Tour Trip to Israel -Shalom

Once Upon a Time there's a group-trip called 3T tour lead by Keith Johnson which purpose was to find the truth and spy  the beautiful holy land of Israel, hiking, explore every mountain and historical biblical place.

Our personal trip started Saturday March 2, 2013 from USA to Tel Aviv,  Israel. ( 6 hours to Copenhagen, Denmark layover 7:10 am arrival, leaving at 9:00 am departure to Tel Aviv, Israel. We arrived at 2:20 pm to Gurion Airport ) .  ****** :-) In our way to custom my hubby dropped one of our neck pillow lol, when we realize, we went back to get it, after walking for a while, we didn't find it, it seem was finded by another now owner lol. ***** :-)  In the airport I saw a big picture of  Bratt pitt which was kind of funny to my point of view because it was a old picture ( I wasn't expecting anything American) also I saw a Katie Holmes advertising Jewels.(note:  people are not allow to take pictures in the airport) . After receiving our tourist card, picking our suitcase, and get money for ATM we took a taxi who take us at our hotel in Tel Aviv. He drove us through one of the popular street: ALLENBY which I felt I have to walk that street which we did the following day.

The balcony of our hotel room has the most peaceful and relaxing view for our first day was beautiful, you can see the white-beige buildings, the cars, the stop lighting, and in the right side the waves of the beach kissing the sand.

Monday March 4, 2013 the first thing in the morning was walk and feel what we eyes saw from the 10th floor balcony live. We walked the beach , **** :-) we saw a sign  no diving in three language **** :-) .
We felt the windy breeze, the sun, the blue water, in our way back instead of walking of the shore we walked the street we met tourist and local people and car running in the street.

In the afternoon we walked Allenby Street, we encounter many local beautiful people, lots of local stores, gift shops, Israeli's bus, it was a exciting feeling. I felt like in a movie. Crossing a street we saw a hippie boy dancing with a vintage radio, turning our heads right we saw a local market called Carmel Market. My hubby and I went to explore. The market was colorful, here you found clothes, t-shirts, accessories  flowers, fruits, vegetables, of course our favorite : the spices , we tried Shawarma; which is one of the popular middle east food, so it is natural season mix of 7 to 14 ground spices. We like the flavor very much.
After walking three times the market, because we tried to take other street in our way to Jaffa , we took again the Carmel Market to find our way to the hotel lol, we took again Allenby street straight and some left to the second hotel we stayed which the whole group-trip will be for meeting.
In our 3 walk to Carmel Market we also tried Halva which is some dense light sweet dessert from middle east, it is funny because after tasting you can't properly describe and remember the name until you search in google.

Monday 4, 2013 at 700 pm we joined 3T , first meeting of the group. It was a group of strangers who become family for almost 2 weeks, we met Keith Johnson, Joshua ( shookie)our tour guide in Israel.
Keith first words : It was YHWH's plans bring you here, I won't forget those words because in that moment became clear to me, that I was chosen by YHWH to meet this meaningful Land, and I never though exploring  the scripture so vividly, in the place that took place. And also because my point of view was as unsafe travel.  I have to say it is more safe that you can imagine there were kids goings to school alone in the morning, little and big kids  I saw some kids in the night walking alone, what it may seem a little extreme. and more extreme we went to West Bank to visited Bethlehem, which I was amazed at the hospitality of the Palestine  They were courteous during our lunch at the palms Cafe and the middle eastern food was delicious; salad, hummus, Falafel and chicken.

In the meeting Keith present to our tour guide Joshua ( shookie). He is very well known of his land, he gave us a lot interesting information, history, economic, culture and biblical of course. He was also very funny. I'm still laughing when he said the moment were going to our way down to Herodian's cave: '' This is the place were the head of John The Baptizer was cut ''.    Well I was not laughing I was scare :-).

Keith always kept us in suspense what was next in our trip and always explained the important of the place we visited. Keith  also told the group to choose a biblical name. Chris and I picked Issac and Rivka ( Rebecca . We also learn  and practice some Hebrew words, ( well maybe three words).

will continue...
Giselle

Living Colorfully

This month has been adventurous, the type that gave me butterflies in my stomach, super fantastic. I am living in a new country, in my hubby's city so  I am be able to shared and  received so much love. Thanks to my Hubby's family for the warming welcome get-together, the beautiful friends, the buffet, wearing the fire-department outfit and have a photo-shot with the big truck, it was so much fun.  Be able to see family-friends, meeting new ones plus welcome lunch/ dinner with all of them. Blessings, love, peace to all of them. You have my heart already.

Also I had my 1st wedding Anniversary together with my hubby so my house have been full of flowers this month , I have had the spring already :-) . and beyond happy when I did my first page of my memory book.

I like this verse from the Scriptures: Psalm: 118:24 '' This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.  I looked for this verse in my wedding day and I know for sure it will be this way every February and every day because I am with him every day.

 The flowers of my first wedding anniversary.

Welcome get-together

New Year, new Life

In this new year the word that come into my mind  is courage.As we already set resolutions for our life and if we see face ourselves with some adversity, moments that we might wish to avoid or skip, challenging family relationships,  or might have to go through steps to reach our positive goal, we need to feed our mind and heart with courage. I like these definitions I found in Wikipedia and google:

-Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement.

-Self affirmation of being inspite of the fact of non being. Courage is the most important of the virtues.

-Bravery is stand up for what is right in difficult situation, bravery involves also things such as overcoming one's own additive habits, irrational anxieties and harmful dependent  relationship, means also acting against ones' own natural inclination and facing fears which might not have any societal moral implications.

-Honesty involve more than simply telling the truth involve integrity, to be true to oneself across circumstances there are obvious situation in life where to be honest and authentic requires a great deal of strengh in the midst of fear.

-Zest or vitality feeling alive, being full of zest displaying enthusiasm for any and other activieties.

-Sobreponerse a los miedos y preserverar con la accion.  

Quotes:

-Courage is not the absence of fear but the triump over it.

-The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but he who conquers that fear. (Nelson Mandela)

-Follow your heart. Passion  is what drive us crazy  What makes us to do extraordinary things to discover to changelle ourselves. Passion is and should always be the heart of courage. (Midori Komatsu)

-Persevering in the face  of adversity strenghtening ourselves to go in spite of the danger. (Mark Ruherford)

-Standing up for what is right, even if your voices shakes ( maggie Kuhn)

-From caring comes courage. (Lao Tzu)

-Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has  the courage to lose sight of the shore (Lord Chesterfield)

-The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace making the best of circumstances .(Aristotle)

 

I definetely come back here for remember...

Giselle

2012

This year is almost ending. It has been a wonderful blessed year. Rather than a list a goals, I'm thinking in a list of gratitude. My God YHWH is pure love and all mighty, I'm beyond blessed for each day of this year.

I spiritually lean to you, the goals I might have are more in spiritual actitivities to honor you.

         

Meditating.

I feel marvelous how we are create, in each part of our body,  how every function tissue is connected, be able to walk, to see, disgest our food, to breathe. Be able to shared all my life with my parents, brother and his sweet girlfriend (her family), my familly, my hubby's family, their health most of them, my neat house, my bedroom, my bed, my tv I brought long time ago from my paid job and watch my favorite tv show.  The health of my parents again, our amazing trips in our country. For my lonliness times who lead to wake up my creative spirit and awakening searching. Thanks for the sense of responsability and honesty of my family in the path of  in our life, for the family and friends gathering in the importants event in our life. Infinite gratitude for the wonderful person I have in my life my husband Chris and the amazing moments of each day we have.           My wishes for friends and the people out there I hope you find what you are searching and make good for your family and your community.

Giselle

Hello November

Hello November!!!!!! My favorite month, the month in which my parents could see me for the first time. Last Saturday was my birthday, blessed I could spend time with family. I had a pleasant time in Santiago at Camp D. Ranch.

I have had the greatest joys and also some :-( moments as well in this month in other past years, but I  wouldn't change at all. It has taught me to reborn. Every simle steps it is learning experience even if sometimes we don't enjoy too much. I see many colors as rainbow and it will reach many souls. It is listening every bird, and every drop of rain, learning to love in different way, heart and mind are processing at the same time, the perception is understanding and the purpose is union in the way become a joy.

Sometimes I have a love/hate for my birthday. Sometimes I fight with it, figthing/wanting. I realized it because I don't have next to me my other half; Mi Amor, or the expectation of friendships. This is the issue I haven't learned in some November.
Giselle.-

"I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance." - Steve Maraboli  (Quote posted by husband on November 3th 2012 on FB :-D)