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		<title>real life: figuring stuff out</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2012/04/13/real-life-figuring-stuff-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie</dc:creator>
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By RTF Editor Abbie Miller
“So, what are you planning to do with your life?”
Yes, it had happened. Someone had asked me the worst question in the history of the universe. What am I planning to do with my life? Really?! Well, I was thinking I might waste a few years living on the streets, get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real devo: stronger</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2012/04/04/real-devo-stronger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Halee</dc:creator>
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by Editor Halee Matthews
Every April, I remember. I remember a day that took my life and turned it upside down. I remember a day when what I thought I wanted, who I thought I was, changed. Forever.
I thought I wanted to be a tv reporter, to stand in front of the cameras and share stories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real word: abuse</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2012/03/14/sexual-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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By RTF Editor Bekah Hamrick Martin
She walked past me last night. I could see it in her eyes. The little girl I used to be.
Secrets. Her eyes held secrets. Things she could admit to no one, least of all herself.
I  wept. Not outwardly, but on the inside. I wept as I wondered if she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real devo: love &#8217;til it hurts</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2012/01/23/real-devo-love-til-it-hurts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stephany Mendia]]></category>
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By RTF Staff Writer Stephany Mendia
In ten years  there are two things I will remember about high school: The lives I touched, and the lives I wished hadn’t touched mine. 
It sounds cynical I know, but I hope you all will give me grace when I say that I try my hardest to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: best gift ever</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/12/16/real-story-best-gift-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Halee</dc:creator>
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by Staff Writer Matthew VanTryon
Presents are a big part of Christmas time. So, I thought I’d share about a present I got (although not for Christmas) that had an impact beyond simply another ugly Christmas sweater or socks and underwear. This gift involved what I would truly call a “trip of a lifetime” with my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: rockin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/12/07/real-story-rockin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Halee</dc:creator>
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by Staff Writer Matthew VanTryon
Last year, I knew what I wanted for Christmas long before December rolled around. I decided that I would teach myself to play the guitar &#8212; because I assumed that any guy who could play the guitar and carry a tune would be a shoo-in to gain the attention of only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: one fateful night</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/10/31/real-story-one-fateful-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie</dc:creator>
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By RTF Staff Writer Shannon Meiers
It was almost midnight. I should have gone to bed over an hour ago. But I couldn&#8217;t.  The draw of the shiny blue screen was too much to bear. My red-rimmed eyes darted to the battery indicator on my laptop. 10%. Good. Time for one more status update. Even as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: giving thanks despite the pain</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/10/26/real-story-giving-thanks-despite-the-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[real story]]></category>

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By Guest Writer Rebecca Good
One Wednesday morning, before five o’clock, I was awakened due to the fact my right leg joints were in excruciating pain. I’ve gotten joint pain in my legs numerous times before, ranging from mild to extreme. This time, it was extreme. The pain was so bad that I just wanted someone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: gainfully un-employed</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/09/30/real-story-gainfully-un-employed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kalli Simmerman]]></category>
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By RTF Staff Writer Kalli Simmerman
&#8220;We&#8217;ll no longer be needing you.&#8221; When I read that email, my stomach just clenched. Only a few days before I had been informed that I was being let go from my other job due to budget cuts in the school. Now, within a matter of two days, I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real retro: halee at high school</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/09/28/real-retro-halee-at-high-school/</link>
		<comments>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/09/28/real-retro-halee-at-high-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Retro Day!! To go with our current them of &#8220;back to school&#8221;, we decided to re-post this great story from Halee about her hilarious high school debacle. Enjoy! 

By RTF Editor Halee Matthews
It was a rite of passage – a mean, painful initiation. Nearly every  person at my high school suffered through it [...]]]></description>
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