First of all, my deepest and most sincere thanks to all of you who have prayed me through Influenza A.  After more than a month since contracting it, I am still not out of the woods.  But, I absolutely know…

I am so grateful to have made it back to the ‘other’ land that I love once again with only minor inconveniences during the trip.  And there is never a face more welcome to see when I arrive at Otopeni…

“I will extol You, my God and King, and bless Your name forever and ever.  Every day I will bless You and praise Your name forever and ever.  Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and His greatness…

Even though my return flight to MA from Romania was cancelled due to severe snowstorms in Germany on December 2, the airline was able to reschedule me for the next day.  It was disconcerting, for sure, but in the end,…

AS always, I love seeing everyone back in the States – I have missed folks! – but it also deeply saddens me to have to leave our precious orphans each time.  I’ve been asked this before, but just days ago,…

I praise God for ‘Summer-bonus’ days in October.  I have been in RO when it snowed at the end of August!  And it snows often in October.  Our climate is much like New England’s where the saying is, “If you…

Never ready to ‘release’ summer, I am so thankful to God for giving us bonus ‘summer’ days!  I am never quite ready for the Fall season as beautiful as it is simply because of what follows . . . We…

– I feel so blessed to be our Jesus’ eyes and heart, hands and feet in this, the ‘other’ land that I love.  However, Romania seems to have been hurtled into very troubling times.  The government is gaining more control…

– What joy to have arrived ‘safe and sound’ in July (however rigorous the trip was) back into the ‘other’ land that I love once again.  I never take God for granted – so I am rejoicing that He lets…

– I will leave for the ‘other’ land that I love on July 10.  I can hardly wait to get back to our ‘littles’ and our ‘kids’!  I expect some changes as I return.  Little Iulian (from Albina) has been…