Category: Family
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ski vacation
Blinding lightGrey majestic peaksShivering snow. Powdery and perfect.Smiles through big blue tinted ski gogglesI can feel the adrenalineThe silence and camaraderieThe tiredness at the end of the dayThe sheer splendor of the mountains. My heart achesas I see these gorgeous viewonly in pictures. Is it jealousy?Is it self pity? I can only recognize the winter…
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The gift of curiosity
When we are bogged down by worryWhen we rush through our dayWe don’t lift up our eyes to see anotherWe don’t want to hear anyone’s story. Seeing is loving.Listening with curiosityis generous love. “I see you. I hear you. I believe you.Tell me more.” We could practice this with our spuse. Too quickly we are…
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A different perspective
The air is polluted though the light is bright. It has been a very dry winter. It gets cold still. Very cold. I sense the edge of my burnout dark hole. I still make the mistake of venturing to close, pushing myself to hold on a little longer. Will I ever truly learn my lesson?…
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Țineți copiii aproape
Chiar când simțeam ca îmi scăpa relația cu copiii printre degete, am citit introducerea la cartea asta. Dintr-o dorința intrinseca de a da drumul copiilor, de a-i tine aproape insa cu un simt dezvoltat al independenței, am tot căutat moduri în care sa le dau aripi, sa guste din libertatea sănătoasă. Dar când încercăm asta…
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Defiance
If I were tired and overstimulated, I would interpret defiance as stubborn disobedience and pointless opposition. What a difference a calm heart and mind can make in the approach to normal day to day new challenges. Saturday I attended a moms’ group and I was reminded of the power of prayer in keeping one’s patience…
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Capacity for more
A friend called to tell me about a baby abandoned in Brasov. She was initially taken home, but the family is rather disorganized and the baby has a thyroid problem. The doctor sent her home with treatment and instructions, but the family didn’t give her the medicine at all. And brought her back and released…
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Children & apologies
You’ve got to let them come to you. This year with Jackie has been like that. Give her space. Be available. She’ll come to you. I love the teenage years, challenging as they may be. She is maturing under my own eyes and we are building a strong relationship. She is curious and challenges the…
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ivy is 8
She is the baby in the house. We try to elevate her, give her responsibilities which she fulfills with timely commitment and joy. But then she retreats in her baby stage, soft voice, cute demeanor. Not my favorite but I love her nonetheless. When we visit friends, babies are drawn to her like bees to…
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Prayer for wisdom
As a little girl and a teen I always prayed for wisdom. There were so many things I felt I didn’t know. I tried to not tempt God. I asked for things that He promised He could give me. “Ask for wisdom and you shall receive it in abundance.” But wisdom is like a river.…
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Adoptive families together
We get easily influenced by negative things and thoughts. But consistency in pursuing what is good brings encouragement and hope. We don’t change the world through some meeting, but that sense of belonging, the joy of adoption, the encouragement through stories, funny & clever, are a gift. We end the year managing to get together…
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Intentional noticing
Today’s lesson was about housework and good observing work. How come a mom’s mental load is so heavy? Because she is so good at observing what needs to be done. I heard a mom’s story about using this phrase and the effects of it. And when traveling, when her kids used the public bathroom which…
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Perseverance
As I write about everything that moves me, I wish I took better writing classes. I wrote lame poetry as an early teen, and my literary interpretations in school were better than average, and yet, I feel that there is an untapped wisdom and creativity in writing. And though I practice, i don’t know how…