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have your pills for you, Grandpa."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8274</image:title><image:caption>our daughter with Pam</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8272.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8272</image:title><image:caption>With Pam from hospice</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8268.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8268</image:title><image:caption>leaving home for the last 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in 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loving memory-</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-07-25T04:53:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2019/06/26/grace-notes-16-grief-at-eleven-months/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_1296.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1296</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_1295.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1295</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_1299.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1299</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-27T16:13:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/10/24/grace-notes-6-grief-at-three-months/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/mailbox-image.jpg</image:loc><image:caption>mail piles up</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-04T01:18:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/10/17/an-apple-ministry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5548.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5548</image:title><image:caption>A new freezer provides storage!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_5865.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5865</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-06-04T01:16:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/08/22/grace-notes-2-youll-do-fine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_4831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4831</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_8454-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8454 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- aruba 017</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2013-marv-iphone-1-23-13-335.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2013 - marv iphone -1-23-13 335</image:title><image:caption>Holding up the world</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2013-marv-iphone-1-23-13-319.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2013 - marv iphone -1-23-13 319</image:title><image:caption>Marv's happy place</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2013-aruba-047.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2013 - aruba 047</image:title><image:caption>Float time</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2013-aruba-026.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2013 - aruba 026</image:title><image:caption>Six years, eight days 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good</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_0455.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_0455</image:title><image:caption>the unveiling by my son-in-law</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_0453.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_0453</image:title><image:caption>my creative 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generations!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/aa02e575-94d0-44e9-b1e2-d67d39f34dac.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>aa02e575-94d0-44e9-b1e2-d67d39f34dac</image:title><image:caption>Ha ha ha!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/5fdb5f36-36cf-47e9-b343-9f2b17c17370.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>5fdb5f36-36cf-47e9-b343-9f2b17c17370</image:title><image:caption>So happy to go home!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-14T19:50:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2019/01/06/grace-notes-12-miracle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1f6768b7-f8c2-4980-a8e3-5298e0f28434.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>1f6768b7-f8c2-4980-a8e3-5298e0f28434</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dbb0aa7e-724e-40c9-8318-45c76e89ebfd.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>dbb0aa7e-724e-40c9-8318-45c76e89ebfd</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-10T22:14:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/12/29/grace-notes-11-grief-at-five-months/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_0242.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0242</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-06T22:45:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/12/27/grace-notes-10-trip-bethlehem/</loc><lastmod>2018-12-27T16:51:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/12/22/grace-notes-8-trip-to-israel-and-jordan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_9098.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9098</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_9096.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9096</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_9089-e1545518059145.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9089</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_9077.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9077</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-12-25T03:37:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/11/11/grace-notes-8-marvs-tana-pledge-an-end-of-life-vision/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_9007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9007</image:title><image:caption>TANA Brunch - 2018</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-12T19:30:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/10/31/grace-notes-7-out-of-control-a-rant/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2010-aruba-026.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2010-aruba 026</image:title><image:caption>time to think of happier times!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-09T06:32:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/07/16/gods-grace-18-happiness-is/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8837.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8837</image:title><image:caption>having pancakes at Perkins</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8058.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8058</image:title><image:caption>with brother Rog and wife, Marilyn</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8055.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8055</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8049.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8049</image:title><image:caption>returning from ride</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7114-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7114 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7109.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7109</image:title><image:caption>starting pontoon ride</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8638</image:title><image:caption>with our children and spouses</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8036.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8036</image:title><image:caption>with oldest sister, Marcella</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8019.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8019</image:title><image:caption>our grandids collecting parade candy</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_8002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8002</image:title><image:caption>working the parade crowd</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-25T21:00:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/10/01/grace-notes-5-outrageous/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_8827.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8827</image:title><image:caption>Gray piano flanked by Marv's handmade tables and lamps stained gray</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_8763.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8763</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_8372.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8372</image:title><image:caption>I stained the top gray.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_6658.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6658</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-09T14:13:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/09/16/grace-notes-4-skating/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8169.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8169</image:title><image:caption>My last picture of Marv. Monday evening, July 23, after the CT scan announcing  extensive metastasis. He passed away early Wednesday morning.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8597.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8597</image:title><image:caption>Marv's annuals continue to cheer.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-18T13:16:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/09/03/grace-notes-3-numb/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/263837_170621706335906_3768037_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>263837_170621706335906_3768037_n</image:title><image:caption>Seven years ago - Marv with our youngest grandchild. Life goes on in the young!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-09-17T01:12:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/08/07/grace-notes-1-afterward-trusting-god/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/4f5e597c-55e4-408a-b396-952253b4d9bd.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>4F5E597C-55E4-408A-B396-952253B4D9BD</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/db4d4861-64fe-4905-9ef6-188a02755648.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DB4D4861-64FE-4905-9EF6-188A02755648</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-08T23:48:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/08/01/marv-roelofs-and-apple-sauce/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1536.jpg</image:loc></image:image><lastmod>2018-08-01T13:58:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/07/22/gods-grace-20-finding-rest/</loc><lastmod>2018-07-23T01:43:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/06/29/gods-grace-18-change/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/b213f4ed-c7f7-4c01-94bc-ba7a726a5c69.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>B213F4ED-C7F7-4C01-94BC-BA7A726A5C69</image:title><image:caption>Walking with our grandkids today. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1a14e15e-a9d8-4d62-94ec-6427875bfa19.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>1A14E15E-A9D8-4D62-94EC-6427875BFA19</image:title><image:caption>Walking with our grandkids today. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ae8bb1b6-b524-470d-a5d3-e2528c44720b.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>AE8BB1B6-B524-470D-A5D3-E2528C44720B</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-07-05T02:10:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/06/24/gods-grace-17-on-the-go/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7826.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7826</image:title><image:caption>Chapel at the University of Iowa</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-25T14:07:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/06/04/gods-grace-16-reprieve/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7664.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7664</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7661.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7661</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7658.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7658</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7652.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7652</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7649.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7649</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7648.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7648</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7644.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7644</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7640.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7640</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7635.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7635</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-04T21:23:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/05/29/gods-grace-15-be-outrageous/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_8074.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8074</image:title><image:caption>Mowing our daughter's lawn with our grandson's help</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-06-03T13:56:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/05/18/dying-naturally/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/263837_170621706335906_3768037_n.jpg</image:loc><image:title>263837_170621706335906_3768037_n</image:title><image:caption>Marv as Grandpa Seven Years Ago</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-05-29T19:10:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/05/10/nurses-give-hope-through-stories/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/th-2.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/th-1.jpeg</image:loc></image:image><lastmod>2018-05-10T14:09:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/05/05/crossroads-hosts-book-signing-of-caring-lessons-nurses-week-2018/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_7473.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7473</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-05-06T21:21:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/04/30/gods-grace-13-denial-wont-work-anymore/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20171029_160459803_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20171029_160459803_iOS</image:title><image:caption>2017 - Marv and "Charlie" - his teaching prop for Children's Sermon at Westminster 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is being served on the patio. 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His two older brothers have passed away.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-05T17:51:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/02/24/gods-grace-4-tidying-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6693.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6693</image:title><image:caption>transfering files</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6730.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6730</image:title><image:caption>shopping for groceries at Menard's</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6722.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6722</image:title><image:caption>my chauffeur</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6717.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6717</image:title><image:caption>telling life story</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6708.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6708</image:title><image:caption>comforted by the cross-oncologist's office</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-03-02T17:55:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/02/19/gods-grace-3-a-written-legacy/</loc><lastmod>2018-02-21T01:22:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/02/15/gods-grace-2-an-adventure/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_6432.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6432</image:title><image:caption>Marv's January project: an entertainment wall for our daughter.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cf48feea-9d14-4b9b-b90f-a2d0c6019bae.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>CF48FEEA-9D14-4B9B-B90F-A2D0C6019BAE</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-02-21T03:38:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2018/02/13/gods-grace/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/68a23b40-d709-4168-85cd-2462e9338c26.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>68A23B40-D709-4168-85CD-2462E9338C26</image:title><image:caption>Rescued by the Geek 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and 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of my family long ago can prompt memories!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_6158.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6158</image:title><image:caption>My folks - Rev. Dewey and Mrs. Tess Hoitenga</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-12-11T21:38:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/11/29/write-along-with-me-5-as-if/</loc><lastmod>2017-12-04T22:03:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/11/12/growing-older-relationships/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_5970.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5970</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fullsizerender.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FullSizeRender</image:title><image:caption>Back at home downtown Sioux 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rock</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_44291.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4429</image:title><image:caption>Drink, anyone?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4420.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4420</image:title><image:caption>Pulpit 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2017</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4398.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4398</image:title><image:caption>Yum</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-25T16:33:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/07/25/musings-at-a-month/</loc><lastmod>2017-09-21T21:52:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/09/10/write-what-you-dont-know-2-the-vasa/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5470.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5470</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5401</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5400</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5399.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5399</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5394.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5394</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5393.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5393</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5391.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5391</image:title><image:caption>The three masts stick out the roof of the museum. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_5390.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5390</image:title><image:caption>Clean and Beautiful New Bus</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-12T01:54:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/09/03/write-what-you-dont-know/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_44892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4489</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_44891.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4489</image:title><image:caption>North Sea Colliding with Baltic Sea at Tip of Denmark</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_7605.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7605</image:title><image:caption>Trip-Sioux Falls, Chicago, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4455.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4455</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4429.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4429</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fullsizerender-94.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FullSizeRender 94</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4403.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4403</image:title><image:caption>Meeting a Viking in Norway</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4547.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4547</image:title><image:caption>The Little Mermaid, Denmark</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_7646.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7646</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fullsizerender-176.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FullSizeRender 176</image:title><image:caption>Remnant of Berlin Wall</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-04T13:29:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/08/23/write-along-with-me-4-fresh-descriptions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3986.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3986</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-03T06:05:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/08/09/preparing-for-death/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170601_185405542_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20170601_185405542_iOS</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170614_205208148_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20170614_205208148_iOS</image:title><image:caption>August Life in Sioux Falls, 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1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizerender.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FullSizeRender</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-17T13:48:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/01/27/growing-older-not-too-late-for-harry-potter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8139.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8139</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1104.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1104</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8247.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8247</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8231.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8231</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8229.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8229</image:title><image:caption>Yummy English Breakfast</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8208.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8208</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8171.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8171</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8150.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8150</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8141.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8141</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_8136.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8136</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-13T03:50:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2015/09/28/growing-older-getting-use-to-embarrassment/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2014-04-02-08-49-23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-04-02 08.49.23</image:title><image:caption>Not so long ago...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-13T03:37:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/12/05/a-little-bit-of-kindness-can-go-a-long-way/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/panera.jpg</image:loc><image:title>panera</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bookshelf-018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bookshelf-018</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-28T04:17:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/03/08/flu-as-time-waster/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20161119_195812926_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20161119_195812926_iOS</image:title><image:caption>my quiet comforting view</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-28T04:14:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/06/21/write-along-with-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7351.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7351</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3653.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3653</image:title><image:caption>my exciting essay writing collection</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3650.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3650</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-09-01T17:34:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/05/29/check-out-this-video-on-youtube/</loc><lastmod>2017-07-01T19:00:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/05/11/happy-nurses-week/</loc><lastmod>2017-07-01T18:51:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/05/10/glue-glitter-and-green-paper-plates/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_1989.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1989</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-04T14:17:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/04/23/a-tribute-to-my-sister-esther-1937-2017/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0959.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0959</image:title><image:caption>Our last Chicago visit - 2016</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0932.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0932</image:title><image:caption>On  a Chicago walk</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0356-e1492975155633.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0356</image:title><image:caption>Our dad, Dewey, Kay holding me, Rose, Esther</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2012-kek-027.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - kek 027</image:title><image:caption>Rose, me, Esther, on farewell visit to Kay ell to our sister Kay</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2012-kek-001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - kek 001</image:title><image:caption>Esther at Amtrak</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2011-khs-80th-010.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - KH's 80th 010</image:title><image:caption>Me wtih Kay and Esther, my sisters no longer living</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2011-grand-rapids-trip-9-11-004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - grand rapids trip 9-11 004</image:title><image:caption>Sharing the debut of my book</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2014-04-05-09-23-46.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-04-05 09.23.46</image:title><image:caption>Sharing my doctoral graduation with me in 1991.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_1743.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1743</image:title><image:caption>Painting party at our 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help</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-07-22T00:26:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/03/23/join-south-dakota-authors-saturday-3-25-17/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2945.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2945</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-03-27T14:14:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/03/20/trivets-with-shamrocks/</loc><lastmod>2017-03-20T14:33:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2015/10/05/fibromyalgia-in-remission/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_7322-e1443915077187.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7322</image:title><image:caption>Seventeen pounds lighter</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-03-16-15-45-49-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2015-03-16 15.45.49-1</image:title><image:caption>Taken during that visit to my daughter </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-02-28T03:23:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/02/19/lies-put-downs-and-ivory-soap/</loc><lastmod>2017-02-20T20:21:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/02/13/nostalgia-for-nursing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20161226_201335928_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20161226_201335928_ios</image:title><image:caption>A serenely beautiful road trip</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2212.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_2212</image:title><image:caption>a serenely beautiful roadtrip</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2017-06-30T16:22:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/01/25/wintering-in-warm-weather-yes-or-no/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170101_172530953_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20170101_172530953_ios</image:title><image:caption>our AZ patio</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170116_181209822_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20170116_181209822_ios</image:title><image:caption>Lake Pleasant, AZ</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170112_210540224_ios.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20170112_210540224_ios</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-30T17:16:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/01/21/i-have-my-marching-sandals-on/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170117-dsc_0093.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20170117-dsc_0093</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-21T17:19:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2017/01/11/growing-older-on-turning-seventy-five/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_2230.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_2230</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-16T15:41:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/01/18/growing-older-on-turning-74/</loc><lastmod>2017-01-10T04:08:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/12/28/starting-over-at-seventy-four-finding-friends/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1984.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1984</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-02T07:17:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/12/25/merry-christmas/</loc><lastmod>2016-12-30T01:54:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/12/20/nostalgic-chicago-weekend-with-my-daughter/</loc><lastmod>2016-12-21T04:06:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/12/14/caring-lessons-debuts-in-south-dakota/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1911.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1911</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1909.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1909</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_1912.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1912</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_3906.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_3906</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-12-14T22:03:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/11/26/happy-thanksgiving/</loc><lastmod>2016-11-27T14:14:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/11/23/a-thanksgiving-day-prayer-in-a-riven-land-national-catholic-reporter/</loc><lastmod>2016-11-27T04:21:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/11/18/our-first-day-of-brutal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1839.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1839</image:title><image:caption>View from side window</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1838.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1838</image:title><image:caption>View from back door</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1837.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1837</image:title><image:caption>View from front door</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizerender.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fullsizerender</image:title><image:caption>No mailbox on first floor anymore--</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-11-21T14:00:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/11/15/can-i-forgive/</loc><lastmod>2016-11-15T16:41:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/11/10/meeting-my-same-name-new-friend/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1113.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1113</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1117.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1117</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1120.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1120</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1116.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1116</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1122</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-11-16T03:20:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/10/16/drowning-in-applesauce/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1653.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1653</image:title><image:caption>shelf #3 plus more</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1652.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1652</image:title><image:caption>shelf #2</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1650.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1650</image:title><image:caption>shelf #1</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1649.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1649</image:title><image:caption>apples-in-waiting</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1285.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1285</image:title><image:caption>in process</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1657.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1657</image:title><image:caption>cooked bacon</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1658.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1658</image:title><image:caption>daughter's freezer</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1239.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_1239</image:title><image:caption>helping sister</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-10-23T04:44:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/09/28/olli-apples-and-books/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image25.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title><image:caption>Part of the Sioux Falls</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image24.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image23.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2017-01-11T03:20:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2016/09/05/cartwheels-in-my-living-room/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1092.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1092</image:title><image:caption>yay! quiet landings</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1248.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1248</image:title><image:caption>the fearless 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Stopping by the Mississippi River for a break.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-07-01T00:53:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/06/17/caring-lessons-prairie-lights-iowa-city-2014/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/01e240ae4e20d513120ca484efa986e0095e5faf58_00001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01e240ae4e20d513120ca484efa986e0095e5faf58_00001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/01aac15ea46e76016dea26063766bab409730090c2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01aac15ea46e76016dea26063766bab409730090c2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/01ae0ff4b8b54dc402b8f5dac35764ff599f94aa8d.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01ae0ff4b8b54dc402b8f5dac35764ff599f94aa8d</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/01aca7fbdc5aeee0109516b0b91ce302f0a5149b98.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01aca7fbdc5aeee0109516b0b91ce302f0a5149b98</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-26T22:08:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/06/03/caring-lessons-printers-row-lit-fest-chicago-2014/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0424.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0424</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0427.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0427</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0428.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0428</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-06-08T01:12:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/05/28/nurses-dont-want-to-be-doctors/</loc><lastmod>2014-06-06T17:36:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/caring-lessons/reviews-3/nursing-program-recommendation/</loc><lastmod>2014-05-17T20:49:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/05/15/a-nurses-week-tribute-to-my-sister-kathleen-kay-elizabeth-korthuis-phd-rn1934-2012/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0362-e1400176367125.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0362</image:title><image:caption>Graduating from the Blodgett Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Kay in 1955, me in 1962</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0356-e1400176312712.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0356</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2022-01-04T20:43:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/05/07/memoir-as-triologue/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0320-e1399486886653.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0320</image:title><image:caption>Dear Lois
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty
(Psa. 91:1 KJV) 
Loving grandma  
Apr. 19 1954</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0318.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0318</image:title><image:caption>I got all A's, plus Satisfactory in Personal and Social Habits! I was also Commendable and Dependable. Wow!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-09T18:13:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/05/09/spring-has-sprung-on-michigan-avenue-chicago-2014/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-08-16-45-06.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-05-08 16.45.06</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-08-13-09-39.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-05-08 13.09.39</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-08-13-08-15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-05-08 13.08.15</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-08-16-45-02.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-05-08 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13.06.15</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-05-09T21:50:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/04/24/metaphor-as-mystery/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-26T01:47:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/04/19/the-old-rugged-cross/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-19T19:58:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/04/17/christ-as-cheerleader/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-21T01:59:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/04/15/you-are-loved-by-christ/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-12-08-10-08.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-04-12 08.10.08</image:title><image:caption>My Sister and Me -- Loved by Christ as are You!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-11-17-46-59.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-04-11 17.46.59</image:title><image:caption>Organ Pipes in Calvin's Chapel</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/b9d96900-bbba-48df-ae7a-820ee619f9c1.png</image:loc><image:title>b9d96900-bbba-48df-ae7a-820ee619f9c1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/01a00dd4680d99e5a4aad3497715464554b69f624b.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01a00dd4680d99e5a4aad3497715464554b69f624b</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0983.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0983</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0028_00001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0028_00001</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-15T21:12:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/04/07/what-are-you-willing-to-suffer-for-part-3-final-answer/</loc><lastmod>2014-04-07T16:52:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/04/01/what-are-you-willing-to-suffer-for-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/010bc02c7b7d6f1b81102b1dc494c07722e7022822.jpg</image:loc><image:title>010bc02c7b7d6f1b81102b1dc494c07722e7022822</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/0108162832ad6a80e5f0f92c2a9c401d4804c9c5501.jpg</image:loc><image:title>0108162832ad6a80e5f0f92c2a9c401d4804c9c550</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/0108162832ad6a80e5f0f92c2a9c401d4804c9c550.jpg</image:loc><image:title>0108162832ad6a80e5f0f92c2a9c401d4804c9c550</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_0029_00001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0029_00001</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dscf3912.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSCF3912</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-04-01T17:24:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/03/23/what-are-you-willing-to-suffer-for/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-27T20:16:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/03/14/a-week-of-muffins-and-rain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-03-15-53-58.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2014-03-03 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17.14.16</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-03-23T21:44:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/03/03/my-work-is-my-retirement/</loc><lastmod>2014-03-11T05:07:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/02/18/chronic-itching-hope-on-the-horizon/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-19T17:36:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/02/14/grab-sermons-this-time/</loc><lastmod>2014-02-15T01:22:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2014/02/03/grab-grab-grab-how-grabby-are-your-first-sentences/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/stories-for-the-home.jpg</image:loc><image:title>stories for the home</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-07T18:31:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/12/17/thoughts-on-true-vs-false-selves-on-a-snowy-day-in-chicago/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01dfcc6c4f3a35b5bb129e8304f60413fa2ccf3735.jpg</image:loc><image:title>01dfcc6c4f3a35b5bb129e8304f60413fa2ccf3735</image:title><image:caption>A Good Day for Introspection!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-04T22:28:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/06/22/chicagos-super-moon-6-22-13/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2494.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2494</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-03T06:07:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/06/24/printers-row-lit-fest-chicago-2013-the-power-of-stories/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_22651.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2265</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_22731-e1372018182550.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2273</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_22721.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2272</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2276.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2276</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2274</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2273-e1371862702765.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2273</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2272.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2272</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_22701.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2270</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2268.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2268</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2267.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2267</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-03T06:06:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/08/09/new-friends-in-grant-park-chicago/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_28941.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2894</image:title><image:caption>How do you do?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2894.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2894</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2899.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2899</image:title><image:caption>New friends meditating </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2897.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2897</image:title><image:caption>Greeting new friends</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2893.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2893</image:title><image:caption>Park host: Sir George Solti</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2890.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2890</image:title><image:caption>You dont't say!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_28891.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2889</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2887.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2887</image:title><image:caption>Artist: Steinuun Thorarinsdottir</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2902.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2902</image:title><image:caption>New friends talking</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2889.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2889</image:title><image:caption>New friends walking</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-03T06:06:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/08/12/books-you-should-read-but-will-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2924.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2924</image:title><image:caption>Required reading for UC's Basic Program </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2925.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2925</image:title><image:caption>Book club and writing craft reads...</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-03T06:05:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/08/19/hazards-of-marrying-a-preachers-kid/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3009</image:title><image:caption>Thanks for the memories...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3007</image:title><image:caption>The park exists!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3008</image:title><image:caption>Goal achieved--a few minutes in the rustling  woods for a pine-drenched reverie with my mother! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2954</image:title><image:caption>It looked safe!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3004-e1376948300869.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3004</image:title><image:caption>My mother, Tess Hoitenga, around 1954. I never saw my mother wearing slacks, even though she lived until the age 95. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2959.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2959</image:title><image:caption>We managed to find one, but that's another story!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2948.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2948</image:title><image:caption>At Fair Oaks Farms</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2014-02-03T06:05:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/09/02/why-dont-you-just-run-away/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3075</image:title><image:caption>Getting acquainted with the Great Lawn of Millennium Park soon after we moved downtown.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3073.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3073</image:title><image:caption>Marv's waterfall and koi pond when we lived in the suburbs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2011-khs-80th-006.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - KH's 80th 006</image:title><image:caption>Marv's waterfall and  koi pond when we lived in the 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classmates in front 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for a run, surveying the aftermath of damage from an ice storm </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-05-04T04:33:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/04/24/hues-booze-party-an-evening-of-hilarity-and-discovered-talent/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_17451.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1745</image:title><image:caption>Thank you, Sarah, for a wondrously successful party! 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Copy</image:title><image:caption>Gathering around Sarah as she demonstrated what we were going to do</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_17321.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1732</image:title><image:caption>Sarah brought a model for us to follow, and she also demonstrated on a fresh canvas how she'd made the model. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-05-22T18:45:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/04/17/boston-marathon-chicago-tribune-headlines-tell-the-story/</loc><lastmod>2013-04-17T15:17:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/04/10/last-seconds-of-life/</loc><lastmod>2013-04-16T14:12:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/04/03/nurse-turned-inpatient/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_16441.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1644</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1643.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1643</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1642.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1642</image:title><image:caption>Home sweet home with hot fudge sundae.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1641.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1641</image:title><image:caption>icne cream stop on the way home-</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1640.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1640</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1639.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1639</image:title><image:caption>ting.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1638</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1636.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1636</image:title><image:caption>"My" cubicle did not have a greenery view.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1634.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1634</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1632.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1632</image:title><image:caption>My scare--on a heart monitor at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-04-05T03:36:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/03/27/intriguing-challenge-for-biblioracles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_15381.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1538</image:title><image:caption>My personal assistant for the week!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1538.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1538</image:title><image:caption>My personal escort for the week!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/100_2430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_2430</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-03-28T16:20:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/03/18/spring-break-as-a-senior/</loc><lastmod>2013-03-16T17:19:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/03/11/snow-kindness-in-chicago/</loc><lastmod>2013-03-12T14:34:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2013/03/04/10-tips-for-writers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-sofa-rash-117-e1362276581731.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2013 - 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Lois 006</image:title><image:caption>diplomas, retrieved from another box</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-25T16:14:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/02/06/me-worms-and-my-new-iphone/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-aruba-058.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - aruba 058</image:title><image:caption>My husband prefers Aruban crabs to me when it comes to my technology mishaps.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-06T22:56:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/02/01/are-you-a-nurse/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2010-gr-008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2010 - GR 008</image:title><image:caption>Hall Two at Spectrum Blogett where I was head nurse in 1964. Photo taken in 2011.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-02T16:28:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/01/31/sunday-a-bittersweet-day-of-saying-farewell/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-aruba-122.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - aruba 122</image:title><image:caption>tea sandwiches and scones </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-aruba-124.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - aruba 124</image:title><image:caption>at the Drake</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-aruba-119.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - aruba 119</image:title><image:caption>the final exit</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-aruba-117.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - aruba 117</image:title><image:caption>associate pastors and crowd waiting</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-church-114.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2012 - church -114</image:title><image:caption>the last Sunday</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-31T19:32:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/01/20/aruba-is-calling/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-aruba-096.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - aruba 096</image:title><image:caption>Aruba 2011</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-aruba-048.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - aruba 048</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-aruba-051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - aruba 051</image:title><image:caption>Aruba 2011</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-aruba-101.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - aruba 101</image:title><image:caption>Aruba 2011</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-29T22:19:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/01/09/sun-country-here-i-come/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2010-aruba-008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2010-aruba 008</image:title><image:caption>I'm pedi ready!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-17T01:00:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/01/09/have-you-met-agnes-yet/</loc><lastmod>2012-01-17T00:58:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/01/06/new-endorsement-for-caring-lessons-from-a-clinical-nurse-leader/</loc><lastmod>2012-01-07T20:09:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2012/01/01/resolutions-weight-classics-and-simple-things/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-christmas-008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - christmas 008</image:title><image:caption>Kindle and iPhone</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-06T22:55:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/31/happy-new-year-in-the-style-of-taize/</loc><lastmod>2012-01-02T02:13:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/28/i-am-now-my-own-classroom/</loc><lastmod>2011-12-28T04:26:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/24/christmas-2011-thou-shalt-know-him/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-fourth-pres-0091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - fourth pres 009</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-fourth-pres-009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - fourth pres 009</image:title><image:caption>Fourth Presbyterian Church</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-12-25T21:19:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/19/lose-weight-over-christmas/</loc><lastmod>2011-12-20T23:05:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/16/our-former-home-sold-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-miscellaneous-0161.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - miscellaneous 016</image:title><image:caption>Marv's farewell two days ago to his beloved workshop of nearly thrity years</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-miscellaneous-016.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - miscellaneous 016</image:title><image:caption>Marv saying farewell this week to his beloved workshop</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-12-17T05:20:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/14/caring-lessons-radio-interview-part-2/</loc><lastmod>2011-12-15T04:55:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/10/audio-post-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bookshelf-019.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bookshelf 019</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2011-12-13T04:05:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/07/moms-survival-tools-for-temper-tantrums/</loc><lastmod>2011-12-07T18:21:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/12/01/say-something-nice-to-someone-today/</loc><lastmod>2011-12-01T15:04:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/11/29/caring-lessons-radio-interview/</loc><lastmod>2011-11-29T17:00:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-at-staterandolph-in-chicago/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-black-friday-009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - black friday 009</image:title><image:caption>shopping, one and all</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-11-26T22:19:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/11/25/former-first-lady-of-illinois-maggie-daley-1943-2011/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-maggie-daley-008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - maggie daley 008</image:title><image:caption>all chicago TV stations stand in readiness</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-maggie-daley-007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - maggie daley 007</image:title><image:caption>preparing for tonight's newscast</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-maggie-daley-004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - maggie daley 004</image:title><image:caption>black and purple buntings surround the doric columns</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-maggie-daley-006.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - maggie daley 006</image:title><image:caption>black and purple buntings surround the doric columns</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-11-26T14:49:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/11/17/fresh-shrimp-and-milk-crate-picnic/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-087.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 087</image:title><image:caption>the view from our makeshift restaurant</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-0891.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 089</image:title><image:caption>the men wonder why they always pay - women know to leave their purses in the car</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-082.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 082</image:title><image:caption>read on -- and join us for an outdoor street corner "experience"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-107.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 107</image:title><image:caption>"Don't eat," our owner/waiter said. "Wash hands. Get rid of smell."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-106.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 106</image:title><image:caption>deshelled (with a plastic fork) and eaten</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 102</image:title><image:caption>fresh shrimp, in all their glory, with black bulging eyes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-089.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 089</image:title><image:caption>buying the fresh shrimp of the day at a walk-up</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2011-sf-lafayette-eddyville-098.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - sf - lafayette - eddyville 098</image:title><image:caption>fresh shrimp and fried rice on folding chairs and milk crates</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-11-23T16:06:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/11/21/friendship-a-thanksgiving-gift/</loc><lastmod>2011-11-22T18:12:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/10/15/chicago-remembers-steve-jobs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-trinity-024.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - trinity 024</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-trinity-023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - trinity 023</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-trinity-018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - trinity 018</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-trinity-021.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - 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atlanta -drb 031</image:title><image:caption>With Marianna Crane by Book Signing Poster</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-atlanta-drb-015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - atlanta -drb 015</image:title><image:caption>With Bill and Nancie Carmichael of Deep River Books</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-atlanta-drb-036.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - atlanta -drb 036</image:title><image:caption>Send the Light - Distributor for Deep River Books</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-atlanta-drb-034.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - atlanta -drb 034</image:title><image:caption>The Deep River Books Booth</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-07-27T03:04:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/07/21/cremekulas-no-more-at-borders-on-state/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-borders-on-state-0091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - 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quarry tour - june 054</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-quarry-tour-june-051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - quarry tour - june 051</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-quarry-tour-june-046.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - quarry tour - june 046</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-quarry-tour-june-041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - quarry tour - june 041</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-quarry-tour-june-040.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - quarry tour - june 040</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-quarry-tour-june-039.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - quarry tour - june 039</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-quarry-tour-june-037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - 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2011</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fs_2010352-amy-and-lois-final.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fs_2010352--amy and lois-final</image:title><image:caption>Amy's archives - 1992</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fs_2010352-amy-and-lois.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fs_2010352--amy and lois</image:title><image:caption>From Amys archives, 1992</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-khs-80th-0091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - KH's 80th 009</image:title><image:caption>Meeting Again - 2011</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fs_2010352-crop-22.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fs_2010352-crop 2</image:title><image:caption>From Amy's Archives - 1992</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2011-04-27T14:14:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/04/18/the-nurse-as-writer/</loc><lastmod>2011-05-01T01:21:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/04/13/hope-college-tonight/</loc><lastmod>2011-04-13T12:45:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://loisroelofs.com/2011/04/09/macys-flower-show-chicago-2011/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://loisroelofs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2011-macys-flower-show-053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2011 - 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