Tuscany, Italy

Today we go to Volterra in the province of Tuscany.
We are taking the train and leaving more news friends.
It is hot, and we might want to go somewhere like Norway next.
Haha.
Please keep praying for us as we journey on in this learning experience.

Reading in Proverbs this morning about continuing to learn and get wisdom
so that we can keep that wisdom for our whole lives.
We are watching and listening...

Photos as soon as we can.
Love,
J and C

Sunburns and Skeeters.

Hi again to our dear friends.
We just got back from 10 days of camping and working in 115 degree weather. ( No internet access of course, sorry its been a while since we wrote)... The festival went well, and we met some really neat people from around Europe as well as Pastor Bob Beeman, who helped start Christian rock and roll back in the day. Christy spoke a lot of Spanish working in the camp kitchen. Joseph worked hard and got a sunburn but has healed well thanks to Jesus and aloe vera. It was a good experience for us.

Yummy taste of the week. Fresh made gelato. We like the melon kind.

We are doing well, going to be in Italy a bit longer, there are some pretty places to see...We will let you know where we end up.
Blessing to all.
Please write
LOVE,
Joseph and Christy

Rock on the Rock

Hey all,
We are in Italy, leaving tomorrow for a Rock Festival called Rock on the Rock, www.rockontherock.com , where we will help out. Its going well. Hotter than Switzerland. Awesome food. Rad people. We are blessed. Please pray for us and the young peeps of Italy at the festival etc.
Joy to you,
Joseph and Christy

Wonderful ones who we Love!
We have been in Switzerland for over a month and there is now a special place in our hearts for the Swiss people and land. We have been shown lovely hospitality and gorgeous mountains by our friends Lauro, Gea, Micha and Teresa. We have also met some great new friends.

We will be moving on to Italy Wednesday. We are excited and look forward to it. Here are some photos of a hike we took on 7.7.07. Hope you enjoy them. Please pray for us as we journey on!

Lots of Love,
Joseph andChristy

If people were candles

hmmm...Tonight my delightful husband set up a hot date for me, a lovely setting outside the house with a majestic view... I was watching the candle on the dinner table as the wind blew on it, and almost put it out over and over. Sometimes I, (and I'm sure someone else in the world) feel like that candle, wanting to be bright and joyous all the time, remembering how things might have been a month, a year or 20 years ago....
When the wind finally put the candle out, I thought, maybe it's ok to have a break from the intense heat sometimes. Every candle needs their wick trimmed from time to time. So, I guess we don't need to worry if we don't feel extraordinarily vibrant 24-7. There are times and seasons for everything. Some seasons are cold and snowy( can be fun with mittens, charcoal and cocoa), and some are hot... So, i guess, I'm encouraging you to really bite into whatever season you're in, that's what I'd like to do. Time is quick, humanity fades like flowers, May we learn to enjoy love in our short time on earth...
Restfully, Christy

Fresh Milk from the Cow

Swiss Cheese Delights...

You might be among those who have dreamed of sinking your teeth into some oh so tasty Swiss cheese, (no not just the kind with holes in it that we call Swiss cheese)...the vast array of fresh made morsels. Of course you might not have gone so far as to imagine what some of this cheese SMELLS like. You cant tell when you buy it at the grocery store, and were learning that it is all too true that one ought not "judge a book by its cover". Its just, some of these cheeses, though they taste mighty fine, leave the distinctive and undeniable smell of dog poo on your hands. So at the dinner table, sometimes we just have to plug our noses, and grin. Here's the beast it comes from and the old fashioned cheese factory. Is your mouth watering yet?......................We hope so! J and C

Music and Mountains

Christy sang the Sound of Music in the mountains, and we recorded it, but we cant put it on the blog. Here are some really pretty flowers from up there. We have also been playing some music and learning more piano and guitar which is great. Marriage is awesome!