{"id":351,"date":"2021-04-21T05:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T05:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staceypardoe.com\/BekahPardoe\/?p=351"},"modified":"2021-04-20T23:02:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:02:38","slug":"everything-god-does-is-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staceypardoe.com\/BekahPardoe\/everything-god-does-is-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything God Does Is for Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did not want to go to school. 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