{"id":1277,"date":"2010-10-27T23:33:53","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T03:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2010-10-27T23:37:04","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T03:37:04","slug":"lost-in-a-corn-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1277","title":{"rendered":"lost in a corn field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111551101\/\" title=\"DSC_5234 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1350\/5111551101_ba5b7d5a61.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5234\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, the jr. and sr. high leaders at church got together and visited a local farm that has a yearly corn maze.  Randy now works in the jr. high at our new church, in case you didn&#8217;t know.  :)  <\/p>\n<p>What is a corn maze?  They cut a pattern in the corn when it&#8217;s short, then after harvest, there is a tall maze just waiting for people to get lost in!  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112151728\/\" title=\"DSC_5239 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1395\/5112151728_18537acbfc.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each team is given a flag and a &#8220;map&#8221;.  Really, it&#8217;s no map.  You have to find your way through, visit 12 mailboxes that hold pieces of the map that you attach to your map like a puzzle. Once you have all the pieces, you SHOULD be able to find your way out, assuming you&#8217;ve traced where you&#8217;ve already been.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112151886\/\" title=\"DSC_5240 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4130\/5112151886_5b92ffdb46.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m not good with directions.  At all.  Randy is, so he was our fearless leader.  Our team was Randy, me, Abbey, Marley, and Lainey.  The boys were on their youth pastor, Luke&#8217;s team.  <\/p>\n<p>Randy was out to beat his boys to the finish line.  And, it was gonna be difficult because they had a 30min head start.  (Randy was late arriving since he came straight from Abbey&#8217;s volleyball game)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111551529\/\" title=\"DSC_5247 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1254\/5111551529_c5a6b52b39.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, he had a system, and it worked well.  All right turns.  Trace where we&#8217;ve been.  Then, all left turns.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111551661\/\" title=\"DSC_5253 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1225\/5111551661_608f075f35.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111551785\/\" title=\"DSC_5262 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1149\/5111551785_f273352de4.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_5262\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112152396\/\" title=\"DSC_5263 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1161\/5112152396_e1efee0562.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even with the boys headstart, we beat them to the finish line.  Randy was quite proud.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112152536\/\" title=\"DSC_5264 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1216\/5112152536_8200b2ec19.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_5264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Views from the bridge at the finish&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112152676\/\" title=\"DSC_5265 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4085\/5112152676_a44be05551.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_5265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See all those flags wandering around!  <\/p>\n<p>After we all finished, we walked over to a 1700&#8217;s homestead on the property to have our pizza lunch.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111552833\/\" title=\"DSC_5292 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1180\/5111552833_3e9ca9d82d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_5292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The area was so beautiful and relaxing.  Weather perfect.  New friends to hang out with.  Can&#8217;t beat it.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111553147\/\" title=\"DSC_5300 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1318\/5111553147_30cc11619c.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112153644\/\" title=\"DSC_5304 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1404\/5112153644_98be7420a1.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5112153848\/\" title=\"DSC_5306 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1210\/5112153848_c01dd16ae7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_5306\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highland cattle that roam the farm&#8230;very friendly.  This one was having a pumpkin treat.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111552995\/\" title=\"DSC_5297 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1214\/5111552995_faaf7088cc.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5297\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our little pumpkin who loves a sassy pose.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111554143\/\" title=\"DSC_5334 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1211\/5111554143_ba3a9ed11a.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" alt=\"DSC_5334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trying not to laugh&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5111553655\/\" title=\"DSC_5320 by marleyec1998, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1056\/5111553655_b0a2a54e4b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"DSC_5320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone is missing from this picture&#8230;when WILL we get Travel Approval for Dylan???  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, the jr. and sr. high leaders at church got together and visited a local farm that has a yearly corn maze. Randy now works in the jr. high at our new church, in case you didn&#8217;t know. :) What is a corn maze? They cut a pattern in the corn when it&#8217;s short, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}