Travels with Shirley and Jim
Then, our highlight of the day, visiting the State Department.
It’s a First World Problem
This late afternoon we were notified they found our luggage! Yeah! We could retrieve needed medication, and clothing we needed--or thought we did.
He Gave….For Us
Our group stood quietly in the gloomy lower place. No one spoke, except our tour guide who gave brief explanations of where we were.
Hello Blokes from Australia!
Greetings dear friends, We at last have internet--free no less and I'm going to give a quick update before our plane takes off to Cairns (pronounced "Cans"). We understand it will be beautiful and we know we'll enjoy our stay near the Great Barrier Reef. I'd like to share a few photos from our cruise. [...]
Today’s Friday But Tomorrow’s Sunday!
Yes, that’s right. Today is Friday, October 21, 2016. We’re crossing the international date line tonight and that means we’re going to miss a day to catch up with the Southern Hemisphere. Don’t ask me to explain it, for I can’t. I just know we lose a day traveling west, gain a day traveling east. [...]
Pure Joy
We’ve been on the road for six days—this time the road is the ocean! We’re doing the “crossing” a cruise from Seattle to Australia. We left Seattle last Saturday at 1:30 under scattered cloudy skies, cool temperatures, and a brisk wind. Seattle We’ll sail until Friday morning and dock at Honolulu where we’ll [...]
Mountains and Plains–All Beautiful
This has been a hectic week. We left Colorado Springs on Sunday morning, said goodbye to the beautiful Garden of the Gods scenery and entered the plains. We are blessed with a diverse country. In one day you might be in the Rockies, at Loveland Pass, the highest pass in the United States, [...]
Heading East–Illinois Here We Come!
Last week we ventured through Oregon, Idaho, Utah and rolled in to Colorado on Thursday afternoon. What a beautiful state. Grand Junction is on the western side of the state, framed on the north by the butte called The Book Cliffs and they define the northern side of the Grand Valley nearby. The Book Cliffs [...]
Travels with Shirley and Jim–Never a Dull Moment!
Going up one of the many mountain ranges, Jim noticed a lack of power. Hmmmmm. Then the engine light came on and the indicator light that told us to add fuel additives came on too. We knew this could not be ignored, so we began searching for a shop to have a look at our ailing vehicle.
Prayer for America
What if believers all around the United States began to pray for their country? What might happen?