{"id":1453,"date":"2013-09-09T18:13:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T18:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2018-04-07T18:43:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T18:43:29","slug":"cracked-pots-allowing-god-to-turn-your-flaws-into-blessings-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?p=1453","title":{"rendered":"Cracked Pots &#8211; Allowing God to Turn Your Flaws Into Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hollywsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Book-Cover-for-Cracked-Pots-copy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1436\" alt=\"Book Cover for Cracked Pots copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hollywsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Book-Cover-for-Cracked-Pots-copy.jpg?resize=187%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" style=\"padding: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hollywsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Book-Cover-for-Cracked-Pots-copy.jpg?resize=187%2C300&amp;ssl=1 187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hollywsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Book-Cover-for-Cracked-Pots-copy.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\nHolly grew up feeling like a weed in a botanical garden, the lone blight in a family characterized by achievement, poise and scholarship. Her failure to find a conventional route to fulfillment and purpose led her to search for her identity on the road less travelled. A vivid dream began to unfold the mystery of her calling, and set her on the path to wholeness. Join her in the journey of discovering who you really are, by the only One who can show you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> Just <strong>$5.99<\/strong> for your signed copy <br \/> (plus $2.00 shipping) <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\"><a title=\"Contact Holly \" href=\"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?page_id=791\"> Contact Holly <\/a> to order your signed copy today!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold;\">Also available on AMAZON. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cracked-Pots-Allowing-Flaws-Blessings\/dp\/0615884768\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1380131081&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=cracked+pots+by+holly+w+smith\"> <br \/>  Click here <\/a> to order online! <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holly grew up feeling like a weed in a botanical garden, the lone blight in a family characterized by achievement, poise and scholarship. Her failure to find a conventional route to fulfillment and purpose led her to search for her identity on the road less travelled. A vivid dream began to unfold the mystery of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1217,"url":"https:\/\/hollywsmith.com\/?p=1217","url_meta":{"origin":1453,"position":0},"title":"Hi, I&#8217;m Holly. Welcome to my site! 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