Kati and I are talking about what to do today….
Beach, Nazareth (with “biblical lunch” in Nazareth village), Megiddo, and then beach. Hope you all have a nice day as well!
I just wanted to PRAISE GOD for how kind he has been to us during this trip. He answered all our prayers except for one (that it would rain in Safed during the night). It is not short of miraculous that Emma’s bronchial and stomach issues all cleared up before we got on the first plane, that we made the last flight with literally not a minute to spare, that we found lunch, food and our first place to stay by 3 pm when the whole town shut down, that we have enjoyed all the major sites we were hoping to see so far, that we got into our present apartment late (on time for us) with a woman owner who speaks not a lick of English, that we found markets open on the sabbath (or found them at all), that we are two blocks from a beautiful mediterranean beach…..
It reminds me of that part of the passover celebration where we recite, “If God had only delivered us from Egypt, it would have been enough. If he had only parted the sea, it would have been enough, if he had only fed us in the desert, it would have been enough, if he had only…..
He is a very generous God. He is a GREAT DADDY WHO LOVES to GIVE GREAT GIFTS! When Emma asks over and over again for something that we hope to do, and in so doing misses the current blessing, I explain to her that I have heard her request. Enjoy what is. What is coming will be great, because your Daddy loves to give you great things.