{"id":2759,"date":"2012-06-12T16:36:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T20:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2012-06-12T16:36:27","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T20:36:27","slug":"boundless-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiswiklund.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/boundless-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boundless Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Friday night at 5:15ish, Curtis and I wrap up whatever work stuff we are doing, grab a camera, jump in the car, and head to my parents house for dinner.\u00a0\u00a0 These have become precious evenings for us, sharing meals with my family, all siblings working hard to make it a priority to be there each week.\u00a0 And along with all of the memories that we have stored in our minds of these Friday nights, we also have thousands of pictures :)\u00a0 These are my two youngest siblings.\u00a0 They bring more joy and laughter to our family than we could have ever anticipated or imagined and keep us entertained for hours as they play, dance, sing, wrestle, and chase each other around the house.\u00a0 To say that they are a blessing doesn&#8217;t even begin to describe how precious they are to our family, watching them grow, and having the honor and privilege to love them with all of our hearts and to be loved by them.\u00a0 Their very lives are a miracle and gift from God and when I look into these beautiful faces everything that I &#8220;think&#8221; 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