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 than Ovi’s.  Unbeknownst to me, he had lost his license – again – and had…

“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 is unsearchable.”  – Psalm 145:1-3 – Those verses are how I feel towards the fist…

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, I praise God for a safe and uneventful trip to Boston.  After spending 5 months…

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, beautiful Raluca from Barza Mica asked me if I would be her mother – and…

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 don’t like the weather, wait a minute . . . “   You never know what…

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 have LOVED being with our ‘kids’ at Barza Mica!  This past week, we had their…

– 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 in every aspect of life, and it’s affecting Love From Above – everything from being…

– 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 me serve Him here in the Transylvanian Alps one more time. – Because of a…

– 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 moved back ‘home’ to people who never wanted him in the first place, don’t want…

I miss my work and our ‘kids’ and babies in Romania more than you will ever know, but it has been good to be back in MA to get some rest, oversee the ministry on ‘this end’, re-connect with friends, enjoy my church and, most especially, spend a glorious long weekend in N. Myrtle Beach,…