We wake up at 2:30 a.m.—my daughter and I—more eagerly than we’ve ever woken up at 2:30 a.m.This is the morning we’ve waited for—we’re climbing Mount Sinai at sunrise. At 17, Summer knows I’m not the mountain climber she is. “I’m proud of you, Dad,” she says“This one’s different,” I tell her. “It’s biblical.”We both...Read More
A Father-Daughter Story in JerusalemWe wake up earlier than planned—Ally, Morgan, and I. It’s our first morning in Jerusalem. I’ve dreamed about coming here all my life. What I never dreamed was that I’d get to share it with my two older daughters, ages 10 and 8. Summer stayed home in Tennessee with Cindy, who’s traveled here before and who...Read More