It was a Friday night when the half moon was a freakishly strange auburn. It was set against a sky of a zillion twinkly lights. As I looked on, it seemed lonely as it was separated from the rest as if to predict a bad omen.Continue reading
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When It Rains, It Pours
What would you tell someone who lost their father at an early age, was sexually abused, then saw the oldest brother literally lose his mind because of the burden placed at the age of 17 to care for his six siblings and his widowed mother? How would you encourage that same person knowing that these were just raindrops before the soon-coming life storm?
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Nothing Good Happens At Midnight – A Short And Tense Trial
Few months ago, there was an uprise in Romania over a law the government had passed. Some people didn’t agree with the content of the law. Others didn’t mind the law, but were deeply troubled with the fact that it was passed quickly and at night.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
How To Deal With Pain
Memory Verse: “…Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?…” Job 2:10 We’ll continue yesterday’s topic by answering the following question. What To Do When We Go Through Pain?
Why We Go Through Pain
Memory Verse: “…Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?…” Job 2:10
“Sweethearts, right now it’s not about your happiness, it’s about your obedience.” my husband is lovingly teaching our girls as they are pushing some limits. It may be a truth very hard for us to swallow even as adults, yet so necessary to get a grip on as early as possible.Continue reading