{"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":"<p>She still has the Christmas spirit.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"089 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6583198035\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7172\/6583198035_654c111bd4_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"089\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her favorite toys laid out on a piece of pretty wrapping paper<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"090 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6583201633\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7023\/6583201633_ba9e27c738_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"090\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carefully wrapped<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"094 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6583205825\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7006\/6583205825_e73e7bf952_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"094\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and topped with a pretty bow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"097 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6583209605\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7144\/6583209605_ee9dca5125_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"097\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Berry Christmas, Mommy!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"104 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6583214431\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7142\/6583214431_1f051c6056_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"104\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>presented with both hands and a proud, beaming smile<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"107 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6583218689\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7142\/6583218689_a68b379445_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"107\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just her toys. 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