{"id":8769,"date":"2020-11-23T17:11:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T22:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=8769"},"modified":"2020-11-23T17:11:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T22:11:49","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.halmoran.com\/?p=8769","title":{"rendered":"Why???"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why do I do what I do? I&#8217;ve been asked &#8220;how do you do it&#8221; many times before, but I&#8217;ve only been asked &#8220;why&#8221; a few times.<br \/>The other day I posted the image below on social media and offered it as a free gift for anyone to download, print, and send to friends and loved ones as a Christmas card. It was our gift of appreciation for the support we receive. <br \/><br \/>There were many wonderful comments acknowledging our gesture. But, this one gave me pause. <em>Thank you for all of the amazing pictures you have shared\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x2764;&#xfe0f;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x2764;&#xfe0f;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\"\/>. How lovely to have a hobby that brings so much joy <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x2764;&#xfe0f;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x2764;&#xfe0f;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t6c\/1\/16\/2764.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\"\/>.\u00a0Having stage 4 lung cancer, I don\u2019t leave my home very often. 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This is the reason we do what we do. <\/strong>And, may I never forget! Years ago I heard the old adage, <em>&#8220;I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.&#8221; <\/em> <br \/><br \/>Friends, if you have &#8220;shoes&#8221;, be thankful, very thankful. And, we make you the same offer. Feel free to download the 4&#215;6 image and send out as you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.halmoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/HMoran-38226-4x6-2-1200x800.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8770\"\/><figcaption> Free 4&#215;6 image to download. Right click on image to copy or save as.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do I do what I do? 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