{"id":296,"date":"2011-12-01T03:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2011\/12\/believing-in-christmas-miracles\/"},"modified":"2011-12-01T03:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T03:38:00","slug":"believing-in-christmas-miracles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2011\/12\/believing-in-christmas-miracles\/","title":{"rendered":"Believing in Christmas Miracles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes Virgina, there is a Santa Claus.&nbsp; Believing.&nbsp; Do you believe in Santa? in Christmas Miracles? <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"332\" id=\"il_fi\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_b5UkPTjWFkE\/S_ThrRCYNFI\/AAAAAAAACZU\/dcCFtmWzEXs\/s1600\/miracleon34thstreet2.jpg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have always loved the Christmas season &#8211; it&nbsp;fills my heart with joy.&nbsp; I even got married in December, many years ago.&nbsp;My husband was my christmas miracle that year.&nbsp; I had waited a long time for him.&nbsp; He was and still is a good man.&nbsp; We are no longer married to each other, but it is still something that I believed with all my heart would happen someday and it did.&nbsp; God answers our prayers in ways we can&#8217;t even fathom sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>As a young girl, I believed in Santa and&nbsp; I still do today as an adult.&nbsp; But in adulthood, he is a different kind of Santa.&nbsp; He doesn&#8217;t wear a red suit and beard, it is his spirit that moves the miracles to come true.&nbsp; But, only if we still <span style=\"color: red;\">Believe<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>The Hallmark Channel has been running Christmas specials for a few weeks now.&nbsp; I love watching them.&nbsp; In one of the specials, a little girl says to someone (I cannot remember who right now) &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style=\"color: red;\">&#8220;Believing is seeing.&nbsp;&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;I have pondered this since the day I watched it.<\/p>\n<p>I myself have prayed for a few miracles to occur in my life this Christmas.&nbsp; Two have actually occured today! Magical. I wonder what will happen from now until December 25th?&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"338\" id=\"il_fi\" src=\"http:\/\/breakingeveninc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/macys-christmas-landing-pag.jpg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" width=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes Virgina, there is a Santa Claus.&nbsp; Believing.&nbsp; Do you believe in Santa? in Christmas Miracles? I have always loved the Christmas season &#8211; it&nbsp;fills my heart with joy.&nbsp; I even got married in December, many years ago.&nbsp;My husband was my christmas miracle that year.&nbsp; I had waited a long time for him.&nbsp; He was and still is a good man.&nbsp; We are no longer married to each other, but it is still something that I believed with all my heart would happen someday and it did.&nbsp; God answers our prayers in ways we can&#8217;t even fathom sometimes. 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