Take the Time to Do the Things That Bring You Joy!

It is summer time and what better way to take some time away from the stress and busyness of our daily lives. I am taking some time to go on a mission trip to Israel with my church to renew my spirit as we minister to the people of Akko (Acre), Israel.

I am so excited to be back doing mission work after 2 years of being away. We still cannot go to the mission trip we normally take in Moldova because of the conflict in Ukraine but we were fortunate to have the opportunity present itself to go to Israel and we jumped on it.

I plan to take time out while there to reflect on my life and what I plan on accomplishing in this new season of my life and think about my trip around the sun coming up next month and what I see as my new year goals. Everyone needs to have a direction in every stage their lives and I like to reflect when I am approaching my birthday to make plans and also look back at how my year went. Being in Israel is the perfect time and place to do that.

What I have found as I have gotten older is that taking a leap of faith in this stage life needs to be the norm. As I was telling someone the other day, I have less days on this side of my life and I want to make sure I am living it to the fullest. I have a friend who always post the adventures he and his wife go on and they go on a lot. His last sentence is always “go out and enjoy life”. So I challenge you…. Go Out and Enjoy Life! Do the things that bring you joy.

I can’t wait to tell you all about my trip….