Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Desensitization
A few years ago we were watching a netflix movie with our mom and dad and, and we stopped it, minutes into it. It had great reviews, it was funny, it had A list decent classic actors that we liked …but it was crass. The sexual allusions, the cheap fun they made, the putting down…
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kid’s room
Who knew setting up a kids’ room can be so complicated. So many choices. I’m only talking about a bed and a mattress, because not knowing the exact age of the child, buying clothes is out of discussion. We know we’ll get a car seat as well, but for the most part, we will keep…
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We keep digging
I blog. Paradoxically I am a private person. But information has little to do with it. Transparency is freeing and there are many things I am elusive about. I am made of many layers ever since I can remember.
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A full weekend
We are bombarded with information every day. And two people who hear or see or read the same thing may understand different things. I admit I tune in to specific messages and I ready myself to understand.
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And now we wait…
It’s only been 3 days since we got our certificate. Talking about it with my friend Alex over Skype, I realized that these days, most state workers function at half capacity. During summer time everything everywhere in Romania quiets down, the traffic is smooth and light, out of town students are home, and everyone is…
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“not in control?”
At the first sign of frustration or anger, I would evaluate quickly such “ungodly feelings” and temper them down, find resolutions, usually whatever demanded of me more than of others. Probably because my own actions I could and would control, and it would be futile to try to control anybody-else’s.
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Impromptu expedition
Some of our most easygoing new family friends, wonderful and admirable in their wisdom and self-sufficiency, invited us to tag along on Sunday to Salina Turda. New friends from Virginia Beach were in town, a connection made by their daughter who’s in Virginia Beach now with Work and Travel. As they rode in the car…
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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.
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A prisoner of your own wealth
We have been asked more times than we can recall “why would you move away from Silicon Valley”. You can’t understand until you’ve lived there. It is an amazing place, but it is not the ultimate place. We left because we had somewhere to be. We were pursuing financial simplicity. We were pursuing adoption in…
