{"id":8317,"date":"2022-01-31T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2022-01-09T16:55:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T21:55:54","slug":"our-special-father-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/our-special-father-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Special Father!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Our Special Father! 1\/31\/22\" 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=h7e8x-117504b-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A little 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 snow blizzard made the sidewalks and roads nearly impassable. The lad&#8217;s father, sensing the danger, hesitated to let his son go.\u00a0<\/em>The youngster reacted tearfully.<strong><em>&#8220;But Dad,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> he pleaded,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;all the other kids will be there. Their parents are letting them go.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The father thought for a moment, then replied softly,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;All right, you may go.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  Surprised but overjoyed, the boy bundled up and plunged into the raging storm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driving snow made visibility almost impossible, and it took him more than half an hour to trudge the short distance to the party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>As he rang the doorbell, he turned briefly to look out into the storm. His eye caught the shadow of a retreating figure. It was his father. 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