Not sure how I forgot to mention this....

One thing I somehow forgot to add earlier...I got another tattoo this week. The "Yahweh" tattoo on my left wrist has been the source of constant tension, frustration, and general bad stuff since my arrival in the country. And yes....if I had known three years ago that I was coming to Israel, I probably would not have gotten it tattooed on me. So, I covered it up with a dove. It's a hard-core dove tattoo, but totally filled in (with black). One of the second-year interns that's at the same school as me told me it looked like a vampire bat. I'm pretty sure she was kidding, even if she wasn't though...I certainly don't care. At least I don't have to endure the death stares on the bus anymore, or the abundance of questions, and the scathing after-the-questions glares. All in all a good decision. When I'm 60, and my grandkids ask their parents why Grandma got an elephant tattooed on her wrist when she was younger, I'll probably curse my youthful impulsiveness. Sixty is a long way off though. Realistically though, I'll probably have both my tattoos removed if/when they become a hindrance to whatever ministry God places me in. That's all.