<?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[Heartencourage.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stories and pictures that encourage the reader in everyday life. ]]></description><link>https://www.encouragethenext.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:14:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.encouragethenext.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing clearly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philippians 3:14–16 “I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature [pursuing spiritual perfection] should have this attitude. And if in any respect you have a different attitude, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us stay true to what we have already attained” (Amplified Bible, Philippians 3:14‭–16). Have you ever been driving around in the early morning or the late evening and a mist of fog spread across...]]></description><link>https://www.encouragethenext.com/post/seeing-clearly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aac9cae33c3c6638d211497</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:07:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>J Floyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Wish I Could Have Been There]]></title><description><![CDATA[I heard an old song the other day, John Anderson's song "I Wish I Could Have Been There”.   In it, he sings about all the moments he missed while out on the road — his daughter's first breath, his son's first home run. Then in the last verse, he finally makes it home, and it's their anniversary. But when he gets there, it's just him and his wife — the kids are grown and gone. The chorus goes: "It was a happy day, but kinda sad, and I wish I could have been there for that." Listening to it got...]]></description><link>https://www.encouragethenext.com/post/i-wish-i-could-have-been-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4f830971292d1033dbd85d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:17:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>J Floyd</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>