{"id":8139,"date":"2015-01-15T06:42:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T12:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=8139"},"modified":"2015-01-14T21:43:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T03:43:13","slug":"man-those-photos-helped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=8139","title":{"rendered":"Man, Those Photos Helped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was all set to write a post about a very political topic when I got distracted. A rather common thing for me, the shiny objects get me every time. Tonight it was for the better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fcommotioninthepews.com%2F&amp;screen_name=joecourtemanche&amp;tw_p=followbutton&amp;variant=2.0\">Please follow me on Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josephcourtemancheauthor\">&#8220;Like&#8221; the Facebook author page<\/a>. Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe (the box is on the right side of the page) to be eligible for free e-books and other benefits!    <\/p>\n<p>I had to find a picture of my wife for a special project. I thought, &#8220;Hey, one of those pictures from Haiti has a great smile.&#8221; Out came the Haiti file folder, and this one caught my attention:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8140\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/santawithkidshaiti2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8140\" src=\"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/santawithkidshaiti2013-397x600.jpg\" alt=\"Me and my peeps\" width=\"397\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/santawithkidshaiti2013-397x600.jpg 397w, https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/santawithkidshaiti2013-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/santawithkidshaiti2013.jpg 1306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me and my peeps<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This caused me to rethink the other post. It will be done, just not today.<\/p>\n<p>Today I want to think about those beautiful people I met on this trip. Not just the people of Haiti, but my fellow missionaries and the support staff.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at a lot of those pictures tonight, and I am made glad by the beauty they bring to this earth.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, God, for an amazing trip just about two years ago. It was a blessing.<\/p>\n<p>Have you made a missions trip? If you had the glow I have right now you&#8217;d sign up in a heart beat. Why not tromp on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healinghaiti.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.healinghaiti.org<\/a> and see if you can join them for a life changing experience.<\/p>\n<p>  *********           **********           ***********       ***********<\/p>\n<p>I have a favor to ask of my readers: would you kindly share this blog with your friends, family, and colleagues? We hit a million views in 2014, and while the readership continues a nice growth trend, it could be a lot better. Just hit the Facebook like button, share it on your timeline, tweet the blog with a link, and tell that person at the next desk that there&#8217;s this lunatic who writes about all sorts of stuff that they might like. <\/p>\n<p>I appreciate your help. When we hit 2,000,000 readers I will give away something cool to a drawing from the subscribers (that&#8217;s the box on the right toward the top) who have helped promote this mess. No used sheets, probably not honey, more likely gift cards. Be a part of it. I&#8217;ll update from time to time where we&#8217;re at in the count. Thanks.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was all set to write a post about a very political topic when I got distracted. A rather common thing for me, the shiny objects get me every time. Tonight it was for the better. 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