{"id":88,"date":"2013-11-17T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myheart4home.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2013-11-17T21:40:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T05:40:00","slug":"celebrating-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myheart4home.com\/myheart4home.com\/celebrating-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating family\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">We have spent the last four days celebrating my husband\u2019s family. <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">It started with a Facebook email from my precious sister-in-love a few weeks ago with an all call to the family about how we should celebrate her father\u2019s 80th birthday. <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">The response was amazing!<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">The email grew to a string of over 500 interactions and family members from all over the country decided they wanted to be part of the celebration and made reservations to come. <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Our celebration started as family began to arrive the day before the birthday party,<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;and continued through the weekend with <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">lefse making,<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0026%2525255B11%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0026\" border=\"0\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0026_thumb%2525255B11%2525255D.jpg?resize=504%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"DSC_0026\" width=\"504\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">cousin outings, <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Girl%25252520cousins%2525255B8%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Girl cousins\" border=\"0\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Girl%25252520cousins_thumb%2525255B10%2525255D.jpg?resize=402%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"Girl cousins\" width=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cousins%2525255B7%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cousins\" border=\"0\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cousins_thumb%2525255B9%2525255D.jpg?resize=445%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"cousins\" width=\"445\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">family walks, <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0020%2525255B10%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0020\" border=\"0\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0020_thumb%2525255B11%2525255D.jpg?resize=420%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"DSC_0020\" width=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0042%2525255B9%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0042\" border=\"0\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0042_thumb%2525255B9%2525255D.jpg?resize=504%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"DSC_0042\" width=\"504\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">and the dedication of one of the newest family members in church this morning. <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0061%2525255B8%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0061\" border=\"0\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0061_thumb%2525255B8%2525255D.jpg?resize=504%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"DSC_0061\" width=\"504\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">We met the youngest members of the family,<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;and celebrated the birthday of the oldest member of the family. <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">We missed those that were not able to be with us but we enjoyed all that were with us\u2014<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Rod\u2019s parents, six of their children (and four of their spouses), <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">17 of their grandchildren (and several spouses and special friends), <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">and five of their great-grandchildren.<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0206%2525255B19%2525255D.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DSC_0206\" border=\"0\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myheart4home.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_0206_thumb%2525255B20%2525255D.jpg?resize=1028%2C529&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\" title=\"DSC_0206\" width=\"1028\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Who knows when we will all be together again but no matter how far apart we may be, <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">we will always love and celebrate that we are family!<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">As always, counting my blessings and loving that God gifted me with a Heart 4 Home!<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Pam<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have spent the last four days celebrating my husband&rsquo;s family. 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