My morning adventure was with walls. I woke up to a beautiful day, and after another great run [I could get used to waking up to the call to prayer (around 5:15 am), falling back to sleep for a bit, and then waking up again with the sun (around 6:15) to go running around the…… Continue reading Walls and Windows

As I write this, sitting here in my room, in my jammies, with the Giants/Green Bay game on in the background [this Israeli ESPN channel is fabulous! I know the game already has bee decided, but I did not wake up to see it at the ungodly early hour this morning–only for the Broncos do…… Continue reading Looking Back & Looking Forward

This is a great article about Jerusalem from The New York Times, send to me by my dear friend Kris (who consistently reads The New York Times much more thoroughly than I do, and therefore alerts me to all the good articles I have missed!). THIS is the kind of experience I am hoping for…… Continue reading "Lost in Jerusalem" from The New York Times

I don’t know about you, but I always find transitions stressful. I know the reason for this, of course–I am a high “J” [Google “Myers-Briggs profile”], which means I love structure, order, and patterns [and, conversely, I do not do well with spontaneity, flexibility, or sudden changes]. That means that transitions are always a little…… Continue reading Transitions

It is 4:00 am on Sunday, January 15th, and I am awake. Why? Because the ESPN channel here is covering the Broncos/Patriots game live!!! (I saw on ESPN last night that they were going to show both games.) I woke up at the end of the first quarter, just in time to watch Brady throw…… Continue reading Te-bow!

I have been thinking about the definition of “pilgrimage” ever since we have been in Israel, and today’s travels provide a great opportunity to say more about that. What makes a pilgrimage? Surely, one important part of the definition is the place to which/in which one travels. Can you make a pilgrimage to the bank,…… Continue reading What is a Pilgrimage?