2nd – 8th April 2018
We are now half way through the Easter holidays and the kids have all been off school this week.
It hasn’t felt like the school holidays because we have had no kids around all week. My youngest has been in Norway for a school skiing trip, the 2 above him went to Taunton on a mountain bike holiday and the eldest went to Tenerife for the week.
It was weird not having them around it felt like I was at a bit of a loose end. Then Matt surprised me.
One place I have always wanted to go to is Rome and Matt surprised me with a few days away in Rome.
I have always loved history and if there is any place that is steeped in history it’s Rome.
We got to see all the sights and hired a guard to show us around. They really knew their stuff.
I found the history of each building fascinating – everywhere we went there was always some amazing story to be told.
It made me think on my story and how I had got this far on my journey and how all the people around me had no idea of the things I have been through. It also meant that I didn’t know other people story either. I am sure that some people have been through a lot more gruelling, painful, amazing things than I have.
As I stood there hearing all this history being told it made me realise the power of a story – the things we have been through in our lives needs to be told and it might even make an impact on the person listening.
Going to Rome has also helped me along with this months challenge. I had decided to walk/run over 6 miles 4 times this month.
In Rome I walked over 8 miles one day and 12 the next which means I am half way through the challenge in my first week!
