039;ve struggled with the stats of my own blog, I&#039;ve learned to let it go and God have His way with what I&#039;m doing. There has been times in recent weeks I&#039;ve dealt with writer&#039;s block and wondered if I should even still be writing, if it was all my idea in the first place. I also understand, all too well, that feeling of being a failure. And I&#039;m sorry you&#039;re dealing with that!

We&#039;re all searching for importance and validation, most of us, if we&#039;re honest aren&#039;t looking to God for it and when He shows us ourselves, it&#039;s painful. But He soothes us as we let go of the things of this world and allows us glimpses into His Kingdom, which NEVER look like the things we&#039;ve become accustomed to.

Keep writing. Keep allowing your journey, your life, your changes, your struggles, your faith, and your experiences to come off the screen.

Love you!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Mel! I was in here commenting on this post yesterday and something happened and it took me away, then I totally forgot all about it.</p>
<p>We all struggle with this as bloggers, those who don&#8217;t are lyin&#8217;! Ha ha! Or they&#8217;ve already been through it.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve asked the Lord to help me get past the &#8220;mega-church&#8221; thought process, where it&#8217;s all about numbers and growth. In real life, one person can really affect another. An individual to an individual. So, as I&#8217;ve struggled with the stats of my own blog, I&#8217;ve learned to let it go and God have His way with what I&#8217;m doing. There has been times in recent weeks I&#8217;ve dealt with writer&#8217;s block and wondered if I should even still be writing, if it was all my idea in the first place. I also understand, all too well, that feeling of being a failure. And I&#8217;m sorry you&#8217;re dealing with that!</p>
<p>We&#8217;re all searching for importance and validation, most of us, if we&#8217;re honest aren&#8217;t looking to God for it and when He shows us ourselves, it&#8217;s painful. But He soothes us as we let go of the things of this world and allows us glimpses into His Kingdom, which NEVER look like the things we&#8217;ve become accustomed to.</p>
<p>Keep writing. Keep allowing your journey, your life, your changes, your struggles, your faith, and your experiences to come off the screen.</p>
<p>Love you!</p>
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		<title>By: Mel</title>
		<link>https://barefootmel.com/searching-for-importance/#comment-677</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for your sweet words :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for your sweet words <img src="https://barefootmel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
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		<title>By: Angela</title>
		<link>https://barefootmel.com/searching-for-importance/#comment-673</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazinggggg. He gave u a lot more than a little bit of talent to write. Truly beautiful. Love Angela]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazinggggg. He gave u a lot more than a little bit of talent to write. Truly beautiful. Love Angela</p>
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		<title>By: Tobin</title>
		<link>https://barefootmel.com/searching-for-importance/#comment-672</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love you, hon.

And I still think that we need to get some accurate stats going here...because I think you&#039;ve got a number of readers who are just quiet. :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love you, hon.</p>
<p>And I still think that we need to get some accurate stats going here&#8230;because I think you&#8217;ve got a number of readers who are just quiet. <img src="https://barefootmel.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
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