<?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[Victoria The Poet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transformative Words for Healing Souls]]></description><link>https://www.victoriathepoet.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:43:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.victoriathepoet.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Grief Knocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is 1:30 in the morning, and sleep will not come. The occasional beeping from my husband’s monitor is one of the many thieves trying to rob me of rest. Lord knows this hospital has seen enough of me over the past several months, and I have certainly seen enough of it. A few days ago, I received a copy of my sweet friend Allson Byxbe’s book, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice . Yesterday, before leaving home, I grabbed it, knowing there would likely be long stretches of time sitting beside...]]></description><link>https://www.victoriathepoet.com/post/when-grief-knocks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b74958b77817bc0c9e240b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:19:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Vicki Harris-Thomas</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>