I've had a tough week, seriously, I'm in desperate need of resurrection Sunday. When we visited Israel in 2011, we visited the Church of Agony & I know I mention this story every Easter related post but that's because it really means THAT much to mean and putting that experience into words is way way harder [...]
Category: International
In a World with Terrorism, Why I still Travel | part 3 – Adventure
Yes, you can totally have an adventurous experience in the lower 48, there are plenty of cultures to experience, people to meet, food to eat, and traditions to witness. In fact, our country is so large it would probably be nearly impossible for someone to do it all in the US alone, let alone experience [...]
In a World with Terrorism, Why I still Travel | part 2- Love
POP POP POP Laying in bed with the windows open my heart was unsettled. Police were storming the Bataclan while I laid in bed. People took hostages and were attacking people because they want to instill fear. People hating people because they are a different ethnicity, faith, tongue and that broke, and is breaking my [...]
In a World with Terrorism Why I still Travel | Part 1
Where do I begin? At the beginning of course...it's November 13, 2015: 9:30 pm Central European Time... We were standing on top of the world. Not really but the top of the Arc du Triumph is awfully close. The world seemed so serene, innocent from that height, looking down the Champees Elysees toward the Eiffel tower for [...]
Recalling Greece 2012 {Corinth}
Our last visit in Greece was off to Corinth, ancient Corinth was again a few miles from the modern city, which was down closer to the sea. At this point in the trip, I was truly miserable but at the same time I had a wonderful time. We didn't take many photos here but the [...]
Recalling Greece 2012 {Athens}
Finally, the big attraction. Athens, really who goes to Greece without doing the Acropolis, Mars Hill and a little wondering around! We started our day in Athens by visiting Mars Hill, which over looks Athens and is near level with the mount on which the Parthenon is built. Following Mars Hill we joined the masses [...]
Recalling Greece 2012 {Delphi}
After Berea, we left Central Greece and headed to Delphi, also known to the locals as the birthplace of the world. There was no biblical significance to Delphi except to better understand the ancient Greek culture. Delphi is situated in a mountain pass, close to the sky and therefore closer to the gods. Apparently before [...]
Recalling Greece 2012 {Berea & Varleem}
Today, we left Thessaloniki and headed into Central Greece and went up to Berea (Acts 17:10-15). There we saw a monument built for Paul and since we had been in the bus for a while we stopped for a cup of coffee and baklava because baklava. 😉 After Berea, we went to Varleem to see [...]
Recalling Greece 2012 {Philippi}
While staying in Thessaloniki we traveled 2 hours north to Philippi for the day. I enjoyed the ruins of Philippi as they reminded me of the Bet Shean ruins in Israel. I'm a sucker for old columns, pots and cities deemed historical sites. Interestingly enough, the city of Philippi from the time when Paul visited [...]
Recalling Greece 2012 {Istanbul & Thessoliniki}
In March 2012, my husband, recently graduated from Truett and I made a journey to Greece with about 50 of our closest friends, classmates, spouses & faculty. Our trip started on March 9 flying out of Dallas to Chicago before getting on Turkish airways flight to Istanbul arriving at 3pm on March 10th. I deeply [...]
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