{"id":3341,"date":"2011-12-27T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T20:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2014-07-05T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T01:08:45","slug":"the-joy-of-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/27\/the-joy-of-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"The joy of giving"},"content":{"rendered":"

She still has the Christmas spirit.<\/p>\n

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Her favorite toys laid out on a piece of pretty wrapping paper<\/p>\n

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Carefully wrapped<\/p>\n

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and topped with a pretty bow…<\/p>\n

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Berry Christmas, Mommy!<\/p>\n

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presented with both hands and a proud, beaming smile<\/p>\n

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It’s not just her toys. She’s used this one piece of paper to gift me with a book, a deck of cards, a shoe, my cell phone, the remote, and a dirty fork. But she has discovered the joy of giving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She still has the Christmas spirit. Her favorite toys laid out on a piece of pretty wrapping paper Carefully wrapped and topped with a pretty bow… Berry Christmas, Mommy! presented with both hands and a proud, beaming smile It’s not just her toys. 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