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This is the sign that Sadie made in memory of Seamus, who is now bringing life to a plant that Sadie picked out.

You needn’t spend much time in Jerusalem to see Israeli military reservists – on leave/furlough but still active for mobilization – in civilian clothes, carrying assault rifles with them in their day-to-day lives. It takes some getting used to and can lead to many moments of contextual incongruity. The 20-ish female soldier in uniform? Sure.…

We we’re having a wonderful few nights of culture last week: on Tuesday we watched silent comedy shorts (Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd) with live musical accompaniment at Christy’s church; on Wednesday, we saw an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest in a West Jerusalem park. And then Thursday morning came around, starting a weeklong bout of…

The Reverend Doctor Christy Lohr Sapp was back in the pulpit at Lutheran Church of Redeemer today, for which we are grateful. We are also grateful for our time with Seamus, the kitten we rescued earlier in the week, who sadly passed away last night. It was not unexpected, so we are glad that we…

As some of you will know from Christy’s posts, earlier this week we rescued a kitten left on the sidewalk. We named him Seamus. There have been many ups and downs over the past several days and sleep-deprived night, but until we get him to the local SPCA he is resting comfortably. In his honor,…

We landed back in the Holy Land on Monday after an arduous two days of flight delays, missed connections, and some divine intervention by the service folks at Lufthansa to keep us from getting stranded in Munich International Airport. For two days. With cats. And no overnight options beyond a “family bathroom” and a smoking…

We are four-ish days away from heading back to the Holy Land. I recently picked up a book of poems by Margaret Atwood, so had the form on my mind yesterday during my walks. MONDAY The air is not welcomingwhen I first step outside A low and brooding veilTrees stifled in a damp grip In…

Greetings, y’all! It’s been a busy two weeks for Christy and me, including a week of in Illinois attending ELCA conferences, followed by some preaching and reconnecting-with-friends time in Wisconsin. Sadie has stayed busy with theatre, running spotlight and light boards for Hickory Community Theatre and Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts. This week, Riley is…

Been another hot minute. Christy recently traveled coast-to-coast, going from a synod gathering in Washington State to one in Massachusetts. We took a few days to visit family and friends, then returned home for Christy (with some assists from us) to preach and/or present at multiple churches here in North Carolina. This includes a return…

The past several weeks have been busy with school, sports, travel, and being present for friends and others. Sadie and Christy went on a school trip to Washington, DC, promptly followed by Christy and I popping back up to DC for a two-day Churches for Middle East Peace advocacy summit. Sadie (school) and Riley (YMCA)…