{"id":14411,"date":"2015-10-12T19:45:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T00:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?p=14411"},"modified":"2015-10-12T19:45:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T00:45:38","slug":"the-glow-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2015\/10\/12\/the-glow-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glow Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We just stayed home that Wednesday. It had been a long journey, those four seminary classes. And a stressed Mommy tried not to make her fantastic four\u00a0CSI victims. We all just needed a night. A night to settle. Get into pajamas a little early and enjoy the nothingness of a\u00a0cleared evening.<\/p>\n<p>But we were waiting for\u00a0him. Because without him our evening doesn&#8217;t\u00a0end like it should. Nope, I&#8217;m not talking about mass chaos breaking out, I&#8217;m talking about how they relish in His\u00a0teaching of God&#8217;s\u00a0Word around the kitchen table.<\/p>\n<p>But tonight was special.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you just have to make the ordinary special.<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0the power of candles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14412\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw304889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14412\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw304889.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a glow from some of the\u00a0100+ candles from our wedding eight years ago.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14416\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw3048841.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14416\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw3048841.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They waited so quietly and patiently for his footsteps to cross the threshold after youth group.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14417\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw3048951.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14417\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw3048951-e1444696841692.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fascination of the flame.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw304890.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14415 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dw304890-e1444696883673.jpg?w=225\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the simple, really,<\/p>\n<p>that makes it all so beautifully extravagant.<\/p>\n<p>-Thankful, grateful and blessed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just stayed home that Wednesday. 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