{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Center for Leadership Excellence","provider_url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership","title":"An Encouragement for April | Center for Leadership Excellence | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Nl6gfSB5rk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2023\/04\/an-encouragement-for-april-4\/\">An Encouragement for April<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2023\/04\/an-encouragement-for-april-4\/embed\/#?secret=Nl6gfSB5rk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;An Encouragement for April&#8221; &#8212; Center for Leadership Excellence\" data-secret=\"Nl6gfSB5rk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/08\/Encouragements-Featured.jpg","thumbnail_width":720,"thumbnail_height":404,"description":"As my kids push fully into their teenage years, I\u2019m getting (*painful*) daily lessons in learning how to let go. Growing into independence, they no longer want my daily inquiries into their lives, my hugs, my wisdom advice, or even my presence on many days. Knowing that their days living in our home are numbered, I find myself desperate to hold on to every moment with them. Watching them fumble through their first independent choices, it is hard to not control or criticize. Loosing my grip on their lives is a daily spiritual practice."}