Month: April 2016
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From hardship to determination
Nobody wakes up one day determined to be courageous in speech and action – just because. But even if someone does, it doesn’t last. Behind a determined bold man or woman there is always a story of hardship that they overcame with perseverance. You have to die to self to be born again as a…
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Who brings out the best in you?
How aware are you of the people who bring out the best in you? Who are they? How do you seek their company? What are their qualities? What exactly do they do to make you blossom? How do they build you up? How do they draw you to them, seemingly effortlessly? There are times when…
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A letter
The “20 things…” Adoption Book is pretty heavy, even depressing at times, but I like it. It is awakening. As it says in the beginning, many adoptive parents who start on this path in earnest, they romanticize the notion of adoption. I think this comes from a healthy mind and heart. Nobody would ever get…
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“The Special Needs of Adopted Children”
Excerpt From: Eldridge, Sherrie. “Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew.” “Please keep in mind as you read my list that it is merely a springboard for you to begin making your own, for each adoptee is unique. Study your child, enter into play with her, observe her interacting with others. All these…
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2 years
We flew to Romania two years ago to buy an apartment. Then we went back to California to our jobs and stuff, cars, furniture, family, routine, lives. Hard to believe it has been only two years. It is then when our adoption journey started in earnest. Though we decided on a moving date, late summer. …
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That first morning in Jaffa
In our very comfortable Airbnb apartment in the old town of TelAviv, Jaffa, while sipping freshly brewed yume coffee, we were talking about Christ, freedom and legalism. Can’t remember how we got to this. But Conrad read this text to Liviu and me. I am starting to love “the message” translation – it is mind-blowing…
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Adventure and Perspective
It was a long week. We were ready to return home. As the random orthodox priest traveling with his parish told Liviu on the plane ride back, we have seen a lot more of Israel than anyone without a proper plan and a tour guide. But we had our friend.
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Nazareth
The second part of our trip. When we travel we pack light, plan to explore everywhere on foot, we are flexible, adventurous and have no expectation. We have walked every day at least 10 miles. Traveling in this part of the world, we did not have the same lifetime thirst that you may have expected.…