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	<description>Marital and Family Therapist</description>
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		<title>Anxiety Busting Idea for kids or grownups, too!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I see an anxious child, I find the battle is often with negative thoughts.  &#8220;I can&#8217;t do it.&#8221;  &#8220;I&#8217;m scared&#8221;.  &#8220;I need my mom&#8221;.  &#8220;Don&#8217;t leave me alone&#8221;.  &#8220;I&#8217;m afraid&#8221;.  These thoughts can very quickly consume them.  It is very important to help them change their thoughts.  The more bad thoughts, the more anxiety.  It&#8217;s like a negative audio [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=93</link>
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		<title>New Verse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heb.  11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exisits and that He rewards those who earnestly see Him. Wow, there really is nothing like having your faith tested&#8230;faith in yourself, as a parent, as an employee, as a Christian, as a friend.  It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=90</link>
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		<title>Compassionate or not?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compassion My 4th grader received the compassion award at school recently.  The assistant principal stated, “This is a character trait that we cannot teach at school, it has to come from home.”  This statement got me thinking about what compassion really means and where it truly comes from.  The Encarta Dictionary defines compassion as “sympathy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=86</link>
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		<title>Beth Moore&#8217;s New Book &#8220;So Long Insecurity, You&#8217;ve been a bad friend to us&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beth&#8217;s new book &#8220;So Long Insecurity&#8221; was released last week.   I love her down to earth style.  She will be walking her bloggers through the book in 9 weeks.  Go to her blog  the Jan 29, 2010 post has the details.  http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=71</link>
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		<title>Teen Cutting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great Article on Teen Cutting from Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_14312363  Also check out www.selfinjury.com]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=68</link>
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		<title>February&#8217;s 1st memory verse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[YOU are forgiving and good, O LORD, abounding in love to all who call to YOU. Hear my prayer oh LORD, listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble I will call to YOU, for YOU will answer me. Psalm 86:5-7 What a promise! HE WILL ANSWER ME! All I have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=63</link>
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		<title>Hope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My new memory verse for the rest of this month: &#8220;You, the God of all grace, who called me to Your eternal glory in Christ, after I have suffered a little while, will Yourself restore me and make me strong, firm and steadfast&#8221;.  I Peter 5:10 This is the second scripture card in my Hope box.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=59</link>
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		<title>Video Game Choices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have recently been asked several questions about the appropriateness of various video games for kids.  There are several websites that address this topic and review games.  Below are a few websites to check out.  These are a great resource for parents to make informed decisions about the games kids request. http://www.reviews4parents.com/reviews.html http://guide2games.org http://www.whattheyplay.com http://www.ccgr.org]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=41</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Thought I would post the verse I am working on right now. &#8220;No temptation has overtaken you except such is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=50</link>
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		<title>Christmas Hope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas… a time of hope…a time of peace…a time of joy…Hum…. Is it just me?  No.  I know other mothers out there are feeling the same stress and pressure of Christmas.  Instead of hope, peace and joy, I find myself at times feeling tired, irritated and full of frustration.  I want my kids to remember [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jamiebrandonmft.com/?p=74</link>
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