{"id":676,"date":"2018-04-20T09:25:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T14:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/?p=676"},"modified":"2018-04-21T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T14:34:00","slug":"rest-in-peace-barbara-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/20\/rest-in-peace-barbara-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest in peace, Barbara Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"677\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/20\/rest-in-peace-barbara-bush\/barbara-bush\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Barbara-Bush.png?fit=876%2C569\" data-orig-size=\"876,569\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Barbara Bush\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Barbara-Bush.png?fit=876%2C569\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Barbara-Bush.png?resize=300%2C195\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Barbara-Bush.png?resize=300%2C195 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Barbara-Bush.png?resize=768%2C499 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Barbara-Bush.png?w=876 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The world marked the end of an era with the passing of Barbara Bush this week.\u00a0 She was certainly an icon whom many admired &#8211; regardless of your political point of view.\u00a0 To be married to a President, have a son who was President, another son who was a governor and have lived so long through so much is truly amazing.<\/p>\n<p>I always admired her humble, down-to-earth approach to life.\u00a0 Her signature white hair and fake pearls belied the true beauty of a wonderful person within.\u00a0 It was a bonus that she happened to share my conservative values!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read a memory that will send you to the tissue box please check out her granddaughter Jenna Bush&#8217;s final letter to her honoring her grandmother:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/jenna-bush-hager-shares-emotional-letter-to-grandmother-barbara-bush-1214483011656<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace, Barbara Bush&#8230;you will be missed by all of us here at the LIGHT!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world marked the end of an era with the passing of Barbara Bush this week.\u00a0 She was certainly an icon whom many admired &#8211; 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