{"id":2750,"date":"2014-11-29T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marniepehrson.com\/unplugged\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2014-11-29T17:23:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T17:23:13","slug":"2750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/2014\/11\/29\/2750\/","title":{"rendered":"Grateful for the Hard Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Thanksgiving week, I&#8217;m grateful for these unconventional blessings&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the hard things I&#8217;ve been through for the last couple years. They&#8217;ve shaped me into a new person<\/li>\n<li>the men I&#8217;ve dated that didn&#8217;t work out. 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