Last week our family had the privilege to travel to Greece to a conference. It felt good not to cancel this trip. We drove over 700 miles (around 1200 km) to get from Bucharest to Athens. Continue reading
When You Stamp Your Feet ‘Cause Life Is Messy. Careful Not To Twist Your Ankle.
Our daughters are in the Romanian school system. Some teachers have an interesting approach to mistakes written in a notebook. When there are mistakes on the page, the page looks messy. When the page looks messy, the teacher tears that page out. Why? So that the notebook will look nice and tidy.Continue reading
When You Feel Pumped Up. Careful Not To Deflate.
A month ago a friend asked how we are doing as a family. In my feeling good moment I kept on sharing that it’s been great to have a break from our dramatic events of last year. Continue reading
Living In Front Of The Audience Of Many
One day, one of our girls started correcting her sister saying “Stop it. Stop it right now.” The tone of voice and the vocabulary sounded way too familiar, until it dawned on me that she was mirroring what I would say to them when those moments come in parenting where the only thing left in you is to say “STOP IT!”
Living For The Audience Of One
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances…” beautifully said by Shakespeare in As You Like It.
Life truly feels like a stage. God is the theatre director. We are the players. We enter it when we’re born and we exit it when God ordains it. More than that, I am reminded that we’re daily performing on a stage because we all have an audience. Continue reading
How Did Jesus Treat An Extrovert?
Jonah, The STUBBORN HEART that says: ‘I am a control freak. I only trust my way of doing things. If God wants to teach me, He’d better be creative in getting my attention, because I don’t give up easily.’ Continue reading
Letter From Juliette
Most little girls dream of that one day when they can wear the princess-looking stunning bridal dress. So many years of collecting high expectations for that one day. By the time we hit teenage years, the list goes higher than the Tower of Babel. We have it all figured out: the dress, the age, the setting, the looks, the menu, the guest list, the decorations… even the gifts. Continue reading
Beauty And The Beast
Love, love, love. Hearts, hearts, hearts. It’s the month of love, people say. Christmas is already history. Valentine’s is here.
Flirting With Temptation
Learning is part of our natural way of growing. If we want to grow, we’d better cherish each learning opportunity.Continue reading
How To Respond When Local News Becomes International Headlines?
Source: Alexandru Hariga
“US sanctions Iran after missile test”, “Shooting incident at Louvre in Paris”, “Zimbabwe protest pastor to remain in jail, judge decides.”, “Will China step up as global leader?”Continue reading