Buona Pasqua (Happy Easter) from Italy!! This Easter is, undoubtedly, the strangest that most of us have ever celebrated. And in the midst of this pandemic storm, many of us feel sad, alone, and closed in. But to help ease that, I’ve got a little gift for you from our church. An Easter song (inContinueContinue reading “An Italian Easter Song”
Category Archives: Faith
The Right Remedy
Tomorrow is the big day. I go in for cataract surgery, which I’m not especially looking forward to. Regaining sight in that eye, sure I look forward to that. But the rest? I’m not especially keen on shots and incisions in my eyeball! The right remedy. Yet, I know it’s the right remedy. I couldContinueContinue reading “The Right Remedy”
Eyes That Don’t See: A Spiritual Vision Checkup
It crept up quietly, little by little. That’s how some things happen. And we don’t realize it until it’s too late (or almost). Like with my eyesight. I was convinced that I could see. But the truth is, I was going blind. Our eyes are pretty amazing. Each eye is made up of over 2ContinueContinue reading “Eyes That Don’t See: A Spiritual Vision Checkup”
Life and Missions in Small Town Italy
Visiting Italian villages is a unique and sometimes confusing experience. Expect people to stare at you as you walk down the street. But don’t let it give you an inferiority complex. It’s not that you’re strange or funny-looking. They just don’t see many outsiders, and people everywhere seem to have curiosity in spades! Life inContinueContinue reading “Life and Missions in Small Town Italy”
Our Italian Summer Village: Beyond Forgotten
There is only one road leading to the isolated town, our summer village. A place little touched by time, technology, or by the frenetic pace of getting ahead. Thirteen years had passed since our last visit. And though fewer and older, the inhabitants somehow seem to have remained much the same. Many of the old and wrinkledContinueContinue reading “Our Italian Summer Village: Beyond Forgotten”
Our Abruzzo, Beautiful but Forgotten
Our Abruzzo village nestles among gently rolling hills, covered with vineyards and olive groves. With snow-capped mountains on one side and the Adriatic Sea on the other, the area is truly beautiful. We feel blessed to live here. Abruzzo is primarily an agricultural region. Its mountainous terrain and agricultural focus keeps Abruzzo off the beatenContinueContinue reading “Our Abruzzo, Beautiful but Forgotten”