{"id":259,"date":"2014-02-24T04:35:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T04:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/?p=259"},"modified":"2014-02-24T04:35:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T04:35:10","slug":"bright-spots-and-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/?p=259","title":{"rendered":"Bright spots.  And Candles."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think, quite possibly, one of the most beautiful parts of life, is to love others and be loved back.<\/p>\n<p>Some of us have more of those people than others.\u00a0 Like the Old Woman in the Shoe.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, no matter how many&#8230; that feeling of mutual care and understanding is a great one.\u00a0 A true gift of life.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Birthday, on this day, to Levi.\u00a0 I am so grateful for him in this life.\u00a0 He truly is a gift to many.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cToo often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.\u201d &#8211; Leo Buscaglia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevhay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-261\" alt=\"The Kids\" src=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevhay.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevhay.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevhay-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevmary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-264\" alt=\"Kids and Nanny\" src=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevmary.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevmary.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-jeslevmary-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-grouptony1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-266\" alt=\"02-23-2014--grouptony\" src=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-grouptony1.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-grouptony1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-grouptony1-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-groupme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-262\" alt=\"We\" src=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-groupme.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-groupme.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gollypolly.com\/30473\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/02-23-2014-groupme-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think, quite possibly, one of the most beautiful parts of life, is to love others and be loved back. 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