{"id":73,"date":"2009-12-16T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/12\/spill-your-guts-about-christmas.html"},"modified":"2009-12-16T08:47:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T08:47:00","slug":"spill-your-guts-about-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/12\/spill-your-guts-about-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Spill Your Guts about Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s do something fun.<\/span> If today’s blog post is interesting at all, it will be up to you. Why? Because I want you to finish the following sentences in the comments section.<\/p>\n

————-<\/p>\n

1. The first Christmas present I remember getting was ____________ .<\/span><\/p>\n

2. My family prefers to open gifts on _____________ because _____________ .<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Christmas is _____________ .<\/span><\/p>\n

————-<\/p>\n

I’ll start it off with my own answers. Then it’s your turn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s do something fun. If today’s blog post is interesting at all, it will be up to you. Why? Because I want you to finish the following sentences in the comments section. ————- 1. The first Christmas present I remember getting was ____________ . 2. 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