{"id":4641,"date":"2025-01-14T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4641"},"modified":"2025-01-14T07:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:41:04","slug":"440-a-glass-of-lemonaid-can-go-a-long-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=4641","title":{"rendered":"440- A Glass of Lemonade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34841840\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2502\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><em>This second podcast of the new year offers a look at a personal experience in the world around us, rather than an apparition experience with the Virgin Mary.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><em>However perhaps it\u2019s more a recognition of the results we sometimes find when simply trying to treat others the way we\u2019d like to be treated, as Her Son, Our Lord Jesus the Christ tasked each of us to do.<\/em><\/strong>..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lemonade-stand-12-copy.jpg\" alt=\"hoto of a Lemonade stand, that has a banner with the word lemonade on it, a green checkered tablecloth on a card table, several glasses of lemonade on the table plus a blue igloo cooler.\" class=\"wp-image-3933\" style=\"width:688px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lemonade-stand-12-copy.jpg 853w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lemonade-stand-12-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lemonade-stand-12-copy-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/organizeyourstuffnow.com\/10-tips-successful-yard-sale\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/organizeyourstuffnow.com\/10-tips-successful-yard-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo: Organize Yourself Now website- organizeyourstuffnow.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:29px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/detroitmommies.com\/2024\/01\/how-to-set-up-a-successful-lemonade-stand\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/detroitmommies.com\/2024\/01\/how-to-set-up-a-successful-lemonade-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Set up a Lemonade Stand- Detroit Mommies.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:34px\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong> <strong><em> <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">Nikos<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">Steves@gmail.co<\/a><a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">m<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Also, Pray for a final resolution to this war in the Middle East.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>And Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support their defense efforts for sovereignty found below<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:86px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57a9a0a218c9de1838b3a0984a899ceb\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BM3NVRJ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_P7N5FP3Z9RM3S9AXHB2W\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BM3NVRJ4?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_P7N5FP3Z9RM3S9AXHB2W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My 2nd Book &#8220;The Very Fine Light&#8221; is available in Print, ebook and audiobook versions!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2jnPd0Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Countdown-NOW-1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"An infographic that says: The Very Fine Light eBook is now on sale at Amazon.com. 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