{"id":36257,"date":"2022-03-24T22:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T03:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=36257"},"modified":"2022-03-24T22:05:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T03:05:05","slug":"video-what-does-it-mean-to-have-someone-waiting-at-home-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=36257","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: What does it mean to have someone waiting at home for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36258\" src=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/House-text-card-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had a terrible day. A lot of things went wrong and I found myself wanting to get as far away from human beings as possible. I was frustrated and angry with everybody, it seemed.<\/p>\n<p>But then I got home and found my porch light on and the lights on inside my office. For a moment, I believed someone was there waiting for me.<\/p>\n<p>And for that brief moment, I was fully aware of how much I need people \u2014 and to have someone who really is at home for me.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xd5JNlh21dw\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a terrible day. A lot of things went wrong and I found myself wanting to get as far away from human beings as possible. I was frustrated and angry with everybody, it seemed. But then I got home and found my porch light on and the lights on inside my office. 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