{"id":684,"date":"2009-12-22T20:09:21","date_gmt":"2009-12-23T00:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=684"},"modified":"2009-12-22T20:09:21","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T00:09:21","slug":"deflated-santa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=684","title":{"rendered":"Deflated Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My friend, Phillip, shared this compelling story with me the other day. \u00c2\u00a0He gave me permission to share it with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I was driving to the office this morning and saw this and did a double take. I got to thinking about it and went back after lunch to take a picture. Well, if you couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a deflated inflatable Santa. Did you ever feel that way? I have. If I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m honest, sometimes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to be happy and jolly all the time. Sometimes I feel like this poor guy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I was standing in this front yard, a woman came out and asked me what I was doing. I told her that I wanted to take a picture of her Santa. She apologized and said that he was on a timer and she didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how to inflate him. I told her that sometimes I felt like a deflated inflatable Santa during the Christmas season and I wanted to take a picture to share with some friends. She started to cry and said that sometimes she felt that way too. I told her not to worry because I knew that at the right time that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d get herself \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pumped up\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and be ready. I then told her that the really good news was that after the timer was unplugged and Santa was packed up and put away that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be replaced by brand new baby boy that would change the world and that was the ultimate gift.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00c2\u00a0If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re feeling like a deflated inflatable Santa this season, I want you to remember the same thing!<\/span><\/p>\n

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” \u00c2\u00a0Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Deflated<\/p>\n

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