{"id":1543,"date":"2012-09-29T21:02:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2012-09-29T21:20:07","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T20:20:07","slug":"where-did-the-years-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2012\/09\/29\/where-did-the-years-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Where did the years go??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Our sons and their families were together last weekend and they celebrated Sam&#8217;s birthday. 29!!! That&#8217;s our baby!!!<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-Sam-bday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1547\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-Sam-bday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-Sam-bday.jpg 744w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-Sam-bday-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFrom the photos they sent us and the phone conversation we had, it seems that they had an amazing weekend together. Check out Sam &amp; Anna&#8217;s blog for more photos.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-ESM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1548\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-ESM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-ESM.jpg 424w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-ESM-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-grands9.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1549\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-grands9.12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-grands9.12.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-grands9.12-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-jkmmseas23.9.12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1550\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-jkmmseas23.9.12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-jkmmseas23.9.12.jpg 741w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/blog-jkmmseas23.9.12-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHow we cherish the gifts of children and grandchildren in our lives. The pictures and the blogs and the emails and phone calls keep us connected, but even when technology fails, we carry these guys around in our hearts and memories and we thank God for them each day!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1543&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our sons and their families were together last weekend and they celebrated Sam&#8217;s birthday. 29!!! That&#8217;s our baby!!! From the photos they sent us and the phone conversation we had, it seems that they had an amazing weekend together. 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