{"id":339,"date":"2008-11-10T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=339"},"modified":"2021-03-17T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T02:38:57","slug":"a-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/11\/10\/a-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"A Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after our engagement, Aaron\u00a0and I were at Bellevue Square in a stationary shop. He was at one rack and I was at another with my back to him as we quietly read through greeting cards. Out of nowhere, a Buddhist nun with shaved head and grey robe took my hand, then reached out and took my soon-to-be-husband&#8217;s hand and placed them together. She said a few words we didn&#8217;t understand followed by &#8220;Very Happy,&#8221; squeezed our hands, bowed, and walked out of the store. 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