{"id":1351,"date":"2009-10-13T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2009-10-13T23:04:08","modified_gmt":"2009-10-14T03:04:08","slug":"family-october-13-daily-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/family-october-13-daily-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Family, October 13, Daily Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Country Road<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Uneven and rocky the ground beneath you slips if you run upon it, gravel\u00a0 roads.\u00a0 Dust cloud residue left behind from the last car.\u00a0 County roads the crackling under your shoes with each step taken.\u00a0 Endless skies of untold colors and green as far as you can see.\u00a0 No buildings but barns, silos and a few small farm houses.\u00a0 Air without pollution no heavy smog or gray smoke clouds.\u00a0 Just breathable fresh oxygen.\u00a0 Open, your soul feels open and freed.When was the last time you went to the country?<\/p>\n

\u00a0We had the pleasure of going to a relatives farm over the weekend for a pumpkin party with hay rides, bonfire, food and more importantly family and friends.\u00a0 On a farm you don’t have to worry about the kids running in the street because it is a quarter mile down the driveway.\u00a0 The kids had so much fun freely running and playing with their cousins.<\/p>\n

The sounds of the children laughing, adults talking, babies crying, moms consoling. It is the sound of family.\u00a0 How blessed are we to have family.\u00a0 Family gatherings “You have grown a foot since I saw you last”.\u00a0 “They grow too quickly, you can’t be serious high school already”.\u00a0 “Marriage is great, still in the honeymoon stage.”\u00a0 “Loved the chicken noodle soup.”\u00a0 “One more treat mom pleasssse.”<\/p>\n

We are all family even if not by blood.\u00a0 We are all God’s children.\u00a0 Each of us growing, aging maturing in our faith and lives.\u00a0 We are all in some type of commitment to another person or dedication to a way of life.\u00a0 We all desire the nurishment of good hearty food to feed the body and soul.\u00a0 We all ask God for one more treat, without even knowing it.\u00a0 We are all connected in these ways.<\/p>\n

Next time you have the opportunity take it. Go to the country for that family reunion that is too far to drive in one day, it’s so worth the drive.\u00a0 Feel that gravel slip beneath your feet.\u00a0 Soak in the peace of the country.\u00a0 Hug those nieces and nephews.\u00a0 Sit and chat with your cousins, laugh with your uncles, get recipes from your aunts.\u00a0 Share secrets with your sisters and give that special kiss to your grandma on her aging cheek.\u00a0 Embrace the day, the experience, the history, the love that surrounds you.\u00a0\u00a0Appreciate the God given blessings of belonging to a family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Uneven and rocky the ground beneath you slips if you run upon it, gravel\u00a0 roads.\u00a0 Dust cloud residue left behind from the last car.\u00a0 County roads the crackling under your shoes with each step taken.\u00a0 Endless skies of untold colors and green as far as you can see.\u00a0 No buildings but barns, silos and a few small farm houses.\u00a0 Air without pollution no heavy smog or gray smoke clouds.\u00a0 Just breathable fresh oxygen.\u00a0 Open, your soul feels open and freed.When was the last time you went to the country?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[232,122,22,53,43],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}