Bay and I thoroughly enjoyed our educational tour of Israel. However, twelve full (and I mean full: from early morning until dark-thirty) on-the-go days with good teaching, teaching, and more teaching interspersed throughout each day, and, this old-lady-brain is…
Before I actually start this morning’s blog post, allow me to throw out a little anecdote. As I begin writing, I can hear thunder – it’s off a ways, but it always pulls up a past scenario. I’m immediately…
Two events occurred yesterday. 1) I arrived back in the US after a full-big-day-after-big-day trip to Israel (which explains why I was awake at 1:30 AM beginning this blog)…and, 2) Wednesday marked the official start of the Lenten season,…
Israel is rich in archeological discovery. I remember back in November, when I got to do a whirlwind trip into Israel with Azmera, to speak at the King of Kings Community church in Jerusalem, thinking that I couldn’t remember…
I am a woman of routine. Without routine, my whole emotional state begins to crumble. With that, my spiritual health, as well. From there, the rest is down-hill: * My typical health-driven eating habits are nil; opted most often…
Hubby and I returned from Cuba on Tuesday night…late! One would think that with Cuba being only 90 miles off the coast of our country, the trip home would only take few hours. If, like me, you think that…
As I post this, Bay and I are on our way to Cuba with a team of six. The following was written a few years ago after another trip to Cuba. Since, I’ll be in Bayamo when it is…
I thoroughly enjoy ministry…serving the Lord in what I have always called my joy-job. I’m never more fulfilled than when I get to do what the Lord has called me to do…or to watch my husband do what God…
It was a casual, off-the-cuff statement. Probably not meant to be ANYTHING. But then…my mind…oh, the mind. It does what it almost always does. It’s absolutely AMAZING (!) at making mountains out of mole-hills. It’s a gift, really…a nightmarish…
Peace-of-heart. It can be disrupted by so many, many things. Last week, I mentioned this “biggie,” which is true, not just for me, but for, oh-so-many people: BUSY-NESS. Busyness is a big one, because it leads to stress. Chinese…