<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Becoming]]></description><link>https://www.the-becoming.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:51:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theedenideal.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is This The Easy Road?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and do not lean on your own understanding, but in all of your ways acknowledge Him and He will...]]></description><link>https://www.the-becoming.org/single-post/is-this-the-easy-road</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67226a668aa18c055aded101</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:48:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c6cc7b1c1e5e4e329ea47456e43c00cf.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cortney Norris</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunflowers in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[September has become a time of reflection for me. 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Depending on the perceived loss you face, transitions can take their toll on how well you and I move through them....]]></description><link>https://www.the-becoming.org/single-post/pick-up-put-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6279b1d506b2bca4014dd280</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 23:52:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e0f05c_0e4462b9101a44f684bb081c71222ee8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_350,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cortney Norris</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loose Pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been 7 months since I experienced the ravaging tsunami of the death of my father. 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Norris</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrate Small: Happy Year One to The Becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have been reading this blog for the past year, I would love to say thank you for your time and investment into reading the things...]]></description><link>https://www.the-becoming.org/single-post/2019/07/31/celebrate-small-happy-year-one-to-the-becoming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9c93601357a100171884b8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:53:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/127dad64fff74f2a85fd29fee5de6179.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cortney R. 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