{"id":316,"date":"2026-03-04T18:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:52:36","slug":"the-power-of-two-simple-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/the-power-of-two-simple-words\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Two Simple Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Why &#8220;Not Yet&#8221; Might Be the Most Important Phrase in Your Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever noticed how often we are in a hurry? We rush to finish chores, rush to get to the next appointment, and sometimes, in our haste, we rush through life&#8217;s most precious stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her moving new book, <strong><em>Not Yet<\/em><\/strong>, Kerry Espey explores how these two simple words can act as a powerful anchor between a mother and daughter. From the childhood mess of chalk drawings on the front steps to the independent milestones of teenage years and adulthood, &#8220;Not Yet&#8221; serves as a gentle reminder to slow down, check in, and cherish the moment before moving on to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This story invites us to look at the &#8220;speed bumps&#8221; in our own lives\u2014the moments when someone asks us to wait just a little longer\u2014not as interruptions, but as opportunities for love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Are you rushing through your &#8220;now&#8221;? Discover how to embrace the &#8220;Not Yet.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why &#8220;Not Yet&#8221; Might Be the Most Important Phrase in Your Home Have you ever noticed how often we are in a hurry? We rush to finish chores, rush to get to the next appointment, and sometimes, in our haste, we rush through life&#8217;s most precious stages. In her moving new book, Not Yet, Kerry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319,"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316\/revisions\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerry-espey.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}