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		<title>Confessions of an Idealist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail</dc:creator>
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Abigail&#8217;s Story
My Papa calls me a precocious child—and dramatic.  Add to that an aura of idealism and you have a recipe for trauma.  At least I can keep a secret.  Few know that I was once engaged.  After that, I took a vow of celibacy.
 In Which I Tell of My Engagement, Such as it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1564&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Ana Marie&#8217;s Story
Abigail writes:  When Lauren and Nathaniel started attending a church in Tulsa, they were attracted to the love of the brethren and the fellowship they found.  So was another family that started attending about the same time—Ana Marie’s.  Over the last several years, Lauren has gotten to know Ana Marie and in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1561&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah&#8217;s Paradox</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Sarah&#8217;s Story


Lauren gives some history:  Sarah is a dear friend whom I met nearly 11 years ago when I first started attending a wonderful little Bible church back in my home state of Texas.  It was the beginning of high school, and I was a one-year-old believer.  I didn&#8217;t fit in all that well with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1454&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Amy&#8217;s Story
Abigail says: When I was nine or ten, my family began attending a small, Bible church half an hour away from us.  It was the fellowship and the precious people who drew us there.  My father had always encouraged me to learn wisdom from watching those around me, and he quickly pointed out to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1472&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Redeeming Love:  Megan&#8217;s Thoughts on Purity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Megan&#8217;s Story
Megan Graham, who graciously shared her testimony of God&#8217;s beautiful redemption with us, has also answered some interview questions on the subject of purity as it relates to her experience.  We hope you&#8217;ll enjoy hearing what she has to share!
Pearls and Diamonds:  When you were 16, were you pursuing purity? 
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		<title>Redeeming Love:  Megan&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pearls and Diamonds</dc:creator>
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Megan&#8217;s Story
Megan Graham is a fellow sister and friend who I have enjoyed getting to know over the past two years.  She is a hard-working wife and mother of four (with a fifth on the way!).  Abigail and I think her story is absolutely beautiful—a wonderful tale of God&#8217;s redeeming love and His [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1647&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Purity and the Bigger Picture</title>
		<link>http://pearlsanddiamondsblog.com/2010/03/09/purity-and-the-bigger-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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Lauren&#8217;s Story
A number of our readers have asked questions about my personal “purity” experience:  What were some of the boundaries you set when you were single?  Did those change when you got engaged?  And what about now that you&#8217;re married—how do you relate to men other than your husband? I hope to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1595&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part Six:  Love and Today</title>
		<link>http://pearlsanddiamondsblog.com/2010/03/08/part-six-love-and-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail</dc:creator>
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Posted by Abigail
I can look back on the past 20 years of my life with entire confidence that, when it comes to love, I’ve been an overwhelming failure.  Praise the Lord, His love never fails, and it stretches to mercifully cover my short-comings.
God’s commands for purity are not for yesterday.  Certainly there are consequences to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1707&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part Five:  Love and Matchmaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Nathaniel and Lauren each arrived at college quite certain that they would not meet their future spouse there.  Two weeks into the semester they had met and both were beginning to have second thoughts.  Long before the first semester of her freshman year was over, Lauren had measured Nathaniel by her list of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1555&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part Four:  Love and Marriage</title>
		<link>http://pearlsanddiamondsblog.com/2010/03/06/part-four-love-and-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Once upon a time I found myself in the middle of a conversation with a young woman.  The topic?  Romantic relationships.  She was aghast when she discovered that I “don’t date.”  “But—but—but,” she spluttered.  “How will you ever get married if you don’t date?”  “Hmmm,” I stroked my chin, enjoying her perplexity.  “I’ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pearlsanddiamondsblog.com&blog=3993696&post=1553&subd=pearlsanddiamonds&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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