Shalom Friends and Family,
I am sorry this post is a few days late ... truthfully, I am still experiencing some jet lag from our flight back to the States, and I did not realize we were in May, until today :). I did not have time to make a long post, but hopefully you will enjoy these few photos! We had a wonderful time in Israel and we patiently, but eagerly, await the next time our Heavenly Father sees fit for us to return to that beautiful Land!
This is one of my favorite pictures. I love the colorful flowers and the stone. The Hebrew on the stones says, "City of David."
Palm tree shadow on the Old City Wall in Jerusalem.
Tommy with a group of soldiers at the Kotel (Wailing Wall).
Beauty in a dusty land.
I always enjoy seeing this windmill, because it reminds of a series of historical fiction books ("Promise of Zion," by Robert Elmer) that my father would read to us children. The windmill is mentioned in several of the books.
Palm tree.
One day our group went to the Independence Hall Museum in Tel Aviv. This is where David ben Gurion and the Jewish leaders declared Israel's independence.
This verse was on one of the walls.
A beautiful sunset in Rishon Le'Tziyon.
American football is not very well known in Israel ... but believe it or not, there are 11 teams in Israel. Some friends of ours own a hotel in Tel Aviv and their hotel sponsors one of the teams. So, when "our" team went to the national championship game, some of our family, along with other friends ,went to cheer them on!
Lydia and Miriam.
Sisters!
The Pastor's son plays on the team as well ...
Samuel and Cole.
A baby pomegranate.
One night (late at night!) we went out with a friend for frozen yogurt. We had such a good time together.
Someone had painted large wings on a wall, so we all got our pictures by them.
Abba and Ima.
Us children and Linoy.
Beauty!
Our family went together with a couple friends, to see the sunset the evening before we left.
Thanks to Roland for taking these pictures.
Abba and Lydia.
Making many sweet memories together.
Abba and Ima.
Now, here are some "then and now" pictures, to show you the change in 8 years :)
This is Yona's (Jonah) whale in Yafo (at least, the monument of it!).
Last month ... in the same place!
Eight years ago we planted an olive tree ...
Now, it is WAY taller than any of us :).
I hope you have enjoyed. Shabbat Shalom and have a blessed month!
