{"id":1923,"date":"2017-06-15T10:13:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T14:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2017-06-15T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T14:13:51","slug":"root-root-for-the-home-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2017\/06\/15\/root-root-for-the-home-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Root, Root for the Home Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our children, coming back to the States is almost like going to Disneyland for any kid in America.\u00a0 Our children get to see, taste, smell, and experience things they haven\u2019t done in years or possibly never have done at all.\u00a0 For our son Jonathan, one of his greatest desires this year was to play on a local baseball team and maybe even go to a Detroit Tigers game.\u00a0 \u00a0Currently, he is on a local team, often playing second base.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1924\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1924\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-green-on-second-base.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan, in green, on second base\" width=\"420\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-green-on-second-base.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-green-on-second-base-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-green-on-second-base-84x110.jpg 84w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-green-on-second-base-191x250.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan, in green, on second base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We thought that the Tigers game was out of reach, but this was \u201cfamily week\u201d in the Tigers Stadium, so our whole family was able to get tickets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1925\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1925\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jordans-off-to-the-Tigers-game.jpg\" alt=\"Jordans off to the Tigers game\" width=\"622\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jordans-off-to-the-Tigers-game.jpg 622w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jordans-off-to-the-Tigers-game-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jordans-off-to-the-Tigers-game-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jordans-off-to-the-Tigers-game-180x108.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jordans-off-to-the-Tigers-game-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordans off to the Tigers game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And last night, our family went with some friends to a Tigers game in Detroit.\u00a0 Jonathan had a great time, even though our team lost.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1926\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1926\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-front-of-Tiger-stadium.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan in front of Tiger's stadium\" width=\"483\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-front-of-Tiger-stadium.jpg 483w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-front-of-Tiger-stadium-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-front-of-Tiger-stadium-78x110.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/Jonathan-in-front-of-Tiger-stadium-177x250.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan in front of Tiger&#8217;s stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lord willing, this year we will make some good memories for the entire family.<\/p>\n<p>Can you guess what Luke wants to do this year?\u00a0 Take a look at the picture and let us know if you think you know what he wants to do.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1930\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1930\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/What-does-Luke-want-to-do.-1.jpg\" alt=\"What does Luke want to do?\" width=\"662\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/What-does-Luke-want-to-do.-1.jpg 662w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/What-does-Luke-want-to-do.-1-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/What-does-Luke-want-to-do.-1-600x492.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/What-does-Luke-want-to-do.-1-134x110.jpg 134w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2017\/06\/What-does-Luke-want-to-do.-1-250x205.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What does Luke want to do?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you again for your prayer for our time in the States and that we will be able to have some fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our children, coming back to the States is almost like going to Disneyland for any kid in America.\u00a0 Our children get to see, taste, smell, and experience things they haven\u2019t done in years or possibly never have done at all.\u00a0 For our son Jonathan, one of his greatest desires this year was to play 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