Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Parenting nuggets
Yesterday I felt compelled to start a series of videos related to discipline, to family rules, and connecting with our children. They are one minute long and I first posted them on my personal instagram stories. I’m adding the first batch below. They are in Romanian, and they convey the message that a connected child…
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Intuition. Long distance.
Danger. I feel it so vividly. I believe my intuition is overly receptive. I’m an INTJ – borderline introvert, highly intuitive, and possibly I overthink things. Regarding intuition, often times, only in hindsight I connect the dots. But they always connect. When I sense the danger, I pray. I pray with all my strength. I…
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Isaiah 41
In the desert land God makes the fresh rivers flow and Eden is once again. Reborn from brokenness and loss the fatherless take root becoming mighty cypress trees The motherless stand tall as strong jumpers And the land becomes lush and coolAn oasis in the world.
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My hope is in the Lord
I wait upon the Lord New season I put everything out of my mind and delighted in the blossoming nature, the breeze, the smell of flowering buds. This Spring feels spectacular; it’s quite enchanting and in deep contrast with the reality of the world economy and health care system. Ivy refused to call us for…
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Wait for the Lord
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 Most translations use the wrong word. It’s not merely hope or trust. WAIT is something we all do or have to…
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Faith does not exclude the plea for justice.
Adopting is like building a house. The procedure is complex and it involves many specialists. It takes time and commitment. But every chapter can and should be tackled efficiently and with a sense of urgency. It says so in the law. The eagerness to move into the new house is valid and justified. The eagerness…
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Conversation with my Father
-“I don’t think we can endure 30 more days of separation” I cry out-“Sure you can!” says God with Fatherly patience, smiling at me, as clear as day. (Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk…
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If not me, then who?
I was born responsible. As the youngest child, that’s rather strange. Quite Unusual. On the other hand, I know I’ve been well cared for, because I know how to rest in the care of trustworthy people. I know what good leaders are, intuitively. So I speak up. Though I was the quietest kid throughout my…
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Not yet
For two years I felt powerless (much like we all feel right now in an ever prolonging quarantine). So stuck. Helpless. All I wanted was to hear of progress on my daughters adoptability. At some point, my frenetic emotions were suffocating. I did the best I knew. Whatever was in my power. And that was…
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Durerea distanței
Înțelegerea etapelor durerii este un început. Dar, de câte ori vorbesc despre etapele durerii, trebuie să le reamintesc oamenilor că etapele nu sunt liniare și pot să nu se întâmple în această ordine. Nu este o hartă, dar oferă niște schele pentru această lume necunoscută. Există o negare, despre care spunem foarte devreme: acest virus…
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What are we waiting for?
We’re wait-experts. But waiting is not a good place to be in. The best place to be in is the present. Even if you’re tempted to label it as terrible. It’s not terrible. It is what it is. But our mental suffering occurs when we cling onto the past or the future. Our life lesson…
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Poem of the present
Don’t envy me.Don’t pity me. Just pray if you will. Let’s! Reach out your heart. Our aches are different. I’m sure. There’s no comparison No competition Together though we can allow the pain we create with our mind To pass through As we acknowledge it We let it go. Intense suffering of any kind Can…
