Note: This blog post is a bonus devotion celebrating the launch of Janet’s new book Between the Valley and the Mountaintop: Glimpses of God in the Middle Places Going through the process of identifying my audience – my reader – I kept thinking it was everyone. “NO Janet – keeping searching” I was told. “This
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Days 13 & 14 Winding Down in Venice
Day 13 & 14 Winding Down in Venice We arrived in port early in the morning, went through the process of disembarking and said goodbye to the rest of our travel buddies. Lynne and I boarded the water taxi heading back to our hotel in Venice. Quickly dropping our bags, we let the hotel know
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In the Middle Places
In the Middle Places A decade ago. I write those words and I look at them. They represent a span of time. Sometimes decades roll by and we have to stop and think about what was going on in our lives then. But for me, not the past decade. Nope. This one stands alone. A
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Day 11 & 12 Santorini and Katakolon
Our morning began watching the sunrise over Santorini. Our ship docked and we had to tender to shore. Look closely at the bottom of the picture and you will see the village where we first entered Santorini. We made our way to the left side where we purchased our tickets to ride the gondola to
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Day 9 & 10 Athens and Rhodes
These next two days were completely different experiences but full of incredible sights, food and time learning about this part of the world. In the bible Acts tells us a lot about the apostle Paul’s time in Athens. As a Roman citizen, he ended up on Areopagus also known as Mars Hill which could be
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Days 7 & 8 Crete and Mykonos
Our adventures continue as we wake up in port on the island of Crete, near the town of Chania in the country of Greece. Our first Greek port. Off we headed as we decided to hire a taxi for three of us and head to the old town at the port. It was a short
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Travel Days 4, 5 & 6
Early morning breakfast and departure for our cruise ship. I wonder if I would ever get tired of a life requiring a water taxi? My happy place? Standing in the back holding on to the rail and watching the sites with the wind blowing in my hair. We boarded, settled into our cabin and went
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Travel Days Have Begun – Days 1-3
Three days into my journey, I wanted to catch up with you. It’s been interesting. First day challenge – boarding in Newark at 6:00 pm – scheduled to leave at 7:00. All went well, settled in my seat, met my seat mate, shoes off, slippers on, exhaling, and finally relaxing to settle in for the
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Let’s Have Fun!
I love facebook memories. This one popped up today. Eight years ago looking out over Innsbruck, Austria, I felt tremendously humbled at the opportunities I have to travel. I have had many trips since this day but my wonder and awe at how big God’s world is continue to amaze and humble me. As