{"id":275990,"date":"2011-02-14T10:18:06","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T10:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=52143"},"modified":"2011-02-14T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T10:18:06","slug":"the-rawlingses-a-year-ago-on-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/14\/the-rawlingses-a-year-ago-on-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rawlingses: A Year Ago On Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-49801\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/28\/jj%e2%80%99s-ridge-house-back\/jj_house_fire\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-49801\" title=\"jj_house_fire\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/jj_house_fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>A year ago on Saint Valentine\u2019s Day &#8211;  a day we were supposed to celebrate love and compassion, disaster  struck and fire gutted our residence, destroying decades of valuable  memoirs.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking and agonising as the disaster was, we were  consoled by the overwhelming outpouring of sympathy and love that came  from every corner of the country and beyond &#8211; from all political,  religious and social divides.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaians and friends across the  globe shared the pain of our loss and in true Valentine spirit brought  with them kind words of encouragement, love and support in various ways.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion we wish to first  thank the almighty God for guiding us through this trying period and  continually blessing us with people of courage and sense of dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Though  we cannot wipe away the pain of our loss we have to close the chapter  and move on. We however cannot do so without expressing profound  gratitude to all who in diverse ways showed us extraordinary support and  commiseration. God bless you all.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Jerry, Nana and family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago on Saint Valentine\u2019s Day &#8211; a day we were supposed to celebrate love and compassion, disaster struck and fire gutted our residence, destroying decades of valuable memoirs. 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