<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Cooperland &#187; Heaven</title> <atom:link href="http://www.cooperland.info/topic/heaven/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cooperland.info</link> <description>by Dewaine Cooper</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Arriving Home</title><link>http://www.cooperland.info/spiritual-growth/arriving-home/</link> <comments>http://www.cooperland.info/spiritual-growth/arriving-home/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:52:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dewaine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heaven]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cooperland.info/?p=263</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not much of a traveler.  I&#8217;ve never rode on an airplane, or a bus, or a train (unless you count the one in Dollywood).  In fact, the farthest I&#8217;ve ever been away from home is Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas while on my honeymoon, and that was on a cruise.  Driving has taken me to [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cooperland.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/open-gate.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-265 alignleft" title="open gate" src="http://www.cooperland.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/open-gate.jpg" alt="" width="184" height="240" /></a>I&#8217;m not much of a traveler.  I&#8217;ve never rode on an airplane, or a bus, or a train (unless you count the one in Dollywood).  In fact, the farthest I&#8217;ve ever been away from home is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Nassau,+New+Providence,+Bahamas&amp;sll=25.069818,-77.322121&amp;sspn=0.04035,0.077162&amp;dirflg=r&amp;date=02%2F23%2F10&amp;time=8:27am&amp;ttype=dep&amp;noexp=0&amp;noal=0&amp;sort=&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Nassau,+The+Bahamas&amp;t=h&amp;z=12" target="_blank">Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas</a> while on my honeymoon, and that was on a cruise.  Driving has taken me to Virginia, Tennessee, and Florida, but that&#8217;s about it.</p><p>Even though I don&#8217;t travel much, I can say one thing.  It&#8217;s good to finally arrive home.  To see the yard and walk in the front door to find the one place I feel the safest (from a human perspective) and the most familiar.  And to lay in my bed with Bridgett beside me is the greatest.  There&#8217;s just something about arriving home.</p><p>How cool and awesome will it feel to finally arrive home in Heaven?  To walk through it&#8217;s gates, and to see Jesus face-to-face, and to get to worship my Father God for all eternity.  Sure, I can be in God&#8217;s presence here on Earth, but there won&#8217;t be anything like finally arriving home, and to know that I won&#8217;t ever have to leave.</p><p>Awesome.  Simply, awesome.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cooperland.info/spiritual-growth/arriving-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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