We have arrived in the Promised Land. The sun is shining and we’re feeling rather warm after being in blistering cold for the past several days. We leave the plane and walk through a beautiful international terminal in Tel Aviv. There’s virtually no Customs and we receive our Visas with our Passport. Israel is…
Snow – February 5
We woke up to snow, snow, and more snow. My Canadian friends are always posting about the snow and I’ve had a taste of their weather. No sunshine for a couple of days is not enough Vitamin D for me. We had plans to go to downtown Toronto and maybe go up the CV…
The Journey Begins – February 4
The Journey Begins … with SNOW, sub-freezing temperatures, and horrible wind chills. With an 11 a.m. flight, getting up at 4 a.m. and leaving at 5:45 was brutal. We drove in blowing snow, could barely see semi-trucks and passed numerous cars that slid off the road into ditches. Our normal 2 hour and 45…
A Little History – February 3
As I’ve talked to many people these past weeks about our little excursion to Israel, I get different reactions. Most are excited for us while others have concerns for our safety. After watching some DVDs my husband purchased about the land of Israel, its history, modern life, anti-semitism, and media fallacies, I began wondering what…