{"id":2242,"date":"2013-12-13T09:37:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T08:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2013-12-13T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T09:33:12","slug":"christmas-tree-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2013\/12\/13\/christmas-tree-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas tree time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before I left Indiana for Africa, I was able to enjoy our little family&#8217;s Christmas tree decoration time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2250\" alt=\"blog 12 tree\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2246\" alt=\"blog 12 tree4\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree4.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree4.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2245\" alt=\"blog 12 tree3\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree3.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree3.jpg 299w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2244\" alt=\"blog 12 tree2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree2.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree2.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2243\" alt=\"blog 12 tree1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree1.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree1.jpg 359w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree1-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So serious in the placement, so careful with the precious memory making ornaments!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" alt=\"blog 12 tree5\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree5.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree5.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree5-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>Setting up 2 nativity sets in a very interesting configuration!<\/p>\n<p>The tree is beautiful, and the family is too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2249\" alt=\"blog 12 tree7\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree7.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree7.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/12\/blog-12-tree7-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>I am so very thankful I was able to be with Josh, Kimia, Maddie, Maia, and Emrie for a whole month. \u00a0Please pray for them, that the 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