{"id":5513,"date":"2024-12-21T19:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/?p=5513"},"modified":"2024-12-22T16:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T16:52:51","slug":"a-christmas-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/a-christmas-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5513\" class=\"elementor elementor-5513\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e08f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48e08f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e7537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3e7537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-Design-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-Design-4.png 940w, https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-Design-4-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-Design-4-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-Design-4-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Untitled-Design-4-700x587.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27ff21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d27ff21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-wrapper\" ><div class=\"elementor-heading-wrapper-inner\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Christmas to Remember<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2629d elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"aa2629d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;poem&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">a<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">poem<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b28a45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b28a45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e749f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e749f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a quiet town where snowflakes fell, <br \/>A loving soul lived with a story to tell. <br \/>John, his name, with a heart so kind, <br \/>But life had left him far behind.<\/p><p>No twinkling lights, no festive cheer, <br \/>And silence grew as Christmas drew near. <br \/>A broken roof, not a match&#8217;s glow, <br \/>His tiny house buried deep in the snow.<br \/><br \/>Yet whispers spread through the frozen air, <br \/>Neighbors noticed and decided to provide care. <br \/>The lumberjack came with his sturdy hands, <br \/>Fixing the roof to make it stand.<\/p><p>The baker came with a sweet delight <br \/>Bread, cakes, cookies baking overnight. <br \/>Children painted cards so bright, <br \/>Each one a spark to light the night.<br \/><br \/>Soon his home was trimmed with care, <br \/>A glowing tree stood shining there. <br \/>Songs of joy filled the chilly night,<br \/>Bringing tears to John&#8217;s elderly eyes.<\/p><p>Christmas is not for gifts and gold, <br \/>It\u2019s for love and warmth when hearts unfold. <br \/>The town had given what they could share, <br \/>Proving kindness lies everywhere.<\/p><p>Now John smiles when snowflakes fall, <br \/>Forgetting the nights he had none. <br \/>A warm house, a tree, a pure heart anew, <br \/>All thanks to a caring community that came through.<\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0415a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0415a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By S. P.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f88d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82f88d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Christmas to Remember a poem In a quiet town where snowflakes fell, A loving soul lived with a story to tell. John, his name, with a heart so kind, But life had left him far behind. No twinkling lights, no festive cheer, And silence grew as Christmas drew near. A broken roof, not a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/a-christmas-to-remember\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Christmas to Remember&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"opal-icon opal-icon-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5513"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5546,"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513\/revisions\/5546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mncprivateinstitute.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}