<?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[Rachel Greening Writes]]></title><description><![CDATA[RachelGreeningWrites]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:39:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Rising - An Easter Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, I shared my easter poem, "A Rising", exclusively with my newsletter subscribers. Since then, I've been itching to see these words come alive, so with thanks to all the new user-friendly software out there, I've created a short video available on Youtube. My hope is that it will provide for you a fresh perspective that will carry you into the Easter weekend. But the true hope of Easter is that it doesn't end after this weekend! Christ is alive and seated at the right hand of God,...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/a-rising-an-easter-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cb24b6e7de3cb00608a807</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfHo9YPdVRE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it Possible to Stop Being Busy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can we stop being busy? Busy isn't always bad, but you could be doing it wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/is-it-possible-to-stop-being-busy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6957ed85bd1cfb4bde7607dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_643504a3b7554d8e99d01e940e45f052~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel's Best Reads of 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Book Buddies! I figured I'd get in my best reads list before we all turn that calendar (although who am I kidding, I turned it days ago!) I didn't track my books very well this year; therefore, I don't have a final number. There were many books on my TBR that I just didn't get to, including a friend's book, which I was so eager to see come out! (I promise to read it soon, Bethany!) But there are a few noteworthy books that I did manage to read this year that I'd love to share with you,...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/rachel-s-best-reads-of-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695596457fd864ff7fe21c03</guid><category><![CDATA[Best Reads]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:25:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_ae09fdf49114437d9d68f40c208c7b91~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factoring for X: Intentions, Distractions, and the Heart at Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was in University when I first began using “X” in place of Christ.  As a History of Religions major, I had a fair number of courses on Christianity. I was front row, rapidly handwriting notes as my professors lectured, adopting any shorthand I found to ease hand cramps. In one of my first classes for “Introduction to Christianity”, the professor explained that X is the first letter of the Greek name for Christ. That was all the heavenly permission I needed. From then on, my scrawled notes...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/the-heart-at-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6920894335662176f69b4efc</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_0b65766ffba140a9b7940d61bbc60a80~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Kindness of Conviction: Grace is not fair—and I'll be forever grateful.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the surface, the free coffee was nothing but an apology—but when you walk with God, you learn to look deeper than the surface. Even a coffee can be a catalyst for repentance.]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/grace-is-not-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d983bdcb09911e236eb000</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5a4c7178537a7656723749~mv2_d_5472_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shadow of Memory: How Clarity Informs Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little girl joyfully runs through the park, her summer hat flapping in the breeze as she heads towards the swings. I wish my memories...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/dear-memories-please-be-kind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67991c942542160d5aa6a66f</guid><category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 15:02:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_cfb45de3559f44ddbff85e0a0cee610d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When It’s Time to Eat Crow: Redemption Through Humility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humiliation feels like the end of the story—but in God’s hands, it’s often the beginning of redemption. The Apostle Peter felt it, too. Sometimes the hardest phone call, the deepest regret, or the most embarrassing failure becomes the very place where Jesus wants to meet us—and transform us.]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/redemption-through-humility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681e2c862d8811f07a268e0d</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 20:00:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7cd138e49b3c46a3ade643dc73cb3402~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faithfulness: The Scale of Success ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In God's economy, the scale of success is faithfulness.]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/faithfulness-the-scale-of-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d463b59549351cb1d5bfff</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ad13f207d1c94ba7a99b8478806fe89f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Celestial Stone": A Short Christian Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Princess Theodora has been given The Celestial Stone, but now that she's learned her origins, can she reconcile her past with her future?]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/christian-short-fiction-the-celestial-stone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a4e0ebabc0fd2c4fd07f52</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:55:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_cab27fc28666439d859ce7efb079ef48~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel's Best Reads of 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's that time of year where all readers and writers alike take inventory of the books they've read and pick their favs. I'm a girl who follows her heart in the realm of reading, sticking to the genres I enjoy, because reading is supposed to be fun! You won't find any horror or dystopian titles on my list. I stick to mystery, historical fiction, clean romance, fantasy, and of course, an array of non fiction. You may be asking, what about kid lit? In truth, I had a few kid lit titles on my TBR...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/rachel-s-best-reads-of-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6760d1e56313b367a5fddc0d</guid><category><![CDATA[Best Reads]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:15:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_3ff1bbe39c954a18af3828798bf09b84~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Thistles and Thieves: God's Grace Extends Over It All]]></title><description><![CDATA[The church of God is not a shiny trophy of excellence—we’re a rag-tag group of miscreants who have been saved by grace. ]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/flowers-forsaken-love-and-the-crowning-jewel-how-god-s-grace-extends-even-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673626e50b1188f4056ac35d</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:21:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_4dc08154a3ff46ca92d8bbd96c901187~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercy in the Mess of the Old Testament: How God’s Mercy Wins, Every Time.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Old Testament can make me uncomfortable. It holds historical accounts of complicated people who lived in real-world places and...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/mercy-in-the-mess-of-the-old-testament-how-god-s-mercy-wins-every-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ff1722de7e422444dff889</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:24:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c39434af7e0c46639ffe9d05540abbbb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Live Among the Former Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[God bless summer camp. No, I mean it sincerely! I don't want to sound trite. While I appreciate it's role in allowing my kids to swim,...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/to-live-among-the-former-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a922b9a735a944b4639668</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:48:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_71e020e9e6f440bd81f42a2b79ea8dc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Truth, My Truth, And Anything But The Truth (So Help Us, God!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we could simply change the past---or better yet, the way the present is perceived---wouldn't that just be, well, convenient?]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/your-truth-my-truth-and-anything-but-the-truth-so-help-us-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6630f44fbb3bc97a47342246</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 22:03:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_de0e886e2fd6479b8cd62917dd751ef1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[They All Cry (A Call to Practice Silence)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a whole lot of noise in the world. I just spent a week in which there was a lot of silence. My husband was working around the...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/all-the-voices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66193ca4b8c8c4b661ff724f</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:15:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_12bf30448fe04793888796a9a2ecb3d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Hot Mess to Wholly Blessed (Finding God in the Mess of Motherhood)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends! It’s been such a joy to experience how God has used my article for Risen Motherhood, “Looking for Rest in the Wrong...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/from-hot-mess-to-wholly-blessed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a0170da774e38ac76f79d2</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:13:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_cfd8460c1f134a3f9cb542db82f8268f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming events: Holiday Markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tis the season for shopping and holiday events! I love being a vendor at Christmas markets, and I'll be taking part in THREE this year....]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/upcoming-events-holiday-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654a82237c1b522ed56622d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Kids Book News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:44:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_0348c35010994110aa6ecbe75771f66e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Offering of Musings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I received such a thrill. The top two emails in my inbox right now are with editors for two different publications looking to...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/an-offering-of-musings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">653198c4f0976511cfeaa773</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kids Book News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_38e6e9ed44704326826d6593b2191686~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lizard. A Lamb. A Legacy. (What We Leave Behind).]]></title><description><![CDATA[(The following is an essay that is close to the heart. It's been 13 years that we lost my grandfather, and last night, as we all...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/a-lizard-a-lamb-a-legacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64ee22e2c7bec3bc988b5892</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:23:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/46eff3_beaf45fb51584ad5a42c38dcf7b28157~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[About the Path to Publication (hopefully)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're here, than you probably already know about my self-published children's book If My Oak Tree Could Speak (if not, grab your copy...]]></description><link>https://www.rachelgreeningwrites.com/post/about-the-path-to-publication-hopefully</link><guid isPermaLink="false">642edfd19699ca85a35d133b</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:17:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4c7852435071704c557a59~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>