Author: Violeta
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Validation
“Well done good and faithful servant” For a while there was an abundance of leaders, mentors, people to look up to. Father figures really. People I liked, admired and trusted, who loved me and challenged me in return. My speaking freely was encouraged and useful. But for a while lately I had to weigh my…
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Reading out laud to each other
“When you really know someone, you can not hate them” Traveling made me see my relationship with Conrad in a new light. Traveling back to his home, even more so. I love my independence. And here I don’t have to translate, persuade, drive or negotiate for anyone. Though over the last year Conrad has become…
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Week two is over
I spent the day with Livia. Woke up early and took her out to coffee at Top Nosh in Willow Glen. We delighted in the large beautiful delicious coffee, and talked about life for over three hours. Then moved next door to have sushi for lunch and talked about life in France, friends and community.…
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Into a new year
A week flew by. Every day filled with social engagements and coffee. Lots of coffee. We sold all our Wanderlust aprons, and Coco is bringing me the rest from Cluj. We shared about our experience with the refugees in church, and in my usual way, I had no idea exactly what I’m going to share…
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We’re back in California
It’s like we never left, but then I remember the richness and life we lived in 2015. I left Cluj with mixed feelings …home is there now. But I needed so much to take a break from it all. Romania is wonderful and humbling and it leaves me with a feeling that I owe, or…
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Who are the refugees?
With a pinch of humor (a lot of it actually), a touch of humanity, forgetting for a moment that they are refugees (purposely or not) these people are coping with their reality keeping a sense of normality, or trying to.
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In the Tabernacles
There I will meet you, Says the Lord The tabernacle. Anywhere. Everywhere. In Christ. Through the Holy Spirit. Incense, singing, tears, And burning hearts. Each heart shares its own psalm Through song, the violin, passionate essays, poems, arts and sculptures.
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Out of our comfort zone
Conrad might have something to say here soon. Liviu, our friend who experiences life in a most free-spirited way, often time misunderstood, invited us to go and serve in a refugee camp in Zagreb in mid December. Conrad is not necessarily the churchy type, and we don’t go on missions often, but this time he…
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Storytelling and psalms
Every time someone asks me “how are you?” and I answer “very well”, it always comes as a surprise. This month I went swimming for 30-60 minutes nearly every day, and being intentional about it, took some creativity in navigating the schedule. I recently had the best conversation with my brother. He seemed to have…
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About November
It’s been great. I’m not gonna lie. And I’m not gonna feel guilty about it. Slowing down our daily routine has been mentally hard. I left California and my job at Apple while I were at my best, still rising. Moving here as the winter was just starting I daydreamed about going to work the…
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Poems and superscripts
Since Brian and the team came to Romania, I have a renewed heart and taste for poetry. It is probably my favorite way to express myself. I realize how important it is to have the superscript, but the idea of saying a lot with few words is very appealing to me.