{"id":2368,"date":"2016-12-25T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-25T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lyndalambert.com\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2016-12-25T09:15:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T14:15:35","slug":"christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Times, Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Christmas treasure from my archives – 2012<\/p>\n

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I wrote this poem, an ACROSTIC POEM, and included it in my Christmas Card in 2012.<\/p>\n

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Golden Times, Christmas Days<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Carried \u00a0deeply in the interior of our spirit <\/strong><\/p>\n

Holly boughs, suspended \u00a0on your kitchen door<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red taffeta ribbons, to flutter \u00a0in the strong \u00a0December winds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Insight, Celestial \u00a0inspiration for every\u00a0 new dawn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Snow, tenderly nestled beneath aged winter trees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time alone in a quiet nook, \u00a0to read a beloved book<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mornings, to embrace fresh promises<\/strong><\/p>\n

Afternoons, laughing together with golden \u00a0friends <\/strong><\/p>\n

Star showers, \u00a0to light our darkest nights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Copyright 2012. Lynda J. Lambert. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  A Christmas treasure from my archives – 2012   I wrote this poem, an ACROSTIC POEM, and included it in my Christmas Card in 2012.   Golden Times, Christmas Days \u00a0 Carried \u00a0deeply in the interior of our spirit …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2013_DiningRoomWindowDecorated.jpg?fit=2736%2C3648&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-Cc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16890,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/from-lyndas-journal-for-my-mother-at-eighty\/","url_meta":{"origin":2368,"position":0},"title":"Lynda’s Journal – August 23, 2025_For my Mother at Eighty","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"August 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 Lynda\u2019s Journal \u2013 For My Mother at Eighty Post #707 - on August 23. 2025 For my Mother at Eighty,\u00a0 recalls one Christmas Eve at my Mother's home, December 24, 1999.. 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