{"id":11633,"date":"2018-07-22T18:37:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T23:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11633"},"modified":"2018-07-22T18:38:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T23:38:38","slug":"emma-and-eli-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=11633","title":{"rendered":"Emma and Eli: June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oh summer\u2026you are our FAVORITE! \u00a0We love the opportunity to celebrate a great school year full of learning and growing for all of us\u2026not just the kids. \u00a0Our family has loved this season of life. \u00a0Clint and I talk every day about how much fun it is to watch our kids grow and try new things. \u00a0We kicked off the first weekend of June by going to Six Flags all day on Saturday (my family almost passed out when I suggested it\u2026but it was pretty fun) and then headed to the Braves game after church on Sunday thanks to the generosity of sweet friends who shared great tickets with us! \u00a0We were wiped after a weekend completely outside\u2026but in the best possible way!<\/div>\n
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The following weekend Emma and I helped our friends out by working a Triathlon at Lake Lanier. \u00a0We had the best time and are totally hooked now! \u00a0It is a great way for Emma to earn some spending money and the weekend is full of laughs and meeting great people! \u00a0While we were gone, Clint and Eli went up to spend some time with Clint\u2019s family in Summerville. \u00a0They had a great time too!<\/div>\n
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The next weekend was Father\u2019s Day and we love celebrating Clint in a big way! \u00a0We took him out to dinner at his very favorite restaurant\u2026Nuevo Laredo Cantina\u2026and then headed to the Fox to see the Third Day Farewell Tour. \u00a0We were excited to see Third Day and loved getting to hear Matt Maher live as he opened for them. \u00a0Emma and I left early the next morning with several friends for a week in Haiti. \u00a0This was Emma\u2019s second time in Haiti and my sixth. And\u2026we are already counting down the days until we can go back! \u00a0Our time in Haiti was spent renewing old friendships, building new ones, seeing our friend Leslie\u2019s Haitian home, helping out in the schools, and most importantly\u2026sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. \u00a0There really are no words to adequately express the way that the Lord has used our time in Haiti to point us to more of who Jesus is\u2026and who the Lord desires for us to be. \u00a0These moments with my girl are PRECIOUS!<\/div>\n
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We came home from Haiti on June 24th and had two days at home before heading out again. \u00a0We spent the time doing laundry, resting, and catching up with friends. \u00a0On the 26th, the Strange Four loaded up and flew to Ocho Rios, Jamaica. \u00a0We recognize that it is an absolute gift to be able to travel the way that we do. \u00a0Our family has chosen to forgo traditional gifts in favor of sharing experiences. \u00a0That means that our kids have visited several countries\u2026.something that we treasure as we believe it helps them develop a heart for others by learning about a variety of cultures. We also learn a lot about each other by sharing close quarters for a week! \u00a0#GraceUponGrace<\/div>\n
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Our time in Jamaica was lots of fun. \u00a0Most days it was food, pool, beach, food, pool, beach, repeat. \u00a0Clint got in several dives to continue his SCUBA training. \u00a0Emma and Eli had the best time swimming and playing with new friends they met at the resort. \u00a0We also tried lots of new food. \u00a0We stayed at the Riu Ocho Rios and the resort was beautiful, however, the staff was far and away the best part of our experience. \u00a0Everyone was so kind and helpful. \u00a0They went out of their way to be sweet to our kids and really helped us all have a lot of fun. \u00a0As our kids add stamps to their passports, we love watching them grow in their independence and enthusiasm for exploring new places. \u00a0We returned from our week away refreshed and happy to be home after exploring a new place together.<\/div>\n
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June was lots of fun\u2026it always goes too fast, but we are so grateful for these special adventures together!<\/div>\n
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Oh summer\u2026you are our FAVORITE! \u00a0We love the opportunity to celebrate a great school year full of learning and growing for all of us\u2026not just the kids. \u00a0Our family has loved this season of life. \u00a0Clint and I talk every day about how much fun it is to watch our kids grow and try new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,25,37,12,16,23,32,33,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adoption","category-education","category-eli","category-emma","category-family","category-generosity","category-marriage","category-restaurants","category-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11633\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}