{"id":26,"date":"2009-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-09-22T21:07:08","modified_gmt":"2009-09-23T01:07:08","slug":"hurray-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/2009\/05\/01\/hurray-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurray for Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartImportPhoto--><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56232.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 5px\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56232.jpg\" alt=\"Visiting out in Arizona with Leah`s aunt and uncle.\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportPhoto--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>We are back in Canada from our long trip to the States!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Seeing people, of course, was the highlight of our trip: some of our kids and grandkids, several members of Leah&#8217;s family and so many of our friends. <!--StartImportThumbnail--><a rel=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56281.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;border: 0.5pt solid #BCC4C8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56281.jpg\" alt=\"Lovely nectarine blossoms on the France Ranch (California).\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportThumbnail-->We also really enjoyed the beautiful scenery, much warmer weather, and lovely nectarine blossoms at the France Ranch! <!--StartImportThumbnail--><a rel=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56234.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;border: 0.5pt solid #BCC4C8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56234.jpg\" alt=\"Leah with her cousin, Kelly, and Aunt Bunny.\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportThumbnail--> Peter got to meet members of Leah&#8217;s family he had only heard of. <!--StartImportThumbnail--><a rel=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56282.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;border: 0.5pt solid #BCC4C8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56282.jpg\" alt=\"Peter at the Golden Gate Bridge\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportThumbnail--> Farther down the road, this was about all we could see of the Golden Gate Bridge!\u00a0 We even made some new friends &#8211; like Jeff Willis, Corpus Christi Fire Chief\u00a0 and his wife and family. Peter went on some <!--StartImportThumbnail--><a rel=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56283.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;border: 0.5pt solid #BCC4C8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56283.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Willis, Corpus Christi Fire Chief, with Peter and Dan and Cher`s children.\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportThumbnail-->interesting ride-alongs with Jeff!.(also shown &#8211; Eric, Zachery, and Leah Hendrix &#8211; Cherry and Dan&#8217;s kids).\u00a0 <!--StartImportThumbnail--><a rel=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;border: 0.5pt solid #BCC4C8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56280.jpg\" alt=\"Deryk and Ivy Humphreys with Emery and Isaiah\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportThumbnail-->We came home to Isaiah Humphreys&#8217; first birthday party, and snow! Thank you for praying us <!--StartImportThumbnail--><a rel=\"thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56285.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;border: 0.5pt solid #BCC4C8\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/pete-humphreys\/files\/2009\/05\/1202_56285.jpg\" alt=\"April, 2009\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--EndImportThumbnail--> safely home. We are back at work again, and love the ministry God has given us here.\u00a0\u00a0We are excited to see who God will send to Still Waters next, and appreciate and thank Him every day for your faithful partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Love, Peter and Leah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>63 days of travel and visiting&#8230;wow! 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