{"id":15687,"date":"2024-01-08T16:10:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T21:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=15687"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T21:10:59","slug":"little-girl-granted-one-time-hug-with-elf-on-the-shelf-before-saying-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2024\/01\/little-girl-granted-one-time-hug-with-elf-on-the-shelf-before-saying-goodbye.html","title":{"rendered":"Little Girl Granted One-Time Hug With ‘Elf on the Shelf’ Before Saying Goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Four year-old Lily Christiana met her elf, Crackles, for the first time this Christmas season where she instantly loved him and his nightly antics. When she found out Crackles would be leaving on Christmas Day, Lily’s mom Brittany said her daughter was “heartbroken.” “I thought, ‘Are we going to have to go through this every year?’ This is the worst part of Christmas,” the mom of two from Granby, Connecticut, said. Luckily Santa had a plan. Crackles was able to deliver the good news that he and Lily would be able to have a one-time goodbye hug. “Lily was so gentle,” Christiana said. “She approached Crackles so slowly.”<\/p>\n

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