{"id":2764,"date":"2019-09-19T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2019-09-19T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:39:14","slug":"the-blessings-of-a-full-cup-of-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/?p=2764","title":{"rendered":"The Blessings of a Full Cup of Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/coffeecup-608x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2765\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">I think life is like selecting your coffee amount in a single serve coffee machine.  You can select 6 ounces and play it safe, or you can go for 8 or 12 ounces and fill your cup to the brim.  If you fill it to overflowing, you might spill some.  It&#8217;s the price you pay for a cup full of blessings.  It might be a little messy.  You may even burn your fingers and get hurt.  But the alternative means living with less potential, and less blessing, all because of a fear of losing some.  Definitely, fill it to the brim.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think life is like selecting your coffee amount in a single serve coffee machine. You can select 6 ounces and play it safe, or you can go for 8 or 12 ounces and fill your cup to the brim. If you fill it to overflowing, you might spill some. 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