{"id":2755,"date":"2013-11-19T18:26:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T18:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2013-11-22T01:59:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T01:59:53","slug":"10-things-i-like-about-being-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2013\/11\/19\/10-things-i-like-about-being-home\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things I Like About Being Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>I don&#8217;t have to kick myself every time I try to speak French to someone who doesn&#8217;t speak English<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping in my own bed with a familiar call to prayer that my brain already knows how to sleep through<\/li>\n<li>The comfort of knowing what is going on even a small percentage of the time<\/li>\n<li>Being able to get around on my own<\/li>\n<li>Hugging my boys everyday as they come home from school<\/li>\n<li>Driving on the RIGHT side of the road<\/li>\n<li>Competitive games of Sorry and Qwirkle<\/li>\n<li>Living life right next to my best friend<\/li>\n<li>Skype calls which keep me connected to my family<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Friendships that are already established and can just grow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>One Week and One More Trip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have one week together as a family before Joel takes off on his 3 week trip. \u00a0This is the last trip of the year and the last trip in our busy season of travel. God has sustained us through this crazy time and we are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. \u00a0\u00a0 For the moment we are enjoying every minute we have together as a family.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2758\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030509.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2758 \" title=\"P1030509\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030509.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030509-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030509-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After greeting 100 people without being told to, we treated the boys to a day out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2759\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2759 \" title=\"P1030511\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030511.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030511-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030511-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was quite the treat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2762\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2762 \" title=\"P1030525\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030525.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030525-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030525-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">and a great time as a family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2761\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2761 \" title=\"P1030520\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030520.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030520-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030520-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A much needed break<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2760\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P10305131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2760 \" title=\"P1030513\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P10305131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P10305131.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P10305131-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P10305131-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cherishing every moment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t have to kick myself every time I try to speak French to someone who doesn&#8217;t speak English Sleeping in my own bed with a familiar call to prayer that my brain already knows how to sleep 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