Category: Leadership
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Listen.
Our hearts are hopeful, our minds hungry. We want to serve more, and free ourselves of our own selfishness. To listen, to see the other, to understand better and to love. To be courageous, clear minded, to discern the truth, to love the Truth. I wrote this in one breath as we stepped into 2019.…
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Pentru mama și tata
Fără pretenții, cu capul pe umeri și cu piciorele pe pamant, așa ne-ați inspirat să devenim adulți întregi. Nu v-ați cerut drepturile unul de la altul, nu v-ați declarat așteptările, ci v-ați slujit reciproc, și ne-ați grijit pe noi cu tot ce ați avut mai bun, și mai ales cu o inimă sinceră în vorbire…
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What qualifies me to write about adoption?
Absolutely nothing …except for my God given gift for words, the delight of expressing myself in writing, and the love I have for my daughter.
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My first book
I wrote this. For Jackie. For us. Inspired by the monthly meetings at a post adoption support group. We heard so many golden truths, but applying them feels less natural. I was nervous and excited to read it Jackie. She loved it! At some pages she would just listen quietly. At others she would giggle…
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Wisdom of expression
It’s easier and easier to impart judgment. We asses the world, we make decisions about it, we look at it subjectively and objectively. No matter.
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Willing to change your mind
True courage, maturity and leadership is to sit face to face with someone you disagree with, and truly listen, and be willing to change your mind. Not just give in (to avoid tension), or compromise your belief, but be willing to change your mind.
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From brokenness to fullness of life
I don’t know about you, but it takes a lot out of me to being myself to desire attending any kind of conferences. The introvert in me dreads it. The irony is that I am good at organizing events and camps and conferences. I can facilitates the majority of the needs… but that’s different, because…
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The certificate in hand
Friday we got our actual final Certificate. Any moment now we are expecting a call… though I believe a month will pass before anything happens.
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Working through some heavy stuff
We still find joy in the mundane. And these days we spent the most enjoyable quality time ever, with our nephew Luca. Board games, pizza dates, conversations, ball games, dog chases, tickles and other stories … God is gracious.
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Filip & Adina
A dear couple got married this weekend, and it was the most beautiful wedding service I have even been part of. It was a celebration of love and purity of faith. We were honored to befriend them from the moment we moved to Cluj, but like any long term connection it grew steady and detached,…
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120 days and a report
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This is the building I wandered through, knocking at multiple doors, looking to get information about adoption. My stomach was in knots, and I had a lot of pent up emotions. I left discouraged. But my feelings in this place have changed so much this year.