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…
Following the Tour Guide
Recently hubby and I had the opportunity of visiting Rome with a group through Inspiration Tours. Our large group of 80 people was divided into several smaller touring groups. Hubby’s and my small group wound up being 15…
Air tags … and worry.
I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post how hubby and I got Air tags to track our luggage during our recent trip overseas. For tracking my suitcase, we selected the “Yay!” emoji. For tracking hubby’s suitcase, we selected the…
A “Yay!” going down the road of life.
Way back when emojis were first invented, I was perusing these brand-new “smiley-faces” (not quite sure what the purpose of them was for) and I determined that one particular “smiley-face” looked like a “Yay!” Therefore, I began using…
Fighting jetlag!
Hubby and I arrived back home from Rome after being up and going for over 28 hrs. straight. Thankfully it was nighttime by the time we made it home and we both fell exhausted into bed. However ... …