{"id":9857,"date":"2017-05-17T21:07:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T01:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=9857"},"modified":"2017-05-17T21:13:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T01:13:12","slug":"podcast-stone-mountain-mission-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=9857","title":{"rendered":"Podcast! Stone Mountain! Mission! Bike!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First thing I do is study Portuguese.  Get that out of the way.  I spend at least 10 minutes a day.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-HnJ5vb4\/0\/5c5667f5\/M\/2017051720300512-277E26FE-DDAA-4CF4-A841-3429E748BDFD-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-7KGPL4f\/0\/8b1cffc5\/M\/2017051720300512-683F7DFC-0E5B-4EA0-8AFE-C89FB90A60EB-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThis morning I recorded a new podcast!  Anther one in the vault for later!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-CgNNKRJ\/0\/cea6a650\/M\/2017051720300512-E510AF1C-CB7B-4B86-8056-6012CC00D1B8-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThis one is called &#8220;The Call of Beauty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Went to Stone Mountain to check on advertising options.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-ZmDzrSK\/0\/9cee4713\/M\/2017051720300512-892AD68D-3DE7-4940-9E47-F379B0A7F162-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n Ashley and I are thinking about leading tours in the International Village for secular people to in order to raise more funds.  We are creating a brochure to put in those racks you see at hotels.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-z8xzQfp\/0\/b7425516\/M\/2017051720300512-1BA110B3-4EDB-4466-9231-D0B7B667A521-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWent through the process of figuring out more of Kathy&#8217;s medical bills.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-2b77b38\/0\/2349286e\/M\/2017051720300512-81E51B12-E2B2-4751-9D73-1A731CA4F2CA-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n Takes forever to get straight answers on this stuff.  The people who handle her CPAP  machine suggested I, &#8220;Call Blue Cross Blue Shield and ask them about this.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-DbtkMjm\/0\/dda31524\/M\/2017051720300512-IMG_7163-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n I just laughed.  I tried that last year was on the phone for HOURS and would suddenly get disconnected.  HORRIBLE customer service.<\/p>\n<p>Finished the job of running the ethernet cable at my house.  I had to get a splitter and 10 foot length of cord to hook everything up.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-8DsP28G\/0\/f826c95b\/M\/2017051720300512-5EFAEBE0-0437-4E45-BDAF-B9E9EDC844AD-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n  I am FINALLY getting the speeds I&#8217;ve been paying for.  So that&#8217;s good. I cut my Comcast service way back.<\/p>\n<p>Under unusual stress.  Whirlwind has about $2,000 in the bank currently  That&#8217;s really scary and just puts a dark cloud over me.  Sucks. We are looking for ways to cut back.  It&#8217;s always healthy to really look at what we absolutely have to have. Still sad when we have to close down missions because of lack of support or no volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Picked up Ashley and Penelope and worked at the mission.  This may be our last week.  Kids just hardly have any homework.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-vKnCwBh\/0\/815f0292\/M\/2017051720300512-D7F98021-135A-4D90-A999-8845AF1CFE6F-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-Cn4mNpg\/0\/59308b87\/M\/2017051720300512-B4B5366C-72E0-4D2B-AA83-1EA71C95F1DD-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe girls are SO beautiful!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-MTFwGmM\/0\/cbef91e0\/M\/2017051720300512-CA78F52D-F5AA-4621-9CAA-1C0193FE7C20-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to meet Evie!  Ashley is in fantastic shape. She has really watched her sugar and been exercising a lot.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve almost lost 20 pounds.  I eat salad, fruit and exercise every day.  Feel a lot better and helps to eliminate stress and discouragement which I&#8217;ve had a lot of lately.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to the Summer!<\/p>\n<p>Got home and rode my bike 10.44 miles.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-QhXWWm3\/0\/ea108751\/M\/2017051720300512-IMG_7174-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nShe&#8217;s been the best bike I&#8217;ve ever owned.  Had her over 10 years now.  She&#8217;s never been ridden like this before!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-mTf3V9c\/0\/955f1b74\/M\/2017051720300512-B4CB7336-96EF-4B9E-8E45-2D74F3542EB5-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nLoved the art at Evergreen Hotel where I went this morning.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-h9M9rMf\/0\/41680ffc\/M\/2017051720300512-77B2021B-B70D-4324-B3AC-D1350DE82F53-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The clouds were fantastic.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Missions\/Azalea-5817w17-with-AP-PodcastW-\/i-9kjhgx6\/0\/13564939\/M\/2017051720300512-4F366A67-D08B-4DD5-8A33-75BCD19E132F-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First thing I do is study Portuguese. Get that out of the way. I spend at least 10 minutes a day. This morning I recorded a new podcast! Anther one in the vault for later! This one is called &#8220;The Call of Beauty.&#8221; Went to Stone Mountain to check on advertising options. Ashley and I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9857"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9860,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9857\/revisions\/9860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}