{"id":32253,"date":"2020-02-16T23:34:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T06:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/?p=32253"},"modified":"2020-02-16T23:34:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T06:34:56","slug":"portraits-in-the-park-and-a-visit-with-rellies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=32253","title":{"rendered":"Portraits in the Park, and a Visit with Rellies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim-10 has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/adoptedjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20200216_001601N3web.jpg);background-position:45.52238805970149% 40.588235294117645%\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we drove to the eastern edge of the world to see Grandma in her brand new house, and it was Worth.It. What a beautiful place God has provided for her! It will be plenty roomy enough for all our big family gatherings, as today proved out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we arrived (after making about 3 wrong turns before finally arriving at the right house) it was already close to noon, but nobody was home. We sat around outside for a little bit, tried calling her only to discover she&#8217;d left her phone at home, and decided to go to a nearby park until she got back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were only at Red Mountain Park for a few minutes when we got a call from her, but it was long enough for the kids to get out some wiggles on the jungle gyms and twirly things, while I snapped a few pics down by the lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way back we picked up some pizza for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew that Grandpa&#8217;s brother, Roland, and Aunt Joyce were in town visiting Grandma, so I expected to see them &#8211; but was surprised to meet several other family members. It was lovely to see Grandpa&#8217;s brother, Jim and his wife Jan looking so well, in addition to a couple of cousins and spouses. If my count is right there were 22 of us &#8211; but with ample patio seating and a very roomy entertaining area inside, it felt so spacious and relaxed, even for me, the no-crowds person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know we will have some epic family time there in the years to come. God is so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we drove to the eastern edge of the world to see Grandma in her brand new house, and it was Worth.It. What a beautiful place God has provided for her! It will be plenty roomy enough for all our big family gatherings, as today proved out. 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