{"id":2160,"date":"2013-05-24T21:18:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T21:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2013-05-24T21:18:33","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T21:18:33","slug":"a-bridge-to-cross-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2013\/05\/24\/a-bridge-to-cross-the-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bridge To Cross the Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2163\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0347.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2163 \" title=\"101_0347\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0347.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0347-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0347-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This past month we were blessed to have Joel&#39;s sister Michelle with us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2164\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0420.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2164 \" title=\"101_0420\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0420-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0420-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a month filled with so many memories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2168\" style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2168 \" title=\"101_0675\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0675.jpg 601w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0675-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0675-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She helped us build rockets to the moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2172\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/DSC_7531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2172 \" title=\"DSC_7531\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/DSC_7531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/DSC_7531.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/DSC_7531-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/DSC_7531-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Read so many books with us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2162\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2162 \" title=\"101_0342\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0342.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0342-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0342-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helped us take a break from life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2166\" style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2166 \" title=\"101_0586\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0586.jpg 601w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0586-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0586-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And make new memories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2161\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0252.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2161 \" title=\"101_0252\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0252.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0252-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0252-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She lived normal life with us<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2169\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2169 \" title=\"101_0699\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0699.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0699-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0699-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And got a taste of Senegal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2167\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2167 \" title=\"101_0651\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0651.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0651.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0651-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0651-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is a month we will all treasure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2170\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2170 \" title=\"101_0761\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0761.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0761.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0761-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/05\/101_0761-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks for coming to see us!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The boys said goodbye to their Aunt as they went to bed tonight. \u00a0&#8220;Mom I wish there was a bridge to cross the ocean and that we didn&#8217;t have to live so far away from family.&#8221; \u00a0Goodbyes never get easier, but every tear reminds us of what we look forward to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boys said goodbye to their Aunt as they went to bed tonight. \u00a0&#8220;Mom I wish there was a bridge to cross the ocean and that we didn&#8217;t have to live so far away from family.&#8221; \u00a0Goodbyes never get easier, but every tear reminds us of what we look forward 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