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	<description>Endurance, inspiration, motivation and purity of thoughts</description>
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		<title>This Season Ends&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To all my my treasured readers please note that ACACIA will begin its new season on the 9th August 2010. I will be taking a short break so I will not be posting until then. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Remember to reach out and care for others because we can make a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/this-season-ends/</link>
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		<title>My People Our Island</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Morning dew drips with  tears As July eighteen nineteen ninety five reverberates loud rumbling noises Light ash falls on dusty shoes kicks Phreatic explosions burn Dormant hills in flanks of confusion Our  history transformed - Wrath of Soufriere tours In ruins Black and white landscapes Empty homes, gray hillsides - Dots ridges, Ghostly picks Sea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/my-people-our-island/</link>
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		<title>Mandela celebrates 92nd birthday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we celebrate with Nelson Mandela as if we knew him personally. We may feel an affinity to him because of the fact that his leadership is profound and historic and he still thrills us in an extraordinary way. It is inspiring to celebrate his 92nd birthday. We salute a living legend. The beatific smile [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/happy-birthday-mandela/</link>
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		<title>Father Willie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was Sunday 28 February 1999 and I was attending St. Agnes Anglican Church, Grants Town, Bahamas. At that time Archdeacon William Thompson was the Rector and that Sunday, the celebrant at the Mass. At the Point of the Eucharist where the priest elevates both the chalice and host (bread) a man quickly ran down [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/father-willie/</link>
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		<title>Sweet Words</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First glance &#8211; wanting increased Feelings raw Pleasure, enjoyment Simple…the normal stuff Sweet words Elegant compliments Mounting excitements Silent wordless dance Sensual arrangements As heat clamor through veins Impenetrable seconds, languid explorations Breath mingling – no use for words Satisfying hunger Sufficient – to drive hunger away Heart open &#8211; warm and giving Desires beautiful, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/sweet-words/</link>
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		<title>Under the Golden Sun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scattered islands Solitary invocation danced Swinging pace of calm Under the Golden sun Craft of sisal plaiting Boys and men folk Boat building, sport fishing Quiet times – houses at peace Gaunt ruins, Banana trees Sweet Jasmine in the scented breeze. - Poem Written by Brenda L. McCartney Your email:&#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/under-the-golden-sun/</link>
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		<title>The Way The Caribbean Used to Be</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seeing and hearing a few mosquitoes buzzing around me tonight is allowing me to relive my experience of living in the countryside of Montserrat. I am thinking back to the days when every evening we had to close all the windows (louvers) and doors in the house and spray Baygon ™ in every room and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/the-way-the-caribbean-use-to-be/</link>
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		<title>Promises are made to be kept</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A cause for celebration

Yet angst filled experience

Important questions - sponsors

Loose ends to tie

Switch from darkness to light

New beginnings observe

A sense of mystery and awe]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/promises-are-made-to-be-kept/</link>
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		<title>Symbols of Pride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is a holiday in The Commonwealth of the Bahamas as they continue to celebrate their 37th anniversary of independence. This is a time when they stop to commemorate the birth of their nation, mark the passage of time and evaluate their journey. We wish them well as we pray God’s richest blessings upon The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/symbol-of-pride/</link>
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		<title>Blue Rush on Sunday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Old church stood ancient Old wooden pews Celestial points of peace Good traditions of worship – Boys singing the mass Bright sermons of acceptance Christian beliefs Offerings from children in the blue rush Transmuting moments &#8211; JOY Your email:&#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://mccartneyhouse.com/acacia/2010/07/blue-rush-on-sunday/</link>
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