WE'RE IN ITALY

When this post is released, Naida and I will have been in Rome for a few hours, awaiting our bus to Pescara, in the Abruzzo region.

Actually, there’s a possibility we could be on an earlier #FlixBus (https://markmirza.com/flixbus/) which would be flinging us thru the Italian mountains to our hotel, in Pescara, right now.

We might even be very near the home we hope to buy, in Capestrano, Italy (https://markmirza.com/house/).

There certainly are a lot of unknowns. But far from being fearful, we are excited about The Adventure, the unknowns, and the views (https://markmirza.com/views/).

And AN ADVENTURE it surely is.

We Have “Quantified” Our Move as Follows . . .

1] WE ARE RETIRING

2] WE INTEND TO TRAVEL

3] WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE

While we’re not really keen on the photo above, it does typify “Goodbyes.”

BUT, there is a “SURE-HOPE” in Christ, which says this earth is not our home. We look forward to a permanent home in heaven, WITH YOU!

Hebrews 13:14 (NLT)
For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.

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1] We Are Retiring

(in fact, we are gratefully jobless)

— What does it mean to retire? We don’t know, but we intend to figure it out.

— Our weekly posts will disclose what we learn.

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2] We Intend to Travel

(which will be less expensive from Italy than from the USA)

— A recent comment from Naida still resonates with us. “Mark, I want to hop on a train, head to a town we’ve never been to before, explore it for a few hours, and then get back on the train and be home by nightfall.”

— Of course, since we’re retired, we could just spend the night, too.

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3] We Want to Encourage

(perhaps our home’s new name will be prophetic, “Oasis of Blessings”)

— During the last 15+ years, thru prayer, others were encouraged. How might that change, now? We have no idea. But that’s part of the adventure.

— Praise the Lord, Naida and I have a real sense of gratefulness for the blessing to take off into this adventure . . .

— Hence the name of our new home: Oasi delle Benedizioni

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1 Comment

Theresa Ridley on October 24, 2024 at 10:21 pm

Mark & Naida- you are going to have an incredible adventure. Italy was #1 on my bucket list before COVID. I’ve got other friends planning to move to Europe too. Susan & Taco Proper (she’s former AIA ATL Ex.Dir.) bought a house in Spain & moved this week. Think of me if you need medicine. It’s hard getting into Dr. for meds in Italy. I’ll load a suitcase & bring them over (Tylenol, cough syrup, etc.). That way I can fill it up with shopping!! Beer open when your spirit says ones thing but your eyes see something else. Your heart has better vision. Can’t wait for you to get those blogs rolling! Dio vi benefica e alla prossima Volta.

Goodbye