{"id":1207,"date":"2010-12-24T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T21:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2010-12-24T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T21:09:32","slug":"hurting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1207","title":{"rendered":"Hurting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Christmas is not a happy time for everyone.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bigstockphoto_Christmas_Presents_Wrapped_By__1015849.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1208\" title=\"bigstockphoto_Christmas_Presents_Wrapped_By__1015849\" src=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bigstockphoto_Christmas_Presents_Wrapped_By__1015849-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bigstockphoto_Christmas_Presents_Wrapped_By__1015849-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bigstockphoto_Christmas_Presents_Wrapped_By__1015849-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/bigstockphoto_Christmas_Presents_Wrapped_By__1015849.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>I know that. \u00a0I have been getting letters that remind me that not everyone is feeling falalalala&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I already wrote that Christmas is full of mixed emotions for me. \u00a0I was humming &#8220;I&#8217;ll be Home for Christmas&#8221; in the shower&#8230; and was thinking of the day when we all are together in heaven. \u00a0Will we have Christmas there?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Imagine the party!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So, as I struggle to focus on the positives in my life&#8230; I have to take a moment every now and again and ask God to take the hurt and put it somewhere. \u00a0I have to ask God to be with those I love that aren&#8217;t here with me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is so much sadness and sorrow in this world, isn&#8217;t there? \u00a0If that is where your heart is this Christmas, please know that I am saying a prayer for you&#8230; that you are able to feel God&#8217;s love&#8230; it is so real. \u00a0You just need to allow yourself to be engulfed in His love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dear Jesus,<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Happy Birthday! \u00a0Thank you for being the reason for this season. \u00a0Yet, in the midst of all the happiness, there are so many that struggle. \u00a0It is a time when pain, that pain that is constant, seems to be felt more and it hurts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I ask that You wrap Your loving arms around those that need to feel Your love. \u00a0Please make Yourself real to those that need you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Love<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Me<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is not a happy time for everyone. 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