{"id":852,"date":"2011-06-19T07:45:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T11:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=852"},"modified":"2011-06-19T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T19:28:36","slug":"fathers-heros-and-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/06\/fathers-heros-and-treasures.html","title":{"rendered":"Fathers&#8211;Heroes and Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Father&#8217;s Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>by Michelle Demeree<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Our fathers are our heroes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">His day is a time to be with him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember how Dad is to you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember how your father is \u00a0in your eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dads are our heroes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My father is a hero.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My father is a treasure of love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father&#8217;s Day by Michelle Demeree Our fathers are our heroes. 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