{"id":2120,"date":"2016-08-20T07:58:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marksisco.com\/blog\/?p=2120"},"modified":"2016-08-20T08:03:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T12:03:36","slug":"pier-one-and-two-venice-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/?p=2120","title":{"rendered":"Pier One (and Two) – Venice, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"

My best bud Carl and I took a getaway trip to south FL prior to his recent surgery. \u00a0For us, there’s nothing like the “therapy” of shooting and chilling. \u00a0He introduced me to the pier in Venice, which is a beautiful structure, and it’s a serene one at daybreak. \u00a0I love piers like this. \u00a0They are a metaphor of strength, whether in calm seas\u00a0or turbulent. \u00a0This is what I hoped\u00a0to be for Carl through his upcoming surgery and early recovery.<\/p>\n

While the seas were calm on this particular morning, and the lighting “bland”, I hope these two images reflect two distinct circumstances: \u00a0Steadiness during peace and tranquility, and equal strength and steadiness when things are anxious and unpredictable.<\/p>\n

Philippians 4:6<\/span> \u00a0Don\u2019t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God\u2019s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It\u2019s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am so grateful for my friend! \u00a0He’s excelling in recovery!<\/p>\n

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Venice Pier – Tranquil<\/p><\/div>\n

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Venice Pier – Anxious<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My best bud Carl and I took a getaway trip to south FL prior to his recent surgery. \u00a0For us, there’s nothing like the “therapy” of shooting and chilling. \u00a0He introduced me to the pier in Venice, which is a beautiful structure, and it’s a serene one at daybreak. \u00a0I love piers like this. \u00a0They […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,46,5,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2125,"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120\/revisions\/2125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksisco.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}