January 15, 2010
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” Matthew 19:14
Dear friends and family,
All our Christmas decorations have long been packed away, but I still would like to tell you a bit about our Christmas [...]
Dear friends and family,
As I write we are still greatly anticipating Christmas at Casa la Vale. Gifts are being chosen and wrapped. Today someone offered to donate a Christmas tree. Children are working to earn presents to give to their brothers and sisters. The kids are practicing songs for our two nights of caroling where [...]
Dear friends and family,
Thank you for your prayers for safe travels and a smooth transition back. Our trip back was the quickest we’ve had and fortunately Lukas proves to be a very easy traveler. We enjoyed a happy reunion with our friends here and have loved showing Lukas off to the kids. I [...]
November 2009
The hummingbirds already seemed to have left. The squirrels are gathering their nuts outside while I write. And the leaves are already turning their golden yellows, bright oranges and reds. They are falling and falling as quickly as they seemed to have grown. Fall is here, it has been here and Old Man Winter [...]
October 2009
Our dear friends and family,
We finally have a baby! As most of your know, Lukas Thada Fowler was born on August 26th, 2009 at 1:50pm in Crawfordsville, IN. He was 8 lbs 3 ozs and is doing great. He is three weeks old tomorrow and we have enjoyed every hour with him. [...]
Dear friends,
Hello from Galati. By the time some of you read this letter, we may have landed back in the states for a 3 month maternity/paternity leave, beginning July 2nd. We’ve enjoyed 7 months of a healthy pregnancy and baby, and eagerly look forward to our last few months before we welcome this [...]
We sat through one of our first spring storms the other day. It wasn’t an Indiana storm where the sky becomes an almost black and where lightning crashes along with thunder and you hold on to your hat. This storm was a typical one for this part of Romania, the sky gets dark, a little [...]
Dear friends and family,
The month of April has met us with warm and sunny days, perfect for lots of work in the garden at Casa Vale. Josh has been busy building rock walls and walkways to better define the garden space, while I’ve been planting seeds and transplanting flowers. The servant team has been very [...]
It has already been over three weeks since we have returned from a five week trip to the States. That time renewed us in many ways. Being with family and friends was refreshing. We were able to see our beautiful niece, Cadence, for the first time and her funny, smart older [...]
I don't think I live a day here and not think to myself that suffering is everywhere. In every crevice and crack, in every place in the world and in every person, suffering is in all and shows its effects through all. In all of us, in each heart, each mind, each past. Yet still, [...]