-The Romanian countryside is breathtaking.
-Grease soup twice a day will do some interesting things to your stomach. So will eating six pieces of white bread.
-You have to snap a LOT of beans to feed 11 people.
-Digging up potatoes is kind of like a treasure hunt.
-I’ve been reeeeally focused on myself. And that’s just a waste of time.
-Bus drivers in Romania WILL lie to you about a second bus that’s “on the way� because they don’t want to deal with 14 Americans and their backpacks. But there’s a nice Dutchman in Bistrita who will tell you, after four hours, that you’ve been lied to.
-Restoration is REAL. And God is all about restoring people/situations… especially the ones that seem hopeless.
-Gypsy grannies are the best.
-Male cows tend to be born a week later than they’re due. Okay.
-Living with boys is stinky.
-The Easter Bunny lives in Viile Tecii, Romania. Her name is Elizabeth, she has a purple and pink house, and she’s passionate about resurrection.
-Patrice is a sweet little ten year old that lives down the street. She gives free makeovers.
-Nothing that anyone says about me matters. Seriously.
-I absolutely want a garden.
-Don’t wander underneath a fruit tree while someone is up in it. Plums aren’t so soft when a hundred of them are pelting you in the head.
-I don’t need to sit around and wait for God to reveal some huge grand plan for ministry… just walk out of the gates and get going.
-Little gypsy granny Maria doesn’t mind that you can’t communicate a word with her. Just go, sit, and observe her sweet spirit. Her laugh is so lovely.
-If you tell Lili you’ll get up for the sunrise at 4:30, she’ll guilt you into actually getting out of bed.
-God has written my identity on my heart. I learn more and more who I am as I open my heart to being loved and loving.
-Today doesn’t have to be the same as yesterday.
