{"id":9666,"date":"2016-08-30T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T05:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/?p=9666"},"modified":"2016-08-27T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T17:28:12","slug":"top-ten-reasons-theres-no-place-like-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/top-ten-reasons-theres-no-place-like-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Reasons There&#8217;s No Place Like Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-wizard-of-oz-516687_1280.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9667\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9667 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-wizard-of-oz-516687_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Ten reasons weary travelers look forward to coming home.\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-wizard-of-oz-516687_1280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/the-wizard-of-oz-516687_1280-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><em>My spring and summer gallivanting ended a month ago, and so far, staying put is all I want to do. Here are ten reasons there&#8217;s no place like home.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. The people at here speak my language. Not just English. But <em>midwestern<\/em> English. As in talk about sweet corn, State Fair, heat, humidity, sleeping weather, and knowing how many miles you&#8217;ve driven by the number of gravel roads passed.<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 When something is misplaced, I know it&#8217;s somewhere in the house rather than in another state, another country, or snuggled up next to the dirty underwear in my suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easier to stay organized at home than on the road because&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>7. &#8230;everything is in its proper place. Except when #9 occurs, which is far too often.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 Iowa in August and September is so beautiful, I can hardly stand the thought of being gone for even a minute of it.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Sunday worship with believers in other parts of the world is a blessing, but Sunday worship with our local church family is a blessing <em>and<\/em> a comfort.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Cooking in our kitchen means being able to eat everything on the table, including dessert, without asking if it&#8217;s dairy-free.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 At home, when #7 rather than #9 is in effect, there&#8217;s time to think deeply and do what I like to do best\u2013get lost in writing.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Home is where I can Facetime often with two of my grandkids, play with the other one whenever we want, and share the day with our daughter and son-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 For 39 years, whenever I&#8217;ve had to travel without the Man of Steel, he&#8217;s the one who makes the house feel like home when I return.<\/p>\n<p><em>What makes you say, &#8220;There&#8217;s no place like home?&#8221; Leave a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My spring and summer gallivanting ended a month ago, and so far, staying put is all I want to do. Here are ten reasons there&#8217;s no place like home. 10. The people at here speak my language. Not just English. But midwestern English. As in talk about sweet corn, State Fair, heat, humidity, sleeping weather, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1497],"tags":[3269,1725,1594],"class_list":["post-9666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-ten-tuesday","tag-homebody","tag-man-of-steel","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Ten Reasons There&#039;s No Place Like Home - Jolene Philo Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Ten Reasons There&#039;s No Place Like Home - Jolene Philo Staging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My spring and summer gallivanting ended a month ago, and so far, staying put is all I want to do. 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