{"id":8576,"date":"2017-01-06T19:03:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T01:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=8576"},"modified":"2016-12-15T14:38:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T20:38:44","slug":"retro-three-kings-day-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2017\/retro-three-kings-day-with-friends.html","title":{"rendered":"Retro: Three King&#8217;s Day with Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first <b>Three King&#8217;s Day<\/b> in Mexico, ten years ago today, was spent with friends and fellow missionaries the Thiessens. Here we are in our kitchen in Cuernavaca with our <i>rosca<\/i> (the traditional cake of the day). I believe <i>atole<\/i> was also on the menu. For more about the traditions of this day, check out my original post: <i><a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2007\/the-cottrills-and-the-magi.html\">The Cottrills and the Magi<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/thiessen-2007.jpg\" alt=\"Cottrills and Thiessens 2007\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/thiessen-2007.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/thiessen-2007-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>Above you see Peter and Grace, with their youngest Ivory and their boys Ivan and Ira. Sadly, less than a month ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamptonfuneralhomes.com\/home\/index.cfm\/obituaries\/view\/fh_id\/13820\/id\/4035257\">Peter passed away suddenly<\/a>, due to complications related to a ruptured appendix. I&#8217;m sure the family would appreciate your prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first Three King&#8217;s Day in Mexico, ten years ago today, was spent with friends and fellow missionaries the Thiessens. Here we are in our kitchen in Cuernavaca with our rosca (the traditional cake of the day). I believe atole was also on the menu. 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