Sorry for the "radio silence"! I spent a solid week being nothing but a tourist, and seeing some of Roma that I have never seen....what an incredible week!

But, I want to share one particularly amazing moment. On October 3rd, I spent the day with a friend traveling to each of Rome's 7 Hill to express 7 Gratitudes for my life. And, in case you have mental picture of a "climb every mountain" moment, Rome is a VERY built-up city, so we decided to choose an important church nearby to be the "top" and use those settings to pray and express our Gratitude to God.

So, the 5th Hill on our list was the Palatine, where the Forum is. I knew I would be going back there in a few days, and it's a HUGE place, so we decided to find the closest church...and we saw one down the street that was kinda high up, so that seemed like the best plan B.

We climbed the stairs to the front of the church, and saw that there was a really pretty garden off to the side, and since Roma is not the quietest place, the garden seemed like a more peaceful fit. We walked through the gates, and there was a HUGE wedding going on, and lots of people standing around, and we didn't want to invade their private moment, so we saw a door with some steps in front, and it was screened off from the rest of the garden by some trees, so we sat down there and began to begin our Gratitude.

A man walked up and rang the bell at the door, and said he was going inside to pray in the chapel. My friend, who was a LOT bolder than I, asked if we could go inside too to pray. He kinda hesitated, and said we could ask the nun for permission.

So, this little nun opened the door, and my friend asked if we could come in and pray. She said yes, and let us follow the man inside. She disappeared into a room which was clearly the private residence for the nuns, and he beckoned us to follow him down the side walk. He stopped and told us to look inside a door, where there was a small room, with a plain cot against one wall, and a wooden crucifix. He told us that this convent was where Mother Theresa lived before she went to India, and this room was her particular room. WOW!

He showed us the way to the chapel, and told us to take off our shoes before we went in. So, we followed his directions, and sat down on the floor (there were no benches or chairs) to pray. When we finished, we walked outside into the garden. And just stood there for a moment.

My friend turned to me, and asked if I would mind sharing what my gratitude had been. (We were not sharing those private thoughts with each other throughout the day). My gratitude was for my health. My friend smiled a HUGE smile, and said the same for his....and, what was Mother Theresa known for? Healing and ministering to the sick.

Really?????? I bet God got a HUGE kick out of that surprise.

Needless to say, that moment was total confirmation that spending the day expressing our Gratitudes was precisely what we were supposed to be doing that day.

This picture is the door in the garden leading into the private chapel beyond.

How good is God? He makes me smile at my life every day!!!!