{"id":7553,"date":"2000-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-12-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/7553-babies-blessings-and-brunch"},"modified":"2000-12-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2000-12-19T08:00:00","slug":"babies-blessings-and-brunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/7553-babies-blessings-and-brunch","title":{"rendered":"Babies, Blessings and Brunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1038pic142.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em\" alt=\"Article image\">December 10, 2000, dawned bright in Pacifica, California.  The meeting room at the Lighthouse Hotel was jam packed with tables for 190 MSIA ministers and initiates ready to enjoy a Question and Answer session with John Morton and John-Roger, and then partake of an extensive buffet and camaraderie.  We were surprised and delighted to find two baby blessings added to the schedule.  Alia Elizabeth Babinet and Heavenly Dunsheath-Reyna were both blessed by John Morton, with John-Roger standing by.  Both babies were precious and their blessings beautiful.<br \/>\nJohn-Roger and John Morton took questions from a number of attendees.  Here are a few gems I picked up:<\/p>\n<p>See things from a hard place for only three minutes maximum.  Then it is time to find the blessings.  The longer you stay in a complaining place, the harder it is to be joyful. &#8212; John-Roger<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t put anything on emotions, they dissolve. &#8212; John Morton<\/p>\n<p>Richard Mitz of Denver said, &#8220;There was so much generosity present in the room.  It was so tangible.&#8221;  Joanna Schulman of San Francisco said, &#8220;The Travelers were entertaining, but with so much personal care and touching.  It was very, very sweet.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 10, 2000, dawned bright in Pacifica, California. The meeting room at the Lighthouse Hotel was jam packed with tables for 190 MSIA ministers and initiates ready to enjoy a Question and Answer session with John Morton and John-Roger, and then partake of an extensive buffet and camaraderie. 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