A Very Happy Week

This past week has been a busy yet good week. I feel like I got a LOT done...including everything on my To Do List!

To begin with..Do you realize there are only 2 weeks left to take advantage of the early bird registration for Purify 2014 - Retreat for Hebrew Roots Singles?  Sign up now and save at http://purify2014.com/! 

On Monday, I had my cleaning jobs which Daddy and I do together.  Some good Daddy Daughter time.

Then on Tuesday, I was interviewed by Gene Porter on The Wall Watchman talking about Purify 2014 and Purify West Coast. You can listen to the interview at http://www.messianiclambradio.com/wallwatchmen.html. The interview was great to do, and Gene was a joy to be interviewed by! 

I also added two new essential oil blends to our website - Refreshing Air Freshener Oil Blend and Stimulating Refreshing Air Freshener Oil Blend - http://restorahtionfarm.com/essentialoils.htm.

I completed my degrees as a Certified Nutritional Counselor (C.N.C.) and Certified Chaplain in Holistic Approaches (C.C.H.A.) this past week!  Only one more course and two case studies till I have my degree as a Naturopathic Doctor!  I am also going to go on with the few additional courses required to have my second doctorate as a Doctor of Biblical Medicine.  Happy Dance!  :) 

Wednesday and Thursday much of my time was spent recording upcoming shows for Women Encouraing Women, the radio show I co-host.  We have an upcoming series called Shabbat Around the World, and I cannot wait for you all to hear it!  
 
On Thursday, I was interviewed by Paul Nison talking about Purify - Retreats for Hebrew Roots Singles. Please watch at http://youtu.be/tDQLbHQ046k. 

Friday was Shabbat preparation day, and we had the house all cleaned and everything done on time which is always the greatest feeling.  To have everything done...not just to come to a stop on Shabbat...but to know you planned your timing well.  

We had our Shabbat gathering and greatly enjoyed that!  I'm looking forward to the young folks in our congregation getting together for a time of fellowship next Sunday as well.

And on a final funny note, a friend of mine, Denise, shared this picture below with me since she knows I love pink flamingo.  

 
My friend, Alex (short for Alexandria) said "We wear pink camo because we are just awesomely feminine!"  You just gotta love pink camo!  

Computer, WEW, and More!

Well, good and bad news on my computer. The bad news is that it is finally declared a lemon. The good news is that means I will get a financial re-imbursement. I have ordered my new computer and should have it a couple of weeks. Since I use this for all my ministry work, I needed to upgrade a few technical features on the computer. I also had to upgrade some of the software due to a newer operating system. As a result, I ended up spending about $1,000 to get the new computer and software. If you feel led to help my ministry purchase the computer making up the financial differnce, please check out the ministry donation page -  http://standinginyhvhshand.org/donate.htm. 

This week on Women Encouraging Women, Melanee and I interviewed Tricia Leu, author of Love Awakened.  Please check out the show at www.womenencouragingwomen.org.

I also finished my aromatherapy course! Only 6 more courses to go and then my doctrinal thesis...and I'm done with my degree as a Naturopathic Doctor!

Finally a fun picture...

My best friend got married!

My best friend got married on Sunday, October 27. Congratulations Andrew and Nicole! I had the honor of being her Maid of Honor.

To see pictures, please click here.

Purify 2014 - Shabbat Pictures are Up

Just posted the Shabbat Pictures from Purify 2013 on the Purify 2014 Facebook page. Please check them out at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.544915198920814.1073741833.455679801177688&type=1. Don't forget to like the Purify 2014 page while you are there!  I am really excited to see what Yahweh is already doing and will be doing through Purify 2014 - Retreat for Hebrew Roots Singles!!!

Beautiful New Moon!

We saw a beautiful moon last night! Daddy called me outside to see it. Wonderful Father Daughter Moment!

Shavuot (Pentecost)

We had a wonderful Shavuot gathering with Tony Robinson as our speaker.  We had over 60 people in our home and had a superb time of fellowship, teaching, and feasting!

Tony arrived Friday morning, so our family got to enjoy having him in our home and fellowshipping with him before everyone began arriving.  It was really neat to see how I had almost asked him on Thursday night before he flew out if he would consider bringing his guitar to lead some worship...then hesitated as I didn't want to ask to much...to see him walk through the front door carrying his backpack and guitar case!  That was seeing Yahweh truly work.  Aunt Daria and Rich arrived in the early afternoon to help us finish preparing.  Then the trailers began arriving...as well as those tent camping.  By evening, our driveway was lined with campers and cars.  It was great to see how everyone worked together that evening.  We enjoyed a shared supper, Tony lead us in worship while I lead the Davidic Dance circle, then he did a teaching that evening.

Shabbat morning, we got to sleep in some...but not too much!  :)  Then we had breakfast and began our day with a teaching.  Tony would teach three times that day.  He played Baruch Adonai in order for me to teach it that afternoon...which we would dance to that night.  Our lunch was a true feast...and we had plenty of leftovers for supper...plus a couple of families had brought extra dishes to share for supper.  Then after supper, we had a campfire with homemade kosher marshmallows, chocolate bars, and graham crackers to make s'mores.  Yum!  We all had fun doing that.

Sunday morning, we had another teaching...followed by our annual Shavuot cookout of kosher hot dogs, hamburgers, and BBQ chicken.  It was yummy and very well eaten!  Then Tony taught his last teaching session before leaving for the airport.  He was a great teacher, very humble, and loved Yahweh and his family.  He was a true blessing to our group.

Oh, and he had some fun...quizzing us with various questions as he went through the teaching giving away some of his teachings (CD, DVD, his book, and pamphlets).  I answered one of the questions right and got a copy of his book...that made my day on Shabbat!

I will close with a few pictures.  You can see the rest on my Facebook by clicking here.

 Our Davidic Dance Circle.

 Worshipping our Great Creator and King!

 Tony leading the worship on his guitar.

 Did you get that point?

 Are you going to Purify 2013 - Retreat for Hebrew Roots Singles?

We are!  There were eight of us who are going at Shavuot!

 Enjoying the campfire and kosher s'mores.

 Our Shavuot cookout!

 Main Street - Shavuot 2013!

My family with Tony Robinson of Restoration of Torah Ministries

Spring Farmers Markets - Our First One

Spring Farmers Markets have started. Come see us each Wednesday from 3-6pm in Dublin in the Oakland Nursery parking lot.

Passover

We had a WONDERFUL Passover. Can you tell I enjoyed it?!?!  :)  There were 16 people gathered around our table as we celebrated everything that Yahweh through sending His son, Yeshua the Messiah to redeem us had done for us as His children.  We partook of the unleavened bread remembering to live our lives without sin while seeing the picture of the life Yeshua lived - beaten and bruised for us...broken for us...without sin...our perfect redeemer.  We ate of the horseradish remembering the bitterness of slaverly and doing things the way the world does.  We ate of the charoset (apple mixture) realizing that the bitterness of the slavery only made the freedom of redemption so much sweeter. 

My dad and Paul did an excellent job as leader and reader.  It truly felt like family gathered our the table.  Interestingly enough about 3/4 of those around the table had been here for Sukkot.  It shows how close our group is becoming - praise Yahweh!  Here are a few pictures from our Passover...

Daddy cooking the lamb.

 Daddy and Paul leading the seder.

 

 Everyone around the table.

 The Matzah - Unleavened Bread

 Me (Jocelin) lighting the Seder Candles

Sukkot

Sukkot was once again a wonderful eight days of rejoicing before our loving Heavenly Father.  We go by the sighted New Moon as seen in Jerusalem, so our Sukkot started on Monday, October 1.  We had a couple of families who wanted to Sukkot with us who go by the dark of the moon, so they arrived on Sunday.  Also, we had three of the families in our congregation come over on Sunday to help us finish preparing - mowing the yard, fencing in the chickens, pulling the last of the weeds, setting up tents, putting up tables and chairs, and fixing food.  It was a lot of fun working togther!

Monday began the real excitement with everyone arriving.  That evening as the sun set, we had our annual opening Thanksgiving style dinner.  Since the first Thanksgiving was either a Sukkot celebration or based on the concept of Sukkot, we have taken that back and made it a "new tradition" for our group for the past three years.  Momma fixes her turkey and dressing, and each family contributes a dish to go with it.  We then had our opening session and enjoyed lots of good fellowship.

By Tuesday, we began to establish a daily routine.  Get up, enjoy breakfast and fellowship for a while, watch a Hebrew Lesson by Jeff Benner on DVD, fix and eat lunch which was our main shared meal of the day, enjoy a rousing afternoon midrash, dance before the Lord in our Davidic Dance class, pull out some leftovers for supper, and then have an evening teaching session.  We often closed out the night with a movie such as Flywheel, Fireproof, and Courageous. 

On Sunday, we had Aaron and Tricia Leu who recently wrote the book Love Awakened join us and share their testimony which is a very touching story of Yahweh working mightily in someone's life.  Monday morning was our "Breakfast Brunch" which is where we feast on eggs, turkey bacon (which we ended up naming "Turkin"), pancakes, fruit, hashbrowns, and fruit pizza.  The children also enjoyed some special activities and crafts just for them like a making a banner which said Sukkot in Hebrew letters and decorating it. 

Throughout the week, I most enjoyed the teamwork and fellowship as well as the many Scriptural discussions.  I also took quite a few pictures which you can view by clicking here.  Hag Sameach! 

Camp Yeshua, Part 3

Well, I promised you Camp Yeshua, Part 3 which would be about the theme nights, the girl's purity session, and the women's swim, so I thought I would write that tonight.  Then I will only have one more "catch up" topic left...which should have me current with all the fun stories of my life come Sukkot.  :)  And then I'll have even more stories to tell! 

As you all know, Camp Yeshua is a highlight of the year for me, and it was once again.  Each year, we have various theme nights.  This year, we had Pop Culture Night, Neon Night, International Night, Tribulation Night, and Exodus Imminent Night.  I participated in the International Night by dressing up with my Israeli silk skirt, matching shirt, and Israeli covering along with a necklace I got while in the land.  This was the outfit that I was always getting mistaken for being Israeli in while I was in the Land.  Tribulation night is the night that I wear by camo headcovering to have some fun!  And the Exodus Imminent Night is our semi-formal night which I of course dressed up for!  :)  It is always amazing to see what the kids come up with for each night. 

The girl's purity session was on Monday afternoon which I co-lead with Ann Judah Stropes (Monte Judah's daughter).  She and I had worked separately on our parts, talked them through together, then finalized them on Friday right after we got in.  The session went really well, and I think the girl's lives were positively impacted as we talked about not just waiting for the right guy but being the right girl with a heart focused on Yahweh. 

And finally, my other favorite part is the women's swim.  This is when all the lady counselors go down to the pool after the kids are in bed.  This is a fabulous time for us to decompress, share our joys and struggles, and get some chocolate in!  It is just the boost we need as ladies to get through the week. 

I must close now with a Shabbat shalom.  And don't forget, if you haven't already seen them, you can check out my camp pictures by clicking here. 

Yom Teruah and more...

This week has been a good busy week, and the beginning of the Fall Feasts which I absolutely love! 

Friday, Momma took us for a tailspin by having incredibly high eye pressure which I mentioned in my last post.  It is doing better than it was, but it is not all the way back down to normal.  Plus the medications are not fully agreeing with her body.  It is making her tired with minimal appetite; however, she is up and doing some again.  Please keep praying for her full healing.

Tuesday was Yom Teruah, and our congregation had a cookout out and gathering in honor of the High Holy day.  We had a nice group here with such a sweet spirit.  We provided the hot dogs and buns, and everyone brought a side dish to go with it.  We had a true feast.  After enjoying a great time of fellowship and feasting, we had a midrash on Yom Teruah which would be properly translated Feast of Shofars.  Everyone participated in the discussion...contributing some insight or question they had. You can see pictures by clicking here. 

Yesterday, we went to see Gaga (my grandfather) and take him his new bedspread for his room which he loved.  It was nice to see him so happy with something I had picked out just for him.  :)  We watched a bit of television with him while I knitted.  It is hard to find things to do with him due to his dementia/Alzheimer's, but we can often find an old timey show like Andy Griffith, Bonanza, etc or play Uno with him. 

Now today, I have been working on getting that to do list done, and it is looking pretty good.  The next thing to tackle is the Sukkot meal plan and working with each family as to their assigned categories.  I enjoy that...but it is a big task at the same time...coordinating each of the families. 

Well, off to work on finishing that to do list... 

Camp Yeshua, Part 1

Camp Yeshua 2012 - Exodus Imminent was once again a great experience and a highlight of the year for me in so many ways.  I'll begin telling about it today; however, I know that it is going to take more than one entry!  :) 

I traveled out to Oklahoma with my dear friend, Nicole, who was also going as a counselor.  This was her second year and my third year.  We flew out on Friday, July 6 on a morning flight to Oklahoma City.  We made it into OKC 10 minutes which was a first!  Ann (Judah) Stropes picked us up from the airport.  We enjoyed going out for a girl's lunch and some relaxing fellowship before running a couple of errands.  Then we headed to the Lion and Lamb Office to get to work.  Ann and I were leading the girl's purity session at camp together, so we spent the afternoon combining our notes to make one smooth presentation.  Nicole helped package up the water bottle, t-shirt, and wrist band packages for all the campers. 

That evening, we went out to dinner with Monte, Lin, Ann, and Isaac.  Then we stayed with Lin for a bit before heading to the B'nai Shalom services which we greatly enjoyed.  After watching it on the internet each week, it is nice to be there in person.  And of course, we just had to see Dr. Scotty!  He has such an amazing love for Yahweh and for each person who is brought into his life.  A dear true saint!  We also enjoyed dancing there at B'nai as well as the teaching.

After services, Kathy Clayton (Mike Clayton's wife) picked us up to host us for the weekend.  She was the most gracious loving host we could have asked for.  She did everything she could to make us very comfortable.  It was like visiting family!  We got to see their farm, meet all the animals including this "so ugly he's cute" turkin!, help feed them, and enjoy a very relaxing Shabbat.  Nicole and I both commented on how comfortable and welcomed we felt.  We also enjoyed getting to know a new friend, Marsha, who was with us part of the time. 

Then Sunday morning, Kathy and Marsha drove us out to Oakridge Christian Camp where Camp Yeshua is held.  We had to be there at 10am for the adult staff meeting in order to be prepared for the campers.  We got there right on time, stashed our luggage in our dorm's sitting area, and headed for the meeting.  When we broke up for lunch, Nicole and I rode along with Chuck and his daughter Laura.  Laura and I are good friends, so we were glad for the excuse to hang out!  Then back for the second half of the staff meeting only to be done right in time for the camper's registration to begin! 

I will stop here for now...and continue in the next couple of days.  In the meantime, you can check out my camp pictures by clicking here. 

Catching Up

Wow!  It has been way too long since I have posted on here.  I am planning to do my best to get back to blogging twice a week from here on out...but sometimes life just happens!

First of all, thank you to those who took the time to read my article that I wrote for Money Help for Christians last month.  It was part of the Money Help for Christians Writers Challenge.  Depending on how many Facebook shares, Tweets, and Google+ shares my article received determined my placement in the final standings.  And I'm very excited to say that with your help, I won the contest!  Thank you all so much.  If you did not get a chance to read the article, please click here to read it.

Our family hosted our congregation's Shavuot Weekend Gathering with Brad Scott as our guest speaker.  We had about 50 people in attendance for the weekend, and everyone had a fabulous time.  The food was delicious, the teaching was loaded with truth, and the fellowship was sweet.  I just posted a memory video to YouTube.  You can watch it by clicking here.  I've also posted pictures which you can see by clicking here.

My family is staying busy with our home based bakery as well as the family farm.  My mom has been struggling with high eye pressure which when it is high is causing quite a bit of discomfort.  Please keep her in your prayers.  We appreciate it!  Also, we had a calf (Midrash) born on the farm about a month ago to Maggie, our cow.  You can see a picture of him by clicking here.   And we even slipped in time to take in a Paul Wilbur concert.  You can see picture by clicking here. 

I was recently interviewed for Walkabout - Interviews with Members of the Messianic Family, an internet radio show.  I was able to talk about quite a variety of topics including Biblical Finances, my ministry, our family farm, my trip to Israel, and the Messianic Youth Camp that I serve at every summer.  You can hear the interview by clicking here.  Due to a technical error, the first few minutes of the hour long interview were lost.  That was the part where I talked about the importance of finances from a Biblical perspective, being debt free, and having a spending plan.  The live audience did here this portion; it's just not on the recording.  The host, Susan invited me back (probably late Fall time frame) to talk more about finances.

Next month, I will be going out to Oklahoma and again serving at Camp Yeshua, the largest Messianic Youth Camp in the US.  This is always a treat and blessing to me personally as well as encouraging to see the impact made in the next generation's life.

I had the privilege of recently interviewing Brad Scott of Wildbranch Ministries at my congregations recent Shavuot (Pentecost) gathering. His words of insight into the Hebrew Language, walking the Torah walk, and training up the next generation makes this a definite do not miss! Plus he coins a new term just for my interview.  Please check it out by clicking here.

Well, I will close now and blog again soon!  It's good to be back!

Passover 2012

We had an amazing Passover. So beyond words! You could truly sense the spirit of Yahweh there. Our family has been busy preparing for the past two or so weeks. We had a four page to do list which kept us quite busy...shopping, ordering the lamb, finding the various supplies, coordinating, etc.

Friday morning dawned a bright and clear day - a day perfect for us! Aunt Daria and her grandchildren (Matthew and Ashley) came over about lunch time. Momma and Aunt Daria worked on the Matzah ball soup. The children and I finished gathering everything we needed. We had told anyone who wanted to come help to come from 2pm on. So by about 3pm, we had three super helperes in Richard, Paul, and Tamara. They, Matthew, Ashley, and I headed to the hall to set up the tables, decorate, and get all the Seder elements all put out. We were joined by Glenn at the hall...and soon after, Joseph got there. That gave us plenty of guys to move th heavy wooden tables and many chairs to get it set up as we liked it for Passover. We would be having 32 people for theSeder.

More and more of the congregation continued to join us and help us get setup. The many hands made work light! We were fully set up and just doing the final little things and fellowshipping after just 1 hour and 45 minutes. Daddy was at home grilling the lamb which was once again so tender and flavorful! All of the food was very good - lamb, matzah ball soup, lentils, beans tomatoes and rice, fruit salad, veggie tray, salad, coleslaw, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cheesecake, coconut macaroons, fruit punch, plus all the Seder yummies like Charoset! I could hardly sleep that night for being full!

Daddy lead the Seder. To was his first year doing so. He had been the reader the past town years which was excellent preparation for him. He did a fabulous job. He was well prepared, and you could tell so. He was also very relaxed.

Then Gary who is part of our congregation was the reader as well as taught the meaning of some of the key words using Paleo Hebrew. That was very fascinating. The entire Seder went very smoothly. Ashley found the Afikomen for us, so we were able to complete the Seder! :)

I have put up on my Facebook some of the photos and set it up where you too can see the pictures. To do so, click here. I will close now and wish you a wonderful Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Sukkot was Amazing...Sukkot was Amazing...Sukkot was Amazing!!!!

Sukkot was absolutely amazing! I've been to 4 Sukkots including this year, and this one was the best of them all. It began by friends of ours coming up from Georgia on Tuesday. It was nice to be able to spend time with them. Then on Wednesday, Daria who is like an aunt to me came.

Thursday was when it all really began. We were busy getting the Turkey cooked for our Thanksgiving dinner which was our traditional opening meal. Then Daddy went to pick Richard Rives (our speaker) up from the airport. We really enjoyed having Richard here. He is a quiet and humble man with a huge heart for serving YHVH. You can check out his work at www.toolong.com.

We got all the food cooked and ready...then we all headed over to the Township Hall which we had set up earlier in the day. We fed 28 people at supper. Then we had a community wide event with Richard speaking on Biblical Archeology and the Biblical Covenant. We had 46 people in attendance for that. Jacob (who is 16 and my younger "brother") was there with his family. They had been planning to Sukkot with us; however, due to some health issues, they weren't going to be able to. Jacob and I were both very disappointed. We were washing dishes and discussing that. He told me, "I tried to talk my mom into letting me come up and camp that week, but she wasn't sure about me inviting myself." I told him, "I talked to my mom about you coming up for the week, but she wasn't sure how comfortable your mom would be about that." So we went to his parents together, and by the end of the night, it was planned that they would come up on Monday as a family and leave Jacob to stay until Thursday! Then we would later get it extended to Friday...then Shabbat. It was wonderful having him here. We had so much fun!

Anyway back to the chronology. Richard spoke on Friday and Saturday sharing about his archeology digs including finding Noah's Ark! He also explained the pagan origins of much of mainstream Christianity and how we need to return to the Truth of the Scriptures. It was very good! Plus I'll be working with Richard on a project called Commandment Keepers. More will be coming about that soon. Daddy took Richard back to the airport early Sunday morning for him to be able to return home, get his family, and head to speak at 3 more Sukkots!


Sunday was a relaxing more laid back day as we were all tired out after the busy weekend. We also lost our weekend folks and were down to our core group which was 14 of us. We had over doubled our core group from last year's Sukkot as well as tripled our weekend group. My chiropractor came and spoke on Living Well for the First 100 Years that afternoon.

Then on Monday morning, our toilet got stopped up. When Daddy went to plunge it, Daria saw water coming out of our laundry room. It was backing up our emergency drain in there. We called the plumber who told us what to check to determine if it was a plumbing line issue or a septic tank issue. It turned out to be the septic tank was full, so we needed to have it pumped. We called the company that our regular plumber recommended. We explained that we were hosting Sukkot with a house full of people, and they came in 1 hour to pump us out! So we were barely without a bathroom. Plus everyone pitched in to help us get cleaned up. It made a large job very manageable.

That afternoon, Mike taught a class on Introduction to Essential Oils. Jacob's family got here soon after lunch and joined us for the class. Then that night, we enjoyed being out around the campfire and fellowshipping. I also taught my first ever Davidic Dance Class. It went really well, and I was very pleased. I taught Old Friend and Dance with Me in this class after explaining the basic steps. Later in the week, Jacob and I would learn how to do the couples version of Dance with Me in order to show and explain to the dance class. It was nice to have my brother do it with me, and we got it down really quick. I'd have to say that is one of my crowning dance achievements. :)


Tuesday, Mike led the morning and afternoon sessions. Then he and Elaine (who are from GA) had to head on towards home due to them moving the end of this month. That evening, Daddy led the midrash on Nehemiah's Wall, and we watched Facing the Giants. Wednesday, Paul led our morning and evening midrashes. We did dance class that afternoon as we had been doing it each afternoon. Thursday morning, we had our breakfast brunch of eggs, hash browns, pancakes, fruit, turkey bacon, and cinnamon rolls. Boy was I full after that. Then Paul and Tamara had to head on home. They have animals and were only able to get animal care through that day. We did an evening midrash. Then we got down to my family, Daria, Jacob, and Joseph. Jacob's family would be coming on Shabbat...so we enjoyed just being "family." Daria also went and got her grandkids to come out and visit. Ashley and Matthew seemed to really take to Jacob and I. We got to be the "big sister and brother" to them. I really enjoyed them! Friday afternoon, Daddy led a midrash on "Are you sitting on your trunk - A Study of Rachel?" which was very good. Then Shabbat evening, Joseph headed for home. And after that Jacob and his family left. I was really sad by now. It was too quiet in the house! Daria and her grandkids stayed a bit longer and left Sunday after lunch. Then it was back to us. That was nice yet sad at the same time.

Now, I've begun the countdown to the next Shabbat Gathering, planning a youth/young adult outing, Passover, Shavuot, Camp Yeshua, and next Sukkot!!! :)

You can see pictures at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2354569377588.130923.1050784025&type=1&l=8c13a693d3.

Camp Yeshua 2011, Part 1

If I had to sum up Camp Yeshua 2011 with one word, it could only be AMAZING! It was once again an awesome YHVH filled time. Often times the first time you go somewhere it is the best time. Well, I can honestly say that this time was even better. I didn't know if it was possible...but it was!

I had the privaledge of leading with my friend, Nicole, the tribe of Merari. We normally divide the campers into the 12 Biblical Tribes of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Benjamin, Asher, Isschar, Ephraim, Zebulun, Gad, Naphtali, and Dan. Well, we've gotten big enough where we needed more tribes...but you can't add to the Bible. So Ephraim added the Levitial tribes in...We had Aaron, Kohath, Merari, and Gershon. My tribe was a wonderful group. It was great to see them work together, learn together, and play together! Our tribe was part of the Camp of Dan. Each group of 4 tribes makes up the camps just as the Israelites camped in the Wilderness. So we have the Camp of Dan, Reuben, Ephraim, and Judah. Our camp, the Camp of Dan, came in a close 2nd for winning the Spirit of Messiah award...or the overall camp award.

I have posted quite a few pictures on my Facebook which tell the story in detail. However, you can also see those pictures without a Facebook account by using the below links...
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2117313206332.121734.1050784025&l=67753cb543
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2117394888374.121735.1050784025&l=2cd8893144
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

I'll share more about camp in my next post...

Modest Woman Revelations

I had the privilege of being interviewed by Paul Nison of Torah Life Ministries on modesty. Here is that interview...

More Israel Trip Pictures

Here are the last two days of the Israel Trip.

Day 11
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92380&id=1050784025&l=7c07dc4795

and Day 12.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92383&id=1050784025&l=7f53a192e7

I pray you have enjoyed them, and I have an extra special surprise to share on Shabbat...so be on the lookout for that then!

Israel Trip Pictures - Days 9 and 10

More Israel Trip Pictures are Up!

Day 9
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91782&id=1050784025&l=7f359d9c94

Day 10
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92167&id=1050784025&l=0bf060c603

Days 7 and 8 of Israel Trip

More pictures posted -

Day 7
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91397&id=1050784025&l=25a31c260b

Day 8
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91538&id=1050784025&l=8ac6a2a8c1