{"id":1867,"date":"2011-10-15T01:40:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T05:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2011-10-15T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T05:40:07","slug":"looking-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/10\/looking-back.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">by Michelle Demeree<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/10\/shelley-and-friends-at-Special-Gathering.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1868\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/234\/2011\/10\/shelley-and-friends-at-Special-Gathering-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a>Shelley is a member of Special Gathering. \u00a0She, also, serves as a deacon in our program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Dedicated to the memory of Special Gathering members who have died.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">As we look back over the year, we remember the loved ones who have died in the past. \u00a0We are sad. \u00a0What will keep us strong in this hard time?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">It is our family at Special Gathering. \u00a0We need each other. \u00a0We need a smile on our faces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We have been friends for a long time; and we take care of each other. \u00a0We put each other first and think about one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Living for Jesus is a fill-time job. \u00a0We have to pull together as a true Christian family. \u00a0We can be sure that His Spirit lives in us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Michelle Demeree Shelley is a member of Special Gathering. \u00a0She, also, serves as a deacon in our program. 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