Come Take a Trip With Us (and Hidden Blessings)

June for us is a busy month. Hubby is busy finishing up his English classes. While I scurry about getting ready for our summer travels, as we usually visit and catch up with friends and churches. We’ll be traveling quite a bit this summer too, as usual. And I really wish you could join us!

First stop: the hometown

First stop, Hubby’s hometown in the beautiful Cilento National Park, near Salerno. Where we stay right in the home where he was born! Situated in an ancient village, surrounded by rugged and wild wilderness. And with such old-fashioned ways that it’s like taking a giant step back in time.

Our beautiful summer town; Hubby’s birthplace.

A Hidden Blessing

When our summer home passed into our care, we really didn’t want it. It just seemed like an unneccary burden, more to maintain, and extra expense. (Lord, please forgive our grumbling and complaints!)

For it has turned out to be one of our greatest blessings! Expenses are low, mostly because Italian property taxes are so reasonable. None at all on 1st homes, and quite reasonable on second houses luxury homes. Utilities are the only real expense and also low because we don’t use them all year.

So we get a comfy summer-long holiday, nearly free! And right in the midst of the beautiful national park! But the greatest blessings we enjoy, other than catching up with long-time friends and neighbors, is the cool mountain air and almost total absence of mosquitos!! Thank you Lord!

Traveling on…

We haven’t formulated an itinerary yet, but plan to travel north and visit one of the churches we helped start in Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna. And then further north to visit friends. But best of all, we’ll be visiting churches (some for the 1st time), meeting up with old friends, and making new ones! We’ll try to keep you posted.

Reading and relaxation

In our summer village we always enjoy plenty of time for reading and study. In many ways, it’s become a spiritual retreat for us – and sometimes friends also get a chance to enjoy it with us.

Life can get so busy, what with work, church, and all. So in our lazy village afternoons we hope to study and read a lot. In preparation, I’ve been downloading Bible school materials and free pdfs from Free Classic Books.

More hidden blessings

Not that it’s all loafing time though! It’s also a catch-up time for spring cleaning, home maintenance, and cleaning our countryside land. So yes we are blessed, with both work and pleasure. And so many extra, hidden blessings that the Lord sends our way.

Like the year we got to minister in a church in Pozzuoli, near Naples! Called Puteoli in Scripture, the apostle Paul spent 7 days the town. It’s so exciting going to Italy’s Bible places!

The Lord sends many blessings. But if we’re not careful, we might overlook them, like we almost did with our summer home. Because sometimes his blessings come in the most unlikely packaging! Hidden among things we may not always see as blessings. How many of them do you miss?

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