{"id":3352,"date":"2009-01-01T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2009\/01\/a-lovely-way-to-start-the-year\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T06:14:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T05:14:56","slug":"lovely-way-to-start-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2009\/01\/lovely-way-to-start-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lovely Way to Start the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"All of a sudden i heard a patter of feet and my second daughter, Charis, presented me with the following messages, which is certainly the nicest thing I\u2019ve read so far this year!<\/p>\n

DAD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My Dad has brown hair, as brown as chocolate that shines like the stars above. He has light blue eyes, as blue as the sky above me. They shine like the shimmering ocean down below me. His teeth are as white as mints. I just wanted to let all of these readers know that I love my Dad and I\u2019m sure that he loves me too!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

MUM <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My Mum has brown silky hair that shines like the stars up above. Her eyes are as brown as chocolate and they are as delicate as a diamond and they shine like the ocean below. Her smile makes me feel safe and cosy. Her teeth are as white as mints. I just wanted all of you readers to know that my mum is my hero!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Charis Warnock, age 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All of a sudden i heard a patter of feet and my second daughter, Charis, presented me with the following messages, which is certainly the nicest thing I\u2019ve read so far this year! DAD My Dad has brown hair, as brown as chocolate that shines like the stars above. 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