{"id":42376,"date":"2023-12-10T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=42376"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:16:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:16:52","slug":"twas-the-night-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/twas-the-night-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u2019was the Night Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"324\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Nancy-Whitaker.jpg?resize=318%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33745\" style=\"width:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Nancy-Whitaker.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Nancy-Whitaker.jpg?resize=260%2C265&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Nancy-Whitaker.jpg?resize=160%2C163&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Penny For Your Thoughts<\/strong> <strong>By: Nancy Whitaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u2019was the night before Christmas,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God glanced over the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He looked to and fro,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All over its girth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They missed it again, He said with a sigh,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A heavy heart and tear in his eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I gave them my son,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So they could be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My greatest gift,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To them from me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They traded me in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a man in red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little tree,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And horse drawn sled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do I save them,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And make them see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My love is complete,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My grace is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do I help them,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When all they know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is a talking snowman,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And a box with a bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe next year,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>they will stop and see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest gift of Christmas,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is the little child from me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker T\u2019was the night before Christmas, God glanced over the earth. 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