<?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[Coules Ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coules Ministry]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:46:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thecoulesministry.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Life on the Mediterranean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abiding. It’s a repeated invitation that God gives. And it’s a daily choice we all have before us. ]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/sea-life-on-the-mediterranean</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d279430a87f9830a04fb95</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 09:01:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_078d54cb26154ef386d726c4f77be51b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not All Cowboys Look the Same]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter where in the world you live, there will always be your famous cowboy or cowgirl to help rustle up the cattle. 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Here are two qualities that, I believe, are of the greatest blessings one could pray for themselves or others.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/foundation-stones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60fa981fc516a100153b75c5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:41:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_24af278572c24be4acb559164a309210~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_853,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021. A Summer Filled with Celebration!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer. As France begins it's summer holidays, we thought we would give you a quick snapshot of what festivities will look like for us here.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/2021-a-summer-filled-with-celebration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60df0c7d786ce3001508ba53</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_efdb306cbd0f417184d93e6c0721446c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_838,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Can Almost Smell the "Green!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you were to live in an ideal world, what elements would you choose to place in it? 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It's Just Different]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year 2020, my friend, is not weird… it’s just going to look different.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/it-s-not-weird-it-s-just-different</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5efc9932b8123d0017449489</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_f79641cd2982430fb9e8b3f49d6da9a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_771,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year the World Grieved in Unison]]></title><description><![CDATA[But in the midst of this worldwide grief, there began to rise another voice that sung in unison.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/the-year-the-world-grieved-in-unison</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef7252c78e72f0017fd2a65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:31:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_e1c733ed29824a57a12399fd141a451b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_930,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“A Christian’s Survivor’s Guide to Successful Expat Living”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humility is just a quality that is needed everywhere...]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/christian-survivor-s-guide-to-successful-expat-living</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee61389a0f35f0017555b92</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_ba4a8aedf3d14cec89b779b025c8179b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do I Stay or Do I Go? - Expat Dilemma During the Coronavirus Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have a choice to make which can be reflected in the title of a 1981 English song, “Do I stay or Do I Go?”]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/do-i-stay-or-do-i-go-expat-dilemma-during-the-coronavirus-epidemic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0080792bb7e600175072e7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_4a117064e9854eb392e82829a9825bea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expectant Hearts and Dirty Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[...place our noses right up against those windowpanes and look for the coming of the Lord who has graciously offered to you adoption...]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/expectant-hearts-and-dirty-windows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f008559cbc48000170b4474</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_d571ed1e79754a1d9c92e1cea19d6f70~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_853,h_771,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poppy Fever!]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of those "signs" that I look for each spring to tell me that winter has retreated is the budding of the poppies.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/poppy-fever</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f030e29598e7c0017fd2676</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_e54aad9dc08c4faf9168bdb3dda67cc0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_853,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uplifted &#38; Open Hands - The Sacredness of International Church Ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are days in life when you just have to stop and watch what the Lord is doing in the lives of the people around you.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/uplifted-open-hands-the-sacredness-of-international-church-ministry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f030e9770236f0017aa7242</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_99b636a87ee4467fb2bd389a388f2f59~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February 2nd - How France Celebrates]]></title><description><![CDATA[February 2nd... Having grown up in NY just over the border from Pennsylvania, I believed that when this particular day rolled around each...]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/february-2nd-how-france-celebrates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0308d81e5db20017151a74</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_0913987efbe04e74a7253558cc39649c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Christmas Traditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having spent the past 12 years in southern France, we have had the opportunity of observing and participating in a host of events that help.]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/french-christmas-traditions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f030f51328b98001735caf1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_204ef58b7e834a34ac4a7d90540cd394~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Thankful Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are we thankful for as we live and work here in France?]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/a-thankful-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0309f4aa5db70017e3570a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_d6776a0c22144d53987a4295cbd1d894~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[May We Walk Well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confession:  I am not a runner.  It's funny but the older I get, the more and more I am OK with this fact. At times, it can seem that the...]]></description><link>https://www.thecoulesministry.com/post/may-we-walk-well</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f030aafcbc48000170d92b5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/05a9ac_edd5a8e54b134aa88acd8112a151ec8d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robyn Coules</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>