The Sea of Galilee

 Sunset over the Sea of Galilee

This is a view of the Sea of Galilee from the City of Tiberias, where we stayed for a few nights exploring the area around Galilee. It was beautiful. So much fun to imagine Christ walking and preaching amoung these hills.

This is the Mount of Beatitudes, this could easily have been what the people were looking at while listening to Christ teach about the Beatitudes. or Sermon on the Mount. Such a beautiful scene, fun to think about all those things from the Bible and be in the actual area they took place. Humbling in so many ways.

A day time view of the Sea of Galilee, it's fun to imagine Christ watching the apostles on the water with their boats catching fish. There are so many different things to think about when visiting these places. Oh I'm so lucky to have had the chance to visit these holy places.

I've lots more to share and post, but I thought I would give you a taste of what we were able to see and do in the Holy Land. I heard someone say "I ran today where Jesus walked!" and I have to say that is what it felt like at times. There were so many tourists speaking all kinds of different languages at every spot we were at. So sometimes it was rushed and chaotic, but I worked at taking the time to imagine and ponder, it was GREAT!!

I have to admit I really enjoyed the heat of the area too, it was nice to be warm and in sandles everyday all day!! Just a small portion of what I was able to see and learn in Israel. Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!!!!

Leaving on a Jet Plane!

Yep, you got it, I'm leaving on a jet plane for New York and then Amman Jordan! I am lucky enough to get to go to Israel/Egypt/Jordan for 16 days and then I decided to take an extra week and hit the beaches of Hawaii!!

You know that means I do not work one day in the month of November!! Can that be bad?? Nope, Nope, Nope!!!! (Perhaps, I won't like December so much, but we'll cross that bridge later!)

Oh Kitty is helping me pack. The packing thing is the worst part of the excursion, but I will deal with it!! I'll just let those nagging thoughts of, "Did I get this..., what about that... and I wonder about...." go out the window and head off for an adventure of a life time!! Israel is a place that I've wanted to see for years, and did I say years!!! So last year, right about this time, I got tired of the snow and said enough, I'm going, booked the tour, and now I'm going!!!! Ya Hoo!!

Hopefully, I'll be able to blog some of the tour while I'm gone, but if not, wait until December and I'll do a few. Thanks to those that helped me get ready for this trip, ipod stuff, camera stuff, life stuff!! Thanks for checking out the blog too, it will be an interesting adventure I do believe!!

Up, up and away!!!