We're back from our trip to Israel and Jordon.  I hit the ground running (after getting over my nausea-jet-lag-spell that lasted about a day).  I am getting ready for our Cadets (seminary students) that are coming to the Corps (church) next Monday.  It has become more than just a Corps event, but a family event too because the kids are so excited also!  Besides that, catching up on several things at home and the Corps.  Whew! 

BUT.... with all that, I have a newfound peace admist it all.  I think it comes from the realization of just how insignificant I am in this world. I know I'm important to a handful of people, but other than that, the only one who really makes a difference in this world is God.  Even anything that I could claim, comes from Him.  

We had such an amazing trip.  It has really made an impact on me.  All of these things affected me:   group dynamics, second honeymoon with Paul, "legalism" issues, culture and attitudes of all the people we came in contact with, Muslim and Jewish religions, history, places, new knowledge, fresh understandings and soooooo much more.

I am so thankful for getting to go.  The kids had a wonderful time with their Aunt and Cousin.  I am still hearing about all of their fun and experiences.  I am also feeling especially blessed to be able to better explain and teach about Jesus to my children.  They have such an appetite to learn everything I did.  They are loving hearing about our experiences such as hiking up to place that John the Baptist was beheaded and why he was beheaded.  And about my baptism in the Jordan River (they have watched it like 10 times!) And about Masada and the Sea of Galilee and about the Muslims in Jordan and how they're not all terrorists.

Paul and I are still sorting out all of our pictures and video and souvenirs.  I do still plan to post about some of these.  I am just finding it so hard to put such an amazing experience into words.