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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Randleman</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>The holidays are a special time for my family. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas have come to bear special meaning for us. We have several traditions in place surrounding both days that help us to avoid the all commercialization, and instead to focus on qualities that demonstrate the true meaning of them both. This series, The [&#8230;]</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The holidays are a special time for my family. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas have come to bear special meaning for us. We have several traditions in place surrounding both days that help us to avoid the all commercialization, and instead to focus on qualities that demonstrate the true meaning of them both.</p>
<p>This series, <em>The Gifts of the Holidays</em>, is a series of posts that I will write this year, describing those characteristics, as well as some of our family traditions, both old and new, that we enjoy.</p>
<p>This page will serve as a landing page for each of the posts in this series. From here, you will be able to navigate to each post.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2938" title="The Gifts Of Thanksgiving" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.jeffrandleman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Gifts-Thanksgiving-03.jpg?resize=565%2C155" alt="The Gifts Of Thanksgiving" width="565" height="155" /></p>
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<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Gratefulness" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-gratefulness/">The Gift Of Gratefulness</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of God’s Provision" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-gods-provision/ ">The Gift Of God&#8217;s Provision</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Family" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-family/ ">The Gift Of Family</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  Our Tradition:  Expressing Thanks" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/our-tradition-expressing-thanks/ ">Our Tradition: Expressing Thanks</a></li>
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<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2939" title="The Gifts Of Christmas" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.jeffrandleman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Gifts-Christmas-01.jpg?resize=565%2C155" alt="The Gifts Of Thanksgiving" width="565" height="155" /></p>
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<li><a title="Link:  Our Tradition:  Decorations And Movies" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/our-tradition-decorations-and-movies/ ">Our Tradition: Decorations And Movies</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Peace" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-peace/ ">The Gift Of Peace</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Joy" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-joy/ ">The Gift Of Joy</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Hope" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-hope/ ">The Gift Of Hope</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  Our Tradition: Family Advent Nights" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/our-tradition-family-advent-nights/ ">Our Tradition: Family Advent Nights</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Acceptance" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-acceptance/ ">The Gift Of Acceptance</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Forgiveness" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-forgiveness/ ">The Gift Of Forgiveness</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  Our Tradition:  Christmas Eve Candle Light Service" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/our-tradition-christmas-eve-candle-light-service/ ">Our Tradition: Christmas Eve Candle Light Service</a></li>
<li><a title="Link:  The Gift Of Love" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-love/ ">The Gift Of Love</a></li>
<li><a title="Post:  The Gift Of Life" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/the-gift-of-life/">The Gift Of Life</a></li>
<li><a title="Our Tradition:  Reading The Birth Narrative" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/our-tradition-reading-the-birth-narrative/">Our Tradition: Reading The Birth Narrative</a></li>
<li><a title="Our Tradition:  Reading The Birth Narrative" href="http://www.jeffrandleman.com/our-tradition-reading-the-birth-narrative/">Our Tradition: A Birthday Cake For Jesus</a></li>
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