Returning to Blogging about Israel?

So I'm thinking of starting up again. Anyone interested? Our favorite tour guide, David Tal, has been doing a series of videos called the BaLaGaN Connection. If you recall, balagan is a Hebrew word that basically means a great big mess. Sparked by the balagan the world is experiencing now, David decided to make some …

You don’t look a day over 60

It actually hasn't been making the news much...or at least not the mainstream news (are we surprised?) but this year marks the 70th anniversary of the modern state of Israel. Some news outlets are discussing it--Gov. Huckabee has on his show, Pat Robertson has on the 700 Club--and if you read Israeli news blogs, it's …

Lent and Purim

I don't know how much I'm going to write today, but some thoughts have been knocking around, so why not? The church calendar is in the middle of the Lenten season. I never heard of Lent until I was in sixth grade because our denomination doesn't really do Lent. In the past 15-20 years or …

More Annie’s Two Cents

Hello again. I promised a Holly, Jolly Camel Ride, and I will get there. But first, allow me to recognize some great people. I just hope I don't miss any. Remember I noted how there was always someone by my side to help me? Always, I knew our tour guide, David, was watching out for …

Annie’s two cents

Hello everyone. Wendy's Mom here. It's been just a little less than a year since Wendy and I were planning the greatest adventure of our lives. A totally unexpected blessing. God is good! E-mail--Wendy, Mike Huckabee is taking a group to Israel. Wanna go? Sure, she said.  Yeah--right. We could go to Israel. Well, we …

Peace Process

I'm sorry I haven't been here recently. Life. Shortly after my last post, we celebrated my Great Aunt Dorothy's 100th birthday. She had a ball. Her daughter and I organized a card shower and I contacted our local state representative, Tommy Sankey, to see if he would send her a citation from the State House, …

Pictures Day 9

Why go to Israel?

Rob has given me some ideas for topics. So I'm looking into a web host and possibly moving this blog to a different WordPress home or creating a different blog. I know, I know, I keep saying that. It's hard to explain why I don't just do it...for some people it would be a no-brainer, …

Things I’d do differently

This is something that really would apply to any future international trips, but mostly for Israel. I'm assuming someday I will go back. I don't know when or how, but I will. So, it's helpful to have an idea of what I would do differently. Packing: I really resisted the urge to over pack, but …

Pictures days 7 & 8

First, a great big HELLO to my friend Melissa who utilized my new "follow" button. If you look to the right of the screen you'll see it, just below the picture of my kitten, Okun (taken about 20 years ago). If you click on that little bar there (and gosh, is it ever little!) you …