{"id":10749,"date":"2023-01-23T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=10749"},"modified":"2023-01-19T14:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T19:08:22","slug":"our-special-father-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/our-special-father-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Special Father!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Our Special Father! 1\/23\/23\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=mcipt-13629f7-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=0&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Garamond&amp;skin=1b1b1b&amp;font-color=ffffff&amp;logo_link=none&amp;btn-skin=3267a3\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A young boy was eagerly looking forward to the birthday party of a friend who lived only a few blocks away.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When the day finally arrived, a blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. 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