Adventure... here I come!

Family adventure for Christmas... we met half-way!
 Love these "kids"

I've been doing a lot of thinking on one of my biggest activities since my kids have grown into adults... traveling.   There will be a whole blog entry on my thoughts as travel has evolved in my life...later.  Presently, however,  I will be making my 3rd trip overseas for 2014!  Sometimes I cannot believe it. I have one son and daughter (in-law) whose career has taken me and will take me many places I would have never thought of going!  I am so glad that I have been stretched beyond my own imagination, even though there are times I dread the LONG, tight plane rides!  But the joy and fun of seeing my 7 "blessings" environment and daily lives, international or domestic, among a community of people is so heartwarming!  And, when I get to participate in serving or helping with them... I love that!  Visiting life overseas or in America lets me have windows into international/other peoples lives, beyond tourism.  That makes a trip extraordinary for me.

One thing is for sure, whether it be America, Israel, France, China, or Honduras, the wonderful thing of  travel is that on the other end or with me,  there are people for which I love and care.  Sure, call me a "people person", it is accurate.  Call me a woman of adventure, that too is more accurate than I ever thought.   I just know it is a delight that whether at home, or on a traveling adventure, there are people I care for and love that I miss no matter where I am.  That makes life wonderful!

Adventure, jet lag, sleeping sitting up,  here I come... again!  And there are 2 of the "kids" I love on the other end!

... And, yes, I am the short one in the pic!  It's been that way most of their lives!