{"id":167,"date":"2009-09-05T13:22:31","date_gmt":"2009-09-05T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flirtingwithfaith\/2009\/09\/letting-go-we-cry-my-hut-my-hut-as-the-castle-awaits-our-arrival.html"},"modified":"2009-09-05T13:22:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-05T13:22:31","slug":"letting-go-we-cry-my-hut-my-hut-as-the-castle-awaits-our-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flirtingwithfaith\/2009\/09\/letting-go-we-cry-my-hut-my-hut-as-the-castle-awaits-our-arrival.html","title":{"rendered":"Letting Go: We Cry &#8220;My Hut! My Hut!&#8221; as the Castle Awaits Our Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\"><p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\"><p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;Letting go is a painful prcess filled with both grief and coming alive at the same time. 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