{"id":261,"date":"2011-05-01T05:05:37","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T09:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=261"},"modified":"2011-04-30T20:22:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-01T00:22:52","slug":"changes-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/05\/changes-of-the-season.html","title":{"rendered":"Changes of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Changes of the Seasons<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Shelly Demeree<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

We look at the meaning of spring.<\/p>\n

We know that spring can mean that change is here.<\/p>\n

Spring means we will have fun in the sun.<\/p>\n

We being to feel things around us with fresh hope.<\/p>\n

That is good.<\/p>\n

Good to be with our family.<\/p>\n

Good to be with our friends.<\/p>\n

So ENJOY the feeling and changes of spring.<\/p>\n

Michelle Demeree is a member of Melbourne Special Gathering. \u00a0She serves as a deacon and on the Board of Directors for The Special Gathering of Indian River. \u00a0Her poetry appears in several venues.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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