Hiding our dirty laundry
This past June hubby and I had the opportunity to take a "Journeys of Paul" cruise with a group from Prestonwood Baptist Church, through Inspiration Travel. Our very first port stop was Kusadasi, Turkey. A tour of the…
Surviving the swirl of life!
My daughter texted me this morning about the drama swirling at her work. I have been praying for my daughter throughout the day today … praying specifically that God would bless my daughter with grace and peace. Grace. …
When the garbage workers go on strike …
Hubby and I have had two old broken dehumidifiers sitting around in the workshop for over a year now. We’ve got heaps of styrophome which need to be gotten rid of. We’ve got bags of garbage (from a…
Called out …
One of the things which made our tour guide, Franco, such a fantastic tour guide is that he always let us know when we would be having an upcoming restroom break, and he always took us to places…
Who built the Colosseum?!
After wilting in the blazing hot sun to enter the grounds of the Roman Forum, our first stop was the Arch of Titus. The very first thing which caught my eye as I walked up to the arch…
Be careful what water you drink!
Our little tour group of 15 followed our tour guide, Franco, up towards the Arch of Titus. There, a mass of crowds and people were waiting to get into the grounds of the Roman Forum. So, we joined…
Man in the Arena
As our tour group stood outside the Colosseum listening to Pastor Jack share a few devotional words with us about the Armor of God for our spiritual fight in the arena of life, Pastor Jack concluded his talk…
Armor of God … for the arena!
After exiting the Colosseum, our small group of 15 joined up with everyone else from the big group of 80 from Inspiration Travel. And there “in the shadow” of the Colosseum, Pastor Jack Grahm gave a devotional challenge…
Don’t abandon the Tour Guide!
In looking forward to our journey to Rome, the one souvenir I was really hoping to get was a Colosseum keychain from the actual Colosseum itself. How cool would it be to have a Colosseum keychain from the…
Your “tour group” is important!
In yesterday’s blog post I made the analogy/comparison of our tour guide being a lot like the guiding presence of the Holy Spirit in our life (if we are a follower of Jesus Christ). Just like we were…