<?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[Mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:47:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ellenkrohne.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Joy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like most of us who write, sometimes I get blocked.  You know, that feeling you have nothing to say, nothing to add to the world of...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/my-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ecfcae79ab2ba6304a16ca</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:22:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_8e3c3f4d6b214b5b8b906ab7b6913586~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Spirit of Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a Facebook post that pops into my feed every couple of days now.  It is a Christmas post.  Not the cheery, “Happy Holidays” or...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/the-real-spirit-of-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ecfc14e1080d235ad43286</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:18:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we buried my Aunt Clara.  The last of my dad’s siblings.  She was 94 years old.  And she was ready. Aunt Clara was a beautiful...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/ready</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ecfaa0e1080d235ad4318c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:16:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_aa30c12a738646e881af9da1e5ab4214~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_917,h_818,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day of the Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal is our son, Ab’s, wife of 13 years.  When she joined our family, we were excited to learn her family’s traditions.  She is of...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/day-of-the-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6539bd0549a80c2098b2e521</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:15:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_904d8286c9e14d1384f44ec05fc41a98~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now, I Know I Can!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, I know I Can! My grandson, Linc, is the backup quarterback for his 7th grade football team.  Sunday, when I asked him how his game...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/now-i-know-i-can</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6539bc1afbd410b4244acd87</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_67fc09816e534d52b39a6f3c3a30b29e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Worse - Opioid Deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Okawville Book Club reads interesting works, for sure. This month, we read Demon Copperhead.  In this work of fiction by Barbara...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/getting-worse-opioid-deaths</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6539bb4767d35076dad6ed92</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_ae5696927fc04fac96a15b71e8507410~mv2_d_1200_1800_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loneliness Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[I abhor being lonely.  I’m ok being alone sometimes, to write or read or just think. But after a day or so, I need people. Maybe it’s...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/loneliness-epidemic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64935f93a46c8cf8b5c1fd56</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:39:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_534bc5e0b3ba4ceb95551a79a18e52ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_433,h_270,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memorial Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorial Day is almost here, and with it the start of summer!  That’s what I, and I believe most people think of when they enjoy the...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/memorial-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64935ed2ad18fb7c1735cbe3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:36:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write for Your Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anna Quindlen published Write For Your Life last year.  The short book is a plea for us to write.  To write our stories, write our...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/write-for-your-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64935d46d754aee52e562baf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:32:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_faa6e83373e846dcac08465785f79779~mv2_d_1512_2016_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communal Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[I live in a small, close-knit community in Southwestern Illinois where most people know each other.  Generations have lived here and work...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/communal-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e700f28ff8a891e3532bf3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:47:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_005490a0b3f34e60926d61cf702b8b42~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_746,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid's Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaving a legacy means different things to each of us. Last month I discussed the many forms of legacy and how honoring our loved ones...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/covid-s-legacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e6ffb88952ae0f8cb440fd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_9e37d457971a4a2983148a7cc1d3e7e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_460,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Volunteer]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we are hurting, deep in our grief, helping others may not seem possible.  And like everything else in the grieving process,...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/let-s-volunteer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e6fe5c077b297a9ad99531</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_ccb06c5a63074119b9b655cafd70d87a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_442,h_412,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oak Grove School Visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 4th graders at Oak Grove School in Libertyville, Illinois were such a pleasure.  There were over a hundred and they sat attentively...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/oak-grove-school-visit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e6fbc32b69afd4118dc162</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 02:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_26d19fc24e6843d8b3c52ca9f9775901~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy - What Will Yours Be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaving a legacy means different things to each of us. To some, a legacy is leaving money or property to their heirs. To others, it is...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/legacy-what-will-yours-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">635739a9fa3628f7ef9d9269</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 01:23:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_7801808b85d24331901a610a46c420b9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_629,h_343,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Sorrow?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin Roberts is one of my favorite news anchors. 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When Jodi from Trinity Lutheran Church in Nashville, Illinois contacted me about writing a bible...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/what-s-in-your-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62203c6e72cc36e8940e650e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 04:02:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_9fb02b109ba543cebb78b8fd8552f781~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_596,h_596,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunsets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunsets are one of life’s best gifts.  Sunsets on the ocean, behind mountains or on the plains, I love them all. The sunsets from my home...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/sunsets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620dc7c5c7586cb323b538b9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_674eadaa63734d32881d4d96bfac5e0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[He Hated Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every day an “Insight of the Day” arrives in my email inbox.  Some days the message is inspirational.  Other days the words make me pause...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/he-hated-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d5088d223d120016ac7c9b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 02:59:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_85eac25c9f2243b9abe9cceae307306e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_564,h_313,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembrance Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[October 15th is a special day.  It is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. In 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed into law that...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/remembrance-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6170c3718e674900167d3a31</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:36:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_239bb56f5d6245468c173a0a6c244751~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_556,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And It's Law!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change takes time.  Especially in our laws, it seems.  But it is possible when we work together. As I wrote about seven family’s stories...]]></description><link>https://www.ellenkrohne.com/post/and-it-s-law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615cb39345da290016cb44cd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/637b44_7d80c49a1a44430bb6557254351cf2e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ellen Krohne</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>