{"id":4730,"date":"2017-09-18T08:53:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T07:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2017-09-18T08:53:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T07:53:55","slug":"gifts-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2017\/09\/18\/gifts-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts from the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-scarves-from-Jan-friend-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4713\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-scarves-from-Jan-friend-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-scarves-from-Jan-friend-1-1.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/09\/blog-scarves-from-Jan-friend-1-1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jan handed out some scarves from a U.S. friend to some of our friends across the river.\u00a0 What a kick to see them tie them up in various styles, primping in front of H\u2019s tiny little mirror.\u00a0 They were thrilled, as I\u2019m sure the thoughtful U.S. friends will be when they see the photos.\u00a0 I cannot deny that I am the blessed one, who gets to experience the gratitude and joy first hand, even when I\u2019m not the one who actually gave the gift!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=4730&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan handed out some scarves from a U.S. friend to some of our friends across the river.\u00a0 What a kick to see them tie them up in various styles, primping in front of H\u2019s tiny little mirror.\u00a0 They were thrilled, &hellip; 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