{"id":4982,"date":"2015-01-31T00:39:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2015-01-31T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T12:45:05","slug":"47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"#47 Confessions of a Missionary Wife -Surviving Furlough with Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s get one thing straight, if you&#8217;re a missionary and you have kids, then furlough is anything but a vacation!<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of <a title=\"Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\/\">&#8220;Now Is the Time&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0I talk to one of the best missionary wives every (in my opinion!) Christina tells you what it&#8217;s really like to haul five kids half way around the world and then for nearly a year travel all over the country with them all while trying to home school!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_47.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=4982-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_47.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 34:47 &#8212; 31.8MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('4982-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_4982-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_4982-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_47.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children%2F#mode-Light&amp;border-000000&amp;progress-000000&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-4&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.blubrry.com\/feeds\/nowisthetime.xml\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children\/sony-dsc-248\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,359\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NEX-3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406532696&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SONY DSC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4983\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC00416-573x321.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think we&#8217;ve finally recovered from our last furlough so I asked Christina to talk about her experience in the States a little bit. We spent 10 month, from October 2013 until August 2014 in the US visiting our supporting church and doing a lot of traveling.<\/p>\n<p>Christina not only shares her struggles in this episode but she also shares some of her tips and tricks for how to get through furlough with kids. So if you&#8217;re a missionary with kids or you support a missionary with kids then don&#8217;t miss what Christina says here!<\/p>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<p>The news coming out of Eastern Ukraine is not good. More Russian troops seem to be pouring through the border and the Ukrainian army is loosing ground.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for the city of Debaltseve and for the many who have not been able to evacuate in the midst of heavy fighting.<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/now-is-the-time\/id658436314?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10l9ET\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/now-is-the-time\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0make getting this podcast on your mobile device super easy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/ask\/\">Ask me a question here<\/a>\u00a0or send me a voice mail @(747) 221-6478<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/thirty-seven-ways-to-serve-your-missionaries-better\/\" target=\"_blank\">37 ways to serve your missionary better<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/what-missionaries-really-do-on-furlough-the-surprising-truth\/\">What Missionaries Really Do on Furlough<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Question: Do you have any tips that make furlough with kids more manageable?<\/h3>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_47.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F47-confessions-of-a-missionary-wife-surviving-furlough-with-children%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=4982-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_47.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 34:47 &#8212; 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