{"id":1648,"date":"2012-11-22T22:48:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2012-12-04T08:20:57","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T06:20:57","slug":"why-we-are-thankful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/why-we-are-thankful\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We are Thankful!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great time to share with you why we are thankful. God has blessed our family and called us to serve Him in Ukraine, this alone is a great blessing. Please take 3 minutes to watch the video below and find out what each of our family members is thankful for!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3cu80urPX5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our family wishes you all the best on Thanksgiving, may your gratitude towards God and others continually overflow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01370.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/why-we-are-thankful\/sony-dsc-106\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01370.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353527465&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thanksgiving family\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Caleb, Christina and kids, Thanksgiving 2012&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01370.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1649\" title=\"Thanksgiving family\" src=\"http:\/\/69.89.31.195\/~sukofami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01370.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC01370-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Ok, now that we have shared, why don&#8217;t you share with us what you are thankful for? 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