We R2B Salt & Light

2007-07-23T00:03:00.000+03:00

the girls having funs

Callie and me

thanks kristal for the sweet braclet!

2007-06-28T02:19:00.000+03:00

Yeh, I'm a Brewers fan, and for the first time that I can ever remember, they are in first place. Wow!

IBL (Israel Baseball League)

2007-06-26T12:12:00.000+03:00

The Israel Baseball League is the professional baseball league of Israel. In the IBL’s inaugural season, there will be six teams -- The Bet Shemesh Blue Sox, The Modi’in Miracle, The Netanya Tigers, The Petach Tikva Pioneers, The Ra'anana Express, and The Tel Aviv Lightning. Among the managers of the IBL’s teams are former Major League stars Art Shamsky, Ken Holtzman, and Ron Blomberg.

The IBL has quickly established itself as a League-of-Choice for the premier international baseball player. Already signed for its inaugural season are players from the United States, Canada, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Europe, and, of course, Israel. Players from additional countries are expected to be added over the coming months. The players signed all have significant baseball pedigrees, being alums from the Minor Leagues, national teams, college varsity teams, and other major baseball programs.

Opening Day for its premier season has been pegged to take place at Yarkon Sports Complex in the Baptist Village of Petach Tikva on June 24, 2007. The six teams each will play a 45-game schedule, augmented by a mid-season All-Star Game and a season-ending Championship Game.

CHECK OUT THESE LINKS...

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http://israelbaseballleague.com/main/

http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=42

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1182409631210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

IBL (Israel Baseball League)

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opening pitch...

the teams...

friends enjoying opening day!

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batting cage...

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the game

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the dugout...

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Signing autographs...

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The kids had a great time on opening night! They were getting all the autographs they could get. The players were more than just ball players on this night. They stand for something. These professional players are what every little boy dreams of being!

Laura, Katie, and me

2007-06-26T01:42:00.000+03:00

beautiful, uh?

2007-06-24T00:09:00.000+03:00

Out in this open space, there is a pocket of natural springs hidden.

God seems to have hidden a little piece of glory out here.

These purple flower-thistle looking plants are called Russian thistles. Pretty cool lookin'!

Gan HaShloshan

2007-06-17T01:43:00.000+03:00

Yofi! Yofi! Beautiful, uh? This place is a natural spring in the middle of nowhere. It's like Gd hid these little pockets of beauty out here. I love it!

bad English, lol...

2007-06-17T01:14:00.000+03:00

I'm glad they are keeping the rocks from jumping! We don't want rocks just jumping around all over the place, now do we?

my little girls...

2007-06-17T00:52:00.000+03:00

I've been helping coach the junior girls.

They are my favorte! Aren't they cute?

softball friends...

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soccer friends...

2007-06-14T00:59:00.000+03:00

I've been hangin' out with some soccer friends.
I forgot how much fun soccer is! It's a lot of running, but I love it.
We are playing on a basketball court, so it's kind of like indoor soccer. I usually play about once a week.......good times!

Galilee

2007-06-07T01:00:00.000+03:00

The Sea of Galilee at Sunset

2007-06-07T00:36:00.002+03:00

Yofi, yofi...this means beautiful in Hebrw. It looks like I was just pasted on the picture, but I was really there.

The Sea of Galilee

2007-06-07T00:36:00.001+03:00

As we were driving around the Sea of Galilee, I began to wonder when Jss was here. So I opened to the Gospels and began to search for the "Sea of Galilee". I soon realized that every time the "sea" is mentioned in the Gospels, it is refering to the Sea of Galilee. Wow! I never realized that. Jss walked on water, calmed the sea, called Peter and Andrew to follow Him, etc and so much more. It's not that big either! It's about the size of a lake. So Jss's teachings and miracles all happened in such a small area, right here!

Watch Out!

2007-06-07T00:14:00.000+03:00

Watch out for land mines, yikes! I don't really know what they are for. I guess security, uh.

On the way to the Galilee

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A friend, a sister, a teammate....

Friends...

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Loquat Tree?

2007-06-06T23:29:00.000+03:00

Have you ever seen a loquat tree, or ever heard of the fruit, loquat? Well, I hadn't until now. They are so good! It's kind of mix between a mango and a peach.

The loquat is indigenous to southeastern China. It was introduced into Japan and became naturalized there in very early times. And some how they got to this country, I don't know.

They are really expensive to buy in the store, but they grow right where I live, so we can eat them anytime we want.

Ol' Rex

2007-06-03T13:51:00.000+03:00

My new running partner!

the beach!

2007-06-03T13:38:00.000+03:00

the Mediterranean is so blue, and it's only a 30 minute drive!

Max Brenner

2007-06-03T01:23:00.000+03:00

Ok, are you ready for this? This is a new Chocolate Restuarant. One just opened in NYC, but there has been one here for awhile. It's pretty much my favorite restuarant now! The menu has like 10 pages of all chocolate items, from drinks to deserts. And there is only one page of real food. Ok, so you have to check out this website. This dude, Max Brenner, is brilliant!
http://www.maxbrenner.com/

good times

2007-06-03T01:20:00.000+03:00

a new softball friend, who I'll call LB. she introduced me to this glorious place.

mmm!

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a friend enjoying a nummy strawberry white chocolate shake. that's right, white chocolate!

chocolate soup!!!???

2007-06-02T17:01:00.000+03:00

Have you ever heard of such a thing? Chocolate soup!!! Wow, this is craziness!

It's full of marsh-mellows, chocolate chunks, and straw-berries. Does it get any better than this?

more chocolate

2007-06-02T16:55:00.000+03:00

the station wagon

2007-05-27T01:51:00.000+03:00

so this is my car for the time I am here, and praise the Father that they have provided a car for me.

pretty purple tree

2007-05-27T01:42:00.000+03:00

right now the streets are lined with these trees...

The Dead Sea

2007-05-10T02:32:00.000+03:00

Ok, who knew that there were palm trees in this country. I had no idea!

Wow, the Dead Sea is so salty! You just can't imagine how salty it is until you taste it. I about gagged, blah!!! And a little FYI for those of you who may go someday, don't get any of that water near your eyes. Ouch, it burns!!! Lol, from experience!

But it's so fun to swim in. You just float, and even you tried you coudn't sink yourself. We had a great time!

The Lowest Place on Earth

2007-05-10T02:24:00.000+03:00

We are on our way to the Dead Sea, so hang on!

Masada....how well do you know your history?

2007-05-10T01:44:00.000+03:00

This horrifying scene is the remains of the encampment of the Roman soldiers who laid siege to the Jewish Zealots who had held up at Masada, which was just above on the plateau. The Jewish Zealots held out for three long years after the Temple was destroyed and Jerusalem was brought down to rubble and burned to ashes.
Masada was the last fortress of the Jews and every other Jewish stronghold was captured. It was just a matter of time, so the Jewish Zealots committed suicide, after deciding that death was better for them than capture by the Romans.

Josephus tells us that the Jews were successful at holding off the Roman Legion for seven months. However, on Passover the year 73 AD, the Jews acknowledged that their cause was lost. Rather than fall under the burden of Roman slavery, 960 men, women, and children, led by Elazar Ben Yair, committed mass suicide.

the camel and his owner

2007-05-10T01:26:00.000+03:00

I rode the camel at sea level close to the Dead Sea.

my 1st camel ride, woohoo!

2007-05-10T01:17:00.000+03:00

watch out, they spit...

the golf cart - my way around the ball fields

2007-05-10T01:03:00.000+03:00

there's always room for one more!

new friends

2007-05-10T00:10:00.000+03:00

singing some p&w

The Father has blessed me with some sweet friends here. A few of them returned to the states yesterday, but 2 of them will be here for a couple more months, woohoo!

my new neighbors!

2007-05-09T23:56:00.000+03:00

These litte guys live in my attic. Aren't they cute! They come outside when it's hot, and like to run around my walls.

The white one was
accidentally
painted when the
house was painted, lol.
He blends right in!

my sweet ride

2007-05-09T23:49:00.000+03:00

They call this the roller skate, because, well, it looks like a roller skate.

2007-04-26T23:54:00.000+03:00

I had a chance to watch the "National Team" practice tonight. They aren't too bad. Maybe soon I'll get to play with them a little bit, and help them out. I could barely stand just sitting and watching. I just wanted to get out there and play! But only in the Father's timing. I've already met a few girls and the coach, so I'm hoping to get to know them better.

the softball field

2007-04-26T23:17:00.000+03:00

i know it doesn't look much different than the baseball field, but I couldn't resist

2007-04-26T23:10:00.000+03:00

Ok, so the baseball field and softball field are like right outside my apartment. Craziness!!! They are right next to each other. These are both night pictures, so I'll have to get some day pictures for you soon. May the Father be honored on these fields!

the baseball field

2007-04-26T22:21:00.000+03:00

Kristal (my sister) & me

2007-04-26T22:00:00.000+03:00

Kristal, I love you friend!!!

Lynn & me

2007-04-26T21:59:00.000+03:00

Whoa, what happened to your face Lynn? Scary!

Thanks for helping me pack friend...
Sorry, I can't make it to your shower, have a great one!

Mom, Mike, & me

2007-04-26T09:53:00.000+03:00

Can I come hang out with you guys? Please!

brother Jon & me

2007-04-26T09:05:00.000+03:00

Yeh, Jon and I are showing off our snowboarding skills over Christmas break. Haha, what skills! Ok, Jon may have some, but I spend most of the time eating snow. Mmm, good stuff!

Ugly Mike!

2007-04-26T09:00:00.000+03:00

Mike, you're out of control! But that's why I love you!

Dad & me

2007-04-26T08:09:00.000+03:00

We are taking on some mad rapids in Colorado, watch out!

Anna & me

2007-04-26T00:29:00.000+03:00

Anna, you are so sweet! I love you friend!