{"id":68,"date":"2011-01-26T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatadventure.carterclan.me.uk\/?p=68"},"modified":"2011-01-26T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T12:10:00","slug":"beginning-of-the-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatadventure.carterclan.me.uk\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Beginning of the Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, for a while now I&#8217;ve been thinking that I should blog. Not sure yet where this is going to go but we will see where it takes us. I&#8217;ve entitled this blog &#8216;GreatAdventure&#8217; because I&#8217;ve been reflecting lately how life is an adventure, and Helen Keller&#8217;s statement above captures this. For me, life is an adventure because I am journeying with God and everywhere that takes me. 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I long to see a fair and just society where the vulnerable are upheld, cared for and included, and wonder how we can all play our part in causing this to happen, or at least to get on the right road towards it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, for a while now I&#8217;ve been thinking that I should blog. 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