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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ragamuffin Soul - Latest Comments in Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://ragamuffinsoul.disqus.com/</link><description></description><atom:link href="https://ragamuffinsoul.disqus.com/ragamuffin_soulnbspraquonbsp_you8217re_a_big_deal_because8230_54/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:20 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528144</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I pulled a guy out of a burning  bus.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Billy B</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:20 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528163</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...because 4 years ago I knew about 15 words in Spanish and now I'm nearly fluent and about to get my Spanish degree with a 4.0 GPA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But mostly just because God pours out love on me every day.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Emily</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:53:59 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528167</link><description>&lt;p&gt;last year the most marketing dollars in the world was spent on one group of people....Preteens(10-12year olds)....and I have a ministry just for them....and I do it well.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jesse</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:31 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528162</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...beacuse I'm good enough,&lt;br&gt;I'm smart enough,&lt;br&gt;and, dog gonnit, people like me.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Scott</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 15:49:49 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528173</link><description>&lt;p&gt;. . . because I esteem everyone as greater than myself. . .I can only boast in my weaknesses . . .  and I've got plenty if you need some ;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">gbrad@mag</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:21:40 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528172</link><description>&lt;p&gt;because God changed my heart and blessed me with 49 days of sobriety (so far).&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">givemejesus</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:14:51 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528171</link><description>&lt;p&gt;..because I have better manicured fingers!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;zzziiiinnnggg!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Aaron</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:38:27 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528170</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I just made a cheesecake from scratch!  and people liked it!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mark LeHew</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:33:45 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528169</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Because my wife says so. And I believe everything she says. That's why I'm still alive- aight. :P&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jake</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 00:39:35 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528127</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Because you read through 54 other posts to see what I had to say in this one.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Paul J.</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 23:43:36 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528168</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Because I lead worship in the church I grew up in.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Scott Magdalein</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 23:31:05 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528130</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Ok for the spiritual answer: Because of my Saviour's love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not so spiritual answer: Despite being severely dsygraphic and moderately dyslexia  I have 2 college degrees. I wasn't supposed to be able to learn to read. Oh, yeah I have a blog.  Despite my high school teacher not letting me in the computer class I wasn't smart enough I developed computer curriculum for K-6th grade.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Dee</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:41:50 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528128</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I am a big deal because despite all of the wack things about me and my past - Jesus somehow, some way - still finds a way to love this messed up dude...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AND - He has trusted me with our little girl in Ethiopia that we leave to get in LESS THAN A MONTH!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Actually - none of that makes me a big deal - that all makes Jesus a pretty big deal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rock on Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Tymm</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:30:33 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528136</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...Because I was clogger of the month 3 months in a row in fourth grade.  Oh ywah.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">KAT</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:55 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528135</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...because I'm me and that's enough.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Shanda</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:55:27 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528134</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...because I have climbed Mt. Everest AND directed a feature film.  Just kidding about Everest, but I did direct a feature film.  At times that felt like climbing Everest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check it out: &lt;a href="http://www.dangerouscalling.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="www.dangerouscalling.com"&gt;www.dangerouscalling.com&lt;/a&gt; - a suspense thriller set in the world of small town church politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My mom would be so upset at me for bragging... but Carlos told me too!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Josh</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:47:37 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528129</link><description>&lt;p&gt;No one is a big deal. Lose your life to gain it, become the least to be the greatest, bragging about being a big deal is just not the way to go in my opinion.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Carole Turner</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:33:54 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528148</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I'm a ninja, but I like you so I will let you live.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Murphy24p</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:16:22 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528161</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...i'm mastering the art of the nose flute.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">stephen</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:14:55 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528149</link><description>&lt;p&gt;...because I'm going to adopt a baby this year from Russia and be "Super Mom"....I Rock!!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Lita</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:17:28 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528141</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I've given birth to 5 children with no medication. One in the hospital, two in a birth center, two at home. And yes, it hurt.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Karen</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:25:20 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528150</link><description>&lt;p&gt;A little over 3 yrs ago I gave birth to a 1lb.4oz. baby girl and she's still here to give me big hugs and flowers on Mother's Day.  Really that makes her the big deal... and since God carried her and gave her the will to live, I guess that actually makes Him the big deal.  So really, it's not about me today.  It's about Him.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">amy</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:03:58 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528147</link><description>&lt;p&gt;... because Carlos left a comment on my blog... (I think?)&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">ChurchyDave</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:02:06 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528146</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I am in the same way so many other women are...because they are good mothers and put someone else's needs above their own.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Cari</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 18:45:11 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Ragamuffin Soul&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;  YOU&amp;#8217;RE A Big Deal Because&amp;#8230;</title><link>http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2008/05/youre-a-big-deal-because/#comment-3528145</link><description>&lt;p&gt;because my little girls think so!!&lt;br&gt;Kevin - Jax, Fl&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Kevin Connell</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 18:44:27 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>