Category: Spiritual
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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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Fascinating past
I wonder what life was like back then. What were my parents daily concerns. How they perceived us, each other, the world. When my mom tells me stories, I am always fascinated, yet I know the stories are now filtered through a lifetime of events, lived with presence. Jackie loves to hear stories about me…
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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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Family in celebration mode
It could have fooled anyone. A celebratory sight. Dressed for holiday: our table, our attire, our smiles.
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How well do you understand adoption?
I know now that I didn’t know anything really, back when I decided to dive into the deep end of adoption. But I knew then how little I understood, and I was afraid. I asked myself: do I really want to start this journey and do I have what it takes to survive it?
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Waiting for our second daughter
It was a warm Fall season, much like this one, when with intense emotions, with anticipation and nervousness, we were waiting to become parents for the first time. Two years have passed since. We prepared for the impact, like two ships on the stormy sea.
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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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Rugă
Cand ma asez seara tarziu in pat, si o aud in surdina pe Jackie cum ofteaza in somn, nu mai am cuvinte, desi gandurile alearga mai cu viteza.
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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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Her dream last night
Jackie wakes up cheerful and rested. As of late she tells us what she dreamt about. The last few times there were boats in her dream; and her dreams are pretty epic.
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Începuturi
Cand am venit prima data la întâlnirea cu mame de preșcolari in Iris, eram tare aeriana. Cred ca aveam urechile înfundate un pic, si imi simteam capul mare.
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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.