Our daughter is currently in Milan, Italy. She has been traveling with a team of young people through Europe for the last month. This experience is her “cup of tea”–community living, team work, group outreach, serving, and sharing the joy of the hope that resides within her heart with others. Here they are in a…
Category: Culture
Helen Thomas–Shame on You!
Long-time White House correspondent, Helen Thomas was asked last Friday concerning her opinion of Israel. Her response was that the Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine.” The whole thing was videoed. She advocated sending the Jews back to Poland or Germany… Press secretary Ari Fleischer calls for her resignation: “She should lose her…
Focused
“I close my eyes in order to see.” ~ Paul Gauguin, painter We are trained from an early age to close our eyes during prayer. This ritual/habit probably began with the idea of reverence for God — and shutting out the world and all immediate distraction in order to focus on the one who hears…
Things are Blurry Now
I have always wanted to study the art of pottery making; so when we visited a potter’s house in Addis Ababa last week, my heart beat for joy. Actually, my hubby and I have visited this place three times over the years, and each trip is just as wonderful as the first. I watched in…
Of Monkeys and Men…
The morning sun peeked its golden head over the Mt. of Olives just as we pulled into Jerusalem. We have been gone only a week, but experienced so much life that it seems like a month. Not letting the Middle Eastern sand get hot beneath our feet, we are off to Europe in a few…
Led by Children
Children leading a blind man on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Monkeys and Much More…
We are currently in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa has had unprecedented rains, so the streets are very muddy. Glad I brought my crocs–so easy to clean in the hotel room each evening after wading through mud and water all day. We have met some wonderful people and I have taken some interesting shots. Yesterday we drove…
More about Roots than Blossoms
Mothers are more about roots than blossoms, and thank God for that! Where would I be without some well-grounded mothering?
Bonnie Saul Wilks 