Twice blessed
I feel that I have been twice blessed this week with experiences provided by others who have traveled my “bucket list”. Saturday, I was able to have a wonderful Greek dinner with friends. Lemon grass soup, salad, homemade yogurt, feta cheese and bread – all started with a traditional Greek welcome , music and a little vino! Next, came the main course and three delicious samples. Lasagna, (Greek style of course) spinach pie and lamb. Some had reservations about the lamb due to past experiences but tried a little and liked it. My mother would talk about raising sheep and pigs but these two dishes were never on their family table. Therefore, even though I had tried pork, I don’t think I ever had had lamb.
Very good experience!
Desert was cream of wheat with phyllo dough on top with honey.
Our surprise fortune teller was uncannily accurate. Hmmmmm?
Today, my second ethnic blessing came in the form of a grandmother of one of my students. She had returned from a trip to Irael and spent 9 days there. Unfortunately, her grandson, who had set up the visit was sick and could not come. But not only were we all blesses with the story and pictures she showed us, she presented myself and the teacher aide with prayer shawls. The kids each received a kaliedascope. (Sorry, neither spelling is working). She also told us that she took almost 3 hundred names (ours included) to the Wailing Wall and now we are being prayed over as the rabbis collect these every night. She was able to visit Golgotha and other holy places.
She had saved for ten years for this trip and encouraged the students to reach for their dreams also.
She talked about setting off a security alarm with the eyelets in her shoes and being yelled at by the guards for looking them in the eye. I guess in Israel, this is not allowed. Fortunately, a kind person assisted her before she was detained. Sad to think of the instability of the holy land….
My prayer shawl will be a treasured piece(my favorite color) but I appreciated the time it took (one hour and a half ) to drive to talk to us.
The journey was part of the gift!
Carpe diem…….
