<?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[Ariel Speaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ariel Speaks]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:13:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Unseen Women : Hagar]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are days when I feel invisible. Maybe you’ve been there too–walking into a room full of people, smiling, making small talk, but...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/the-unseen-women-hagar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d06e3ff8183e24929570e8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:35:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trusting in the Quiet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago, I bought Faith and Fire: Elijah , a Bible study by Priscilla Shirer, and it wasn’t until a week ago I opened it and began...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/trusting-in-the-quiet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681a8c600ac880cb1665ef78</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 22:59:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty in Brokenness]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to church less than ten times this year.  For me, church has always been a priority but I quietly watched online and grieved a...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/beauty-in-brokenness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676dc0559536c7bcf520753e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:30:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy to the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last few months I have been in a season of unrest. A season where I was thankful for my life and the good things God placed in my...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/joy-to-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657381aced012570f81c43cb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:41:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Present]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past April, I traveled to Boston for my graduate school graduation and as my friend Breanna was dropping us off at the Charlotte...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/being-present</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650f907276e0c008be5b6efd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:38:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring your own chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love Shirley Chisholm's quote, " If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." Shirley Chisholm was the first...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/bring-your-own-chair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64da7b6b1a98a81cfb7ca7b3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:16:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Crab Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some call it the crab mentality. I call it the inability to be happy for others, but Crab Mentality or Blue Crab Syndrome does have a...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/blue-crab-syndrome</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a5ce7bc5c6aad977e639ea</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:42:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imposter Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term may be relatively new to my vocabulary, but the feeling certainly isn't.  To be transparent, lately I've felt off. It wasn't...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/imposter-syndrome</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6499a8153de851871dbc0b06</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:46:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lay it all down]]></title><description><![CDATA["She never cared for the crown. She preferred a sword." I read that quote late one night while scrolling through Pinterest and I felt...]]></description><link>https://arielspeaks.wixsite.com/ariel-speaks/post/lay-it-all-down</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645c46d117051e4fc9d2f6f0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 21:06:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a1ea6_985018712f39415d8eb318f7fb33dbf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_583,h_490,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>wilkieariel</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>