{"id":257,"date":"2011-08-07T10:52:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T16:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2013-02-10T15:50:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T21:50:43","slug":"i-hope-you-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"I Hope You Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was the day&#8230; going home to be with family. It was Vanessa and Katelyn&#8217;s Graduation Day. \u00a0We had found the place to take their pictures several weeks earlier. I waited out at the old farm yard for Vanessa and her family to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>It is a beautiful June afternoon. \u00a0They park under the shade of an old tree and Vanessa gets out&#8230; You can hear Vanessa laughing as she walks down the trail\u00a0with her brother and sister. I think about how her mom and dad must be feeling. They are all so very proud of her. She reminds me of a ballerina as she gracefully moves towards the old house. It&#8217;s her Graduation Day!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope you still feel small<br \/>\nWhen you stand by the ocean<br \/>\nWhenever one door closes, I hope one more opens<br \/>\nPromise me you&#8217;ll give faith a fighting chance<br \/>\nAnd when you get the choice to sit it out or dance<br \/>\nI hope you dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-261\" title=\"V_MG_1467\" src=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1467.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1467-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Vanessa_01_high-key.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-262\" title=\"Vanessa_01_high-key\" src=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Vanessa_01_high-key.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Vanessa_01_high-key.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Vanessa_01_high-key-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1367.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-259\" title=\"V_MG_1367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1367-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1377_vintage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-260\" title=\"V_MG_1377_vintage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1377_vintage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1377_vintage.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.debbieunrau.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/V_MG_1377_vintage-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was the day&#8230; going home to be with family. It was Vanessa and Katelyn&#8217;s Graduation Day. \u00a0We had found the place to take their pictures several weeks earlier. 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