{"id":1848,"date":"2020-11-27T11:32:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2020-11-27T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T17:37:34","slug":"thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/?p=1848","title":{"rendered":"thankful"},"content":{"rendered":"

I AM thankful for pleasant surprises and unexpected gifts this season.<\/p>\n

All gifts don’t come nicely wrapped with a neatly-tied bow on top. Some come in the middle of or<\/em> with a mess. Learning to receive every good and perfect gift regardless of how it appears<\/em> to me.<\/p>\n

Today, I’m thinking of an unexpected gift ~ a friend encouraging me to begin sharing my story. Just a few years ago, I’d be horrified at the thought. I have been hiding in plain sight for so<\/em> long, but The Divine has been preparing me for more than I can even claim<\/em> to know.<\/p>\n

Close to three and a half years ago, I began opening my heart to Yes\u00fa…I chose to trust, to be real<\/em> – to show all that’s cracked and broken within me because only through those places can the Light shine through and pierce the darkness.<\/p>\n

And that trust…that decision to be real<\/em> led me to fully surrender.\u00a0<\/em>For me, surrender is a daily choice and simply means allowing myself to be held by The Divine. I don’t “hold on” or “hang in there” because I AM held. Firmly, gently and most lovingly held by The One who chooses<\/em><\/strong> to never<\/em> let go, leave or abandon me.<\/p>\n

From my choice of surrender, came the opportunity to share a slice of my story…<\/p>\n

I AM excited to share with you dear ones…my FIRST podcast interview!<\/p>\n

To listen and share with all your friends, copy\/click on the link below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.josephwarren.net\/brokencatholic\/295-why-do-we-call-god-the-ultimate-gentleman-marriage-divorce-episode\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

After listening to the podcast, would you consider these questions:<\/p>\n

Is anything currently keeping you from choosing to trust The Divine plan? If yes, with whom can you share this podcast, sincerely process and create mutual accountability?<\/p>\n

What really resonated with your heart, today? How can you incorporate that take-away into your life?<\/p>\n

Common Day Hero:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Regardless of the day or time…I know whenever I need it, you will war for and alongside me. Grateful you’re in my ever-ready to spiritually fight<\/em> circle! Grateful for the Truth you boldly share and receive. I hold you and your family close, always. MariaJose, I dedicate this post to you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I AM thankful for pleasant surprises and unexpected gifts this season. All gifts don’t come nicely wrapped with a neatly-tied bow on top. Some come in the middle of or with a mess. Learning to receive every good and perfect gift regardless of how it appears to me. Today, I’m thinking of an unexpected gift…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[76,77,27,74,70,71,73,72],"class_list":["post-1848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-divorce","tag-life","tag-love","tag-marriage","tag-podcast","tag-real","tag-reallife","tag-realtalk"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lalijean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/annie-spratt-vg8UF3dx4pw-unsplash.jpg?fit=1920%2C1277&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1848"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1871,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848\/revisions\/1871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lalijean.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}