{"id":1635,"date":"2006-12-05T02:20:20","date_gmt":"2006-12-05T02:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2006\/12\/that-gentle-reminder.html"},"modified":"2006-12-05T02:20:20","modified_gmt":"2006-12-05T02:20:20","slug":"that-gentle-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2006\/12\/that-gentle-reminder.html","title":{"rendered":"That Gentle Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Publishers are kind. Each year we get a Christmas present or two from publishers I&#8217;ve worked with. I have pens, luggage tags, coffee mug protectors, cups, and (of course) books. It seems to me that publishers are creative with their gifts, but this year&#8217;s gift from Baker takes first prize. <!--more|inline--><br \/>\nOn an airplane, Kris has the yen to sleep on my shoulder. So she needs a pillow. She also gets cold because I open up the air conditioner, which means she gets cold. So, she needs a pillow and a blanket. Check this gift out from Baker:<br \/>\n<a title=\"100_0563.JPG\" class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/100_0563.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100_0563.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/2006\/12\/100_0563.thumbnail.JPG\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLike Panera&#8217;s &#8212; you choose two: a pillow and a blanket!<br \/>\nThanks to Baker!<br \/>\nO, and by the way, using such a gift gently reminds others of Baker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publishers are kind. Each year we get a Christmas present or two from publishers I&#8217;ve worked with. I have pens, luggage tags, coffee mug protectors, cups, and (of course) books. 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