{"id":481,"date":"2008-12-03T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buildingcathedrals.com\/2008\/12\/03\/feeling-blessed\/"},"modified":"2008-12-03T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-03T19:31:00","slug":"feeling-blessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/buildingcathedrals\/2008\/12\/feeling-blessed\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Blessed"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Someone once reminded me that those of us who get help from our parents probably underestimate what a difference that makes.  I think that this has often been true for me, but right now I am well aware of, and very thankful for, the help I am getting, and I know that what I am doing would not be possible without the support of my extended family.<\/p>\n<p>Already this week, I have had grandmothers on call.  One babysat while I went to my doctors appointment, the other spent several hours filling my freezer with casseroles for my babymoon.  Both are on speed dial for when the big moment comes, with just a phone call they will drop whatever they are doing and one will watch the siblings and while other will help me through my labor (my husband is a great support during labor, but each time there have been moments when I have said \u201cI need my mommy!). <\/p>\n<p>Today I thank God for moms, especially those moms who are still willing and able to be parents to their grown children!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone once reminded me that those of us who get help from our parents probably underestimate what a difference that makes. 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