Since I am no longer on a journey in Israel or to Israel, I need a new name for this blog. Any votes or ideas? I was thinking about the ZooKeeper–but that doesn’t have such a positive connotation toward my children. And most of the time they aren’t animals! Or what about “small-town girl meets [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Any ideas for a new name?
Posted in Musings on March 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
What do you think?
Posted in Musings on March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It has been such fun to write this blog. I’ve enjoyed every minute recreating my experiences in Israel for you. So I’ve decided to continue with my blog. I suppose I’ll have to change the name–as I am no longer on a journey to Israel–not even figuratively. I’ll still send updates with pictures to those [...]
What I did not expect
Posted in Israel entries on March 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve come to the end of my entries about Israel. It feels bittersweet. I’m glad that I’ve recorded our experiences and yet it feels that I have yet to completely process our journey. To go to a place that has been the destination for pilgrims for centuries, a country that has been the source of [...]
Tel Beer-sheva, The Desert, Massada, and the Dead Sea
Posted in Israel entries on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our final exploration of Israel revealed the desert of Israel that we had always imagined to constitute the whole of Israel. It’s funny that most of our journeys in Israel would take us to such green and fruitful places. The phrase ”a land flowing with milk and honey” seems very appropriate to describe Israel. But finally, we experienced [...]
Farewell to two friends
Posted in Musings on March 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, while browsing the obituaries from my hometown newspapers, (yes, I know its an odd thing to do, but you do find out interesting things. . .) I came across the obituary of a family friend, Walt. Walt’s wife, Connie, passed away a year ago. Their obituaries left me feeling sad and empty for their [...]
Beersheva
Posted in Israel entries on March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our final trip in Israel began with a short drive to Beersheva. Our plan for the weekend was: go to church on Shabbat (i.e. Saturday), drive to Beersheva after church, stay the night in the hostel there, drive to Massada and the Dead Sea the next day. Beersheva is the fourth largest city in Israel. [...]
Oh how they grow
Posted in Family Life on March 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today, after teaching piano lessons, and then picking up two of the boys from a friend’s house, I was thinking about how much my children have grown in the last few weeks. Walter lost his first tooth, has two new teeth already grown in, and is awaiting the loss of his second “wobbly” tooth. He [...]
I’m dreaming of Caesarea
Posted in Israel entries on March 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This has been such a funny week weather-wise in Sweden. On Monday, the weather was completely gorgeous–like Spring. But it has gone steadily downhill since then and we have returned to grey skies and chilly weather. Which makes me long for the beautiful day we had at Caesarea. Caesarea lies on the west coast of [...]
Dealing with the Swedish system makes me feel like swearing. . .
Posted in Sweden on March 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My apologies to all my Swedish friends, but there are some things about the system that operates in this country that are REALLY messed up. I don’t consider myself a placid individual–but I can keep my temper for the most part. However, the last week has sorely tested my temper-keeping abilities. I am currently embroiled [...]
The Tel Aviv Branch
Posted in Israel entries on March 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just a short post about the hospitality we experienced at the Tel Aviv Branch. We were welcomed with open arms and kindness. Brooke was immediately adored. The boys felt right at home in primary. I was able to teach Relief Society one Sunday. And the last Sunday we attended church, we spoke in Sacrament Meeting. [...]
