Morning Musing

​It was an early morning wake up today for me, but I appreciate the quiet and the solitude of being awake when much of the world is asleep, save for those who work on a 24 hour schedule. I recall many times working a night shift, and even though it went against my body‘s internal clock, I loved those peaceful, mostly quiet hours. Now, rather than fret about being ‘off’ my normal clock, I’ve got a hot cuppa at my side, and my Bible open and waiting. I know I’ve said it before, most recently in the Christmas letter, but how I have appreciated, and continue to appreciate, the insight, knowledge, and awareness gained from traveling through Israel for two weeks. When we left Israel, I commented to Dean…’I don’t think I’ll have to come back here.’ But in the past few weeks, I’ve wanted nothing more than to go back and re-visit the paths we walked, along with the places we didn’t make it to due to lack of time. After all, for a country is an ancient as Israel, there was a lot of stuff that went down there!😂😂 So that may be a trip I’ll take solo, or with another group of travelers. I think I’ve worn Dean out with international travel, as he’s told me before that the only two places he really wanted to see were the World War II battle sites, and the holy land. But that was only at my mentioning, planning and scheduling, so he may have gone along just for me 💕. I know the Poland Christmas markets were just for me, yet it was so much fun being there for such a special and meaningful time of year for both of us. As we were having dinner in Warsaw one evening, (I  believe it was at the place with the grandma on the menu), he said, “ I was thinking when I woke up at 3:00 am (yes, it’s a reality with an eight hour time difference 😂)… I would have never come to Europe if it hadn’t been for you.” ☺️Made my heart happy. 

Some fun photos from yesterday-year…

Dean’s first lobster roll after a lifetime thinking he was allergic to shellfish 😂👏👏 

Our first raw oysters, instigated by my brother who said, ‘They taste like the ocean.’  And they DID!😂😂😂

Looking back through my pictures, I realize how very blessed we are to have been able to travel through this amazing world, and to share so many wonderful experiences! Especially with those we love so much.  The memories will always remain dear to my heart💕.