{"id":786,"date":"2011-12-06T19:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/smalltownamerica\/?p=786"},"modified":"2011-12-06T10:21:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T15:21:04","slug":"a-holiday-solution-to-going-bald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/smalltownamerica\/2011\/12\/a-holiday-solution-to-going-bald.html","title":{"rendered":"A Holiday Solution To Going Bald"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am always looking for new ways to bring joy into our\u00a0lives.\u00a0 This blog is more about laughter than true joy, but maybe I will get you to chuckle a bit.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My oldest son, Matt, and his family usually come home for Thanksgiving and then we do our Christmas with them on the next day.\u00a0 This year we got a little crazy with the Christmas bows.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Matt, like his father, is slowly losing his hair.\u00a0 We began\u00a0 plopping brightly colored bows on the balding areas of his head.\u00a0 Actually, they looked pretty cute.\u00a0 The red, blue, and Gold ribbons gave new sparkle \u00a0to His demeaner.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

God’s word tells us that the very hairs of our head are counted and known by Him. (Matthew 10:30)\u00a0 I wonder if God was counting the bows on Matt’s head.\u00a0 I know this is just silly talk, but family gatherings are all about fun and laughter and I feel so blessed to share time with my children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am always looking for new ways to bring joy into our\u00a0lives.\u00a0 This blog is more about laughter than true joy, but maybe I will get you to chuckle a bit.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My oldest son, Matt, and his family usually come home for Thanksgiving and then we do our Christmas with them on the next day.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[29,95],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-just-for-fun","tag-family","tag-just-for-fun"],"yoast_head":"\nA Holiday Solution To Going Bald - Small Town America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/smalltownamerica\/2011\/12\/a-holiday-solution-to-going-bald.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Holiday Solution To Going Bald - 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