This morning we packed up our bags as we will be leaving Leonardo Plaza (Sea of Galilee in Tiberius) and heading south around 40 km (25 mi) toward the Dead Sea. Last night, we walked the streets of Tiberius and visited several shops and explored street vendors. I tried on a dress, but it was […]
On day five of our tour, we started off the day at Mount Bental Lookout. This is a military base located near Merom Golan (Golan Heights). On the way there, our guide, Tito, explained that the land isn’t fertile due to the fact it is volcanic. Occasionally we saw piles of stones out in the […]
We started the day off with prayer at 6:30am with a majority of the group. It is Sabbath here in Israel. It started at sundown (around 6pm) yesterday and will go on till sundown today. What does this mean? It means breakfast will be simple (nothing cooked). I ate homemade granola with flax seeds, dates, […]
Stop 1: Caesarea Our first stop of the tour was at Caesarea National Park. This is located 57.1 km (35.4 mi) north of Tel Aviv. Harbor & Theater Herod the Great developed this 40-acre harbor into superb magnificence providing space for 300 ships. The harbor was built using materials that would allow the concrete to harden […]
We loaded on a large Anchor transport bus from the Word Outreach Church parking lot and headed toward the Nashville airport (BNA). Both Dewayne and I didn’t know anyone. We were all excited. At the airport, we still had some time before loading on the plane, (our flight was at 1:40pm) so me and Dewayne […]
Change sucks. We are creatures of habit. We don’t like it when someone pulls the rug out from under us, especially when things seem to be just fine as they are. Don’t get me wrong. There are some people that don’t mind change, or even like it. I don’t mind it myself, but when there […]
These past few months have been really difficult for me and my husband. Why? Life changes all the time. It’s how we react to life changes that reflect who we are and how people see us. What happened? Our current house just wasn’t working for us anymore. Our son, Alex moved out a couple of […]