As we come upon a full year since we arrived in Romania,
Carolyn and I cannot help but look back over the last year and reflect on all
that has happened during this time. We
are also forced to look to the future as we face a year of many changes and
another trans-atlantic move. It amazes
me that only a year ago we arrived in this country with a few belongings and
established a home. We tried to avoid accumulating any unnecessary possessions, but
we still feel like we ended up with a ton of extra “stuff”.
As I look through all our stuff, one group of items catches
my eye; and that is a collection of cards that were mailed to us from friends
and family. The reason this stack jumps
out at me is because it’s so tall! We
have over five inches of birthday, anniversary, baby, encouragement, and
Christmas cards (and even an empty envelope of which the contents didn’t quite
make it!). The time and effort that went
into each individual card reassures me of deep relationships and love of those
who want to show us that we’re not forgotten even across the world! And that stack doesn’t even include the emails,
care packages, and baby gifts that we received!
