{"id":12492,"date":"2015-11-16T09:15:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T14:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=12492"},"modified":"2015-11-16T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T14:01:14","slug":"paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=12492","title":{"rendered":"Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two years and one month ago to the day, my husband and I were in Paris celebrating our 20th<br \/>\nwedding anniversary. It was a dream of mine to see the Eiffel Tower and stroll along the<br \/>\nChamps Elysee.<!--more--><br \/>\nThe city was so beautiful and, contrary to the rumors suggesting otherwise, the<br \/>\nFrench people were very friendly. We marveled at the architecture, ate warm croissants, and<br \/>\nfantasized about living there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen I heard the catastrophic news about the terrorist attacks on\u00a0Friday night, I was sick to my stomach. Imagining the level of panic and horror the people must\u00a0have felt, and continue to feel today, is devastating. How could six locations be targeted withoutany warning? It seems impossible. We can\u2019t help feeling powerless and defeated in the wake of\u00a0such a tragedy. The fact that ISIS has figured out a way to plan, communicate, and carry out an\u00a0assault of that magnitude undetected is terrifying. It makes you want to keep your children by\u00a0your side and never leave the house.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/paris2-300x300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1223487\" src=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/paris2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"paris2\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith the holidays rapidly approaching, public venues are certain to be filled to capacity providing<br \/>\nample opportunity for a repeated event. But, if we live our lives in fear, the terrorists accomplish<br \/>\nwhat they have set out to achieve. There is no way to protect against men who are willing to<br \/>\nstrap explosives to themselves and walk into a crowded area. It is our duty to live by the slogan<br \/>\n\u201cIf you see something, say something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nDiscussing the Paris massacre with our children was difficult. However, I believe that knowledge<br \/>\nis power and talking about scary topics in the safety and protection of your home is the best way<br \/>\nto handle such a situation. We are all feeling vulnerable and afraid.\u00a0It has been amazing to see the outpouring of love and support from people all over the globe. In\u00a0order to triumph over such evil, we must collaborate with our allies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been to Paris? If so, what are your favorite memories? Please share in the\u00a0Comment section below.\u00a0#prayforparis #prayforpeace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two years and one month ago to the day, my husband and I were in Paris celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. It was a dream of mine to see the Eiffel Tower and stroll along the Champs Elysee. &nbsp;&nbsp; Send article as PDF &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1969,6626],"class_list":["post-12492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-paris","tag-terrorism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12492"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12493,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12492\/revisions\/12493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}