Category Archives: Roman Holiday – The February 2011 Project

Inspired by challenges taken on by others, decided to dust off a well buried photo album and write about a) the vacation, b) reflections on the book of Romans, and c) thoughts about the movie with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn.
Photos discussed can be found in the Photos page under “Roman Holiday.”

The Domes in Rome

Posted on February 8, 2011 by TommiaW

(Inspired by the first photo of the third column in the Roman Holiday collection) Never matters where one does roam. Be it in the mainstreets or alleyways or emerging from one of many catacombs. Look up to the sky and … Continue reading →

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Of Church Bells Ringing

Posted on February 7, 2011 by TommiaW

(Reflections on the photo from column one, second down in the Roman Holiday collection). It is amazing how many churches can be found in a city the size of Rome. Many of them tower above the squares, the domes acting … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Feet, Mighty Word

Posted on February 6, 2011 by TommiaW

One of the challenges of a varying work schedule is not always being able to attend things the way one wants to. Today was the first time this year I was able to enjoy the wonderful hymns, a powerful sermon … Continue reading →

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A Ways to Go…

Posted on February 5, 2011 by TommiaW

before one sleeps….. For some reason, the line from the Robert Frost poem briefly came to mind although it does not even come close to the scene of the photo of the street (Roman Holiday, column 3, photo 2). Some … Continue reading →

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Enlightening Columns

Posted on February 4, 2011 by TommiaW

(Musings on the third photo of the second column of the Roman Holiday collection) We walked everywhere, my aunt and I. On rare occasions, we would take a bus, or in a bold, desperate move, a taxi. In seeing the … Continue reading →

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By Faith Alone

Posted on February 3, 2011 by TommiaW

As was mentioned at the beginning of this task, the postings will rotate between different topics. Today’s ‘sip From the WEL’ was inspired by Romans 1:17 – For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as … Continue reading →

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Pieces

Posted on February 2, 2011 by TommiaW

(Reflections on the second photo of the second column in the Roman Holiday collection) How is that humanity can be drawn to pieces of clay and chunks of stone, for many centuries, decades have not taken part of their original … Continue reading →

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The Arrival

Posted on February 1, 2011 by TommiaW

So begins the “Roman Holiday” project. Twenty years ago, I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation from my aunt: complete your finals and then fly on over for the week. Literally trading book bag for travel bag, I did … Continue reading →

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