Cross In My Window: Arrival in Meteora

Friday, May 20, 2016

Arrival in Meteora

May 20

We are off the boat and after 51/2 bus drive we arrived in Meteora. We visited a Monastery on top of the rock towers. Can not imagine how they were able to build them. The pictures do not do them justice.

Also visited an Orthodox Icon Workshop to see how icons are prepared. It is fascinating to watch.

We had mass at the hotel. So far we have had mass at a church only once. Wish I had taken picture of Fr Tony saying mass in the back of the lounge in the ship.

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About Renee

I often refer to myself as a wallflower or turtle: A wallflower because I am an observer of the world around me, quietly taking it all in, mulling over what I see and experience, and sometimes writing about it in blogs, sermons, fictional stories, or poetry. A turtle because I am slow and often withdraw and hide. Whether running or making a decision, I tend to dawdle, but I will get there, and once I do, I commit. I often withdraw into the safety of my shell while I am internally working out the details of life. Take this blog, for example. The wallflower/turtle me would rather keep all this "junk" to myself. Each time I write, though, I have no choice. I must get the stuff inside me out, and when it comes out, I feel God urging me to share. Each time I argue, He reminds me of how certain moments in my life may have been different had I realized I was not alone. So, this blog is my faithful pursuit to let whomever may stumble upon it know that they are not alone. We all have "junk," parts of ourselves we wish we could ignore, but we belong in community. Our survival relies on how well we care for one another. Like playing the drums (an old, out-of-date hobby), writing is my way of putting myself out there, being on stage, and still enjoy a bit of anonymity.