I have so many favorite memories - my wedding on Hawaii with my handsome prince decked out in tails, the birth of my three beautiful children, so many happy times with close friends and family. But I think I'll have to go with my first thought when faced with this challenge prompt...
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| my first time touring Israel, 2005 |
I could talk for a long time about how much I love Israel. I had a fabulous time there and was privileged to put my feet on Israeli soil two years in a row. I went with my beloved mother-in-law on the first tour making it oh-so special; we got to know each other on a level that only travel can afford.
Photos tell more of the story, so I'll include a slideshow of the best pics from the time I had over in my beloved Land. I will say that it was the most moving time of travel I have experienced...a pilgrimage, really. I cried when I arrived and I sobbed when I left. My heart longs to return and my thoughts are never far from the one place that HaShem said He would put His eyes and ears. It is a special place that is indescribable for me and definitely qualifies as one of my favorite memories.
I was glad when they said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
Our feet are standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, that is built
As a city that is compact together;
To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD--
An ordinance for Israel--
To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
For there thrones were set for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May they prosper who love you.
"May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces."
For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, "May peace be within you."
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your good.
~Psalm 122
1 comment:
I love to hear you recall the days you spent there. Two years in a row -- how very special.
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