Recently, I spent a few days on a working horse ranch in the roughed hill country of Texas. As my husband and I begin a three-month sabbatical — our first in 15 years — we decided to begin by each taking a week to separate and draw near to God. Just six days. And I…
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Spring Pots and Spring Steps
We had an unusually cold and long winter in Jerusalem. I felt like it was never going to get hot. I know that is strange. Of course, it was not as cold as living in Ukraine. The winters we spent there were indeed cold. Maybe I just can’t take the inclement weather like I used…
You’re Not in Texas When…
… the roof tops are made of straw. … the tree tops are flat. … walking is the best form of transportation around. … you don’t have to worry about locking the door. … umbrellas are good in rain or shine. … Tom Sawyer hasn’t painted the fence white yet. … little girls play in…
Jerusalem Jaunt
I love a trip to the Arab market and the Jewish Quarter in the Old City. We hopped on a bus and took it to the Zion Gate and then walked around and finished with a great lunch in an outdoor cafe and a coffee and big cookie in a great coffee shop overlooking the…
Hope and the Almond Blossom
Yesterday as my husband and I drove through Jerusalem to a ministry planning meeting, we enjoyed the budding and blossoming almond trees dotted along the highways and scattered throughout the city. Every year I thrill when they come into color. These dainty flowers boost my faith. They represent a living sign planted within the earth…
Crushing…
Lavender grows wild in the Mid East… it dots the terrain in Cyprus where we are now. The place we are renting in Pafos has many lavender bushes. Sometimes when I open the windows in the morning the fragrance floats on the breezes… Lavender is also known as nard in the Bible. It is one…
My Daughter’s Birthday
For the last few years in the months of January and February, we have been blessed to be in Cyprus where our daughter is on staff with a ministry. Yesterday was her birthday. I am so happy that we could spend time together on this special day. This year is special because Wayne’s sister, brother-in-love,…
Sunset on Planet Earth
This is sunset on planet earth from Limassol, Cyprus…
These Words are Chasing me Around the Room
Life presses on around us, and we are well aware of it. Still we are trying to slow it down for these few days in Cyprus, waiting on God at our “Bethel.” He is speaking too! And we take joy in all His words as they fall deep into our hearts. We have had glorious…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 