Category: Travel
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Dublin
Our first trip to Ireland, mixed with business, mostly business. But hey, we make our own schedule. We left at 6:30 am from Cluj and landed in Dublin at 1o am, after changing flights in Munich. We’re now half way into the adventure. We walked 30 miles already, got caught in the rain pretty bad,…
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How boundaries got me the best husband in the world
It was during the first weeks of dating. We got physical pretty early, if the first night we met counts. As we sat near each other at the restaurant, a few beers into the late evening, Conrad moved his elbow closer and closer to mine, above the table, barely touching my pinky with his pinky.…
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Conrad’s family background
We spent the morning with the social worker reminiscing about Conrad’s childhood, activities, family values and traits, stories, parenting style and how they will influence Conrad’s role as a father. I must confess I got homesick for California. And the idyllic childhood Conrad had. Mom and Dad you are the greatest!
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Lady Wisdom – Psalm 1
20-21 Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech. In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand. At the busiest corner she calls out: 22-24 “Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long…
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Budapest
We have had a pretty intense week. A lot of heavy stuff going on around us, which inevitably took a toll on us. But Saturday morning rolled in, we packed our car and drove for 6 hours to Budapest to spend the weekend in a shared-with-friends Airbnb apartment. …Two days away from familiar places can…
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Bonfire
Eli emailed me months ago to organize a bonfire for when him and his team of guys from pbcc come to Romania. I asked for input from our youth group and thus a location was chosen. The anticipation was built, food purchased and on the day of the outing, we drove to Soimeni and immersed…
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A month of meetings
…Not what you would expect though. During the month of May we will complete the parenting classes and the meetings with the psychologist. The first meeting was smooth and very encouraging.
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Lacu Roșu
The mountains were calling. A very luring call. With promises of fresh air, silence, beautiful blue sky, tall dense evergreen forests, and a comforting reminder of how small we are.
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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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“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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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.