{"id":5910,"date":"2015-08-16T20:47:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T02:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5910"},"modified":"2015-08-16T20:47:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T02:47:35","slug":"candles-burning-brightly-more-birthday-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5910","title":{"rendered":"Candles burning brightly &#038; more birthday love&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/happy-birthday-from-dennis.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=5911\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/happy-birthday-from-dennis.jpg?fit=400%2C273&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,273\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"happy birthday from dennis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/happy-birthday-from-dennis.jpg?fit=400%2C273&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/happy-birthday-from-dennis.jpg?resize=300%2C205&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"happy birthday from dennis\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/happy-birthday-from-dennis.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/happy-birthday-from-dennis.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So many people have sent words of love today for Morgan&#8217;s birthday. \u00a0They have been burning candles, sending her personal messages, and creating images like the picture above. \u00a0I know Morgan can feel all the love she is being sent, and my heart is full of gratitude. \u00a0I know she is not forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>People have written in to me to say how heartbroken they are over the injustice that has been done to Morgan&#8230;it&#8217;s hard to fight for so long for justice &#8211; it starts to wear you down after a while. \u00a0And then all of a sudden a bright glimmer of hope just seems to pop up out of nowhere and propels you forward again. \u00a0One of those bright glimmers is shimmering right now &#8211; keep your fingers crossed! \u00a0And thank you all for the beautiful light from your candles that you are burning for Morgan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=5912\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sarah candle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sarah candle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/sarah-candle.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=5913\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"candle live love laugh\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?fit=584%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5913\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"candle live love laugh\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/candle-live-love-laugh.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So many people have sent words of love today for Morgan&#8217;s birthday. \u00a0They have been burning candles, sending her personal messages, and creating images like the picture above. \u00a0I know Morgan can feel all the love she is being sent, &hellip; 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