{"id":5680,"date":"2021-06-29T10:21:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T06:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2021-06-29T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T06:24:29","slug":"more-than-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/2021\/06\/29\/more-than-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MORE THAN A YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5682 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than a year into this fearful life,<\/p>\n<p>More than a year with hidden faces<\/p>\n<p>More than a year for these sanitized hands<\/p>\n<p>More than a year of missing your loved ones<\/p>\n<p>More than a year inside closed doors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than a year to the never-ending zoom meetings<\/p>\n<p>More than a year to virtual celebrations<\/p>\n<p>More than a year for our social cravings<\/p>\n<p>More than a year without real handshakes and hugs<\/p>\n<p>More than a year to this distant online education<\/p>\n<p>More than a year without family get together<\/p>\n<p>More than a year to family trips<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BUT INSTEAD&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5683 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than a year for blessed family dinners<\/p>\n<p>More than a year for family prayer time<\/p>\n<p>More than a year for meetings in pajamas<\/p>\n<p>More than a year to experimental DIY\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>More than a year of making YouTube \/TikTok videos<\/p>\n<p>More than a year of home-cooked, healthy delicious food<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5684 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than a year for sibling bonding &amp; 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