{"id":2001,"date":"2018-01-09T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2018-01-09T11:28:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:28:11","slug":"check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2018\/01\/09\/check\/","title":{"rendered":"Check!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only a few weeks left before we return to the Philippines, we have our lists of things still to do: things still to purchase, things still to ship, things still to do as a family.\u00a0 This past few weeks several items were checked off these lists including some of the items off our kids\u2019 lists.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few examples:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To make a trip to Bob Jones University where Abigail is hoping to study Architecture and Interior Design when she graduates from high school. <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1997\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1997 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-600x262.jpg\" alt=\"Abigail at BJU\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-600x262.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-125x55.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-250x109.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi-450x196.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Abi.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abigail at BJU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>To celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas with Ginger\u2019s parents and two siblings. This is the first time that Ginger\u2019s entire family have all been together in the States for over 17 years.\u00a0 <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2002\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2002 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-600x319.jpg\" alt=\"Thanksgiving with the Watters\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-600x319.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-125x66.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-250x133.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving-450x239.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Thanksgiving.jpg 994w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanksgiving with the Watters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>To have some friends over for our annual Christmas cookie decorating. <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2003\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2003\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-600x496.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Kids and Friends decorating Christmas cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-600x496.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-125x103.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-250x206.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies-306x253.jpg 306w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/Cookies.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Kids and Friends decorating Christmas cookies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>To take a picture of Luke in shorts outside in negative degree weather. His idea, not ours.\u00a0 <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2004\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2004 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-600x462.jpg\" alt=\"Luke in -4 temperature\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-600x462.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-125x96.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-250x193.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold-329x253.jpg 329w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/cold.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke in -4 temperature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>To see Abigail complete her driver\u2019s training and get her driver\u2019s license during our time in the States. <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>To order and ship supplies for Kid\u2019s Bible Club in the Philippines. <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>To build a snowman. We have had over 12 inches of snow over the last two weeks, but the snow has just not been packable.\u00a0 However, the weather has warmed up and we got out there and built two snowmen.\u00a0 <em>Check!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2005\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2005\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan with his snowman\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1-600x756.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1-87x110.jpg 87w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1-198x250.jpg 198w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1-201x253.jpg 201w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman1.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan with his snowman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2006\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2006\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"Luke with his snowman\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-600x607.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-109x110.jpg 109w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-247x250.jpg 247w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-250x253.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2018\/01\/snowman2.jpg 895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke with his snowman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other items have been checked off, but it seems like the list keeps on getting longer and longer as we get closer to our departure.\u00a0 We appreciate your prayers with us as we complete these lists over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With only a few weeks left before we return to the Philippines, we have our lists of things still to do: 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