The Shepherd

During the past few years there has been one picture I have not been able to get, a shepherd in a sheepskin coat. Yes we see shepherds when outside of Bucharest but not in the winter when they are wearing a sheepskin coat. Freda Angeletti called me Sunday March 30th to say they had seen a shepherd in a sheepskin coat and taken pictures. Here are three pictures they took of the shepherd and his sheep including the new lambs.
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Easter March 23rd

Happy Easter to all of you who live west of us or are Catholic. In Romania and other Orthodox countries we will not celebrate Easter until April 27th. In fact it is at the same time as Passover. We pray you have a very special day celebrating our Lord's resurrection. Paşte Fericit!

Spring

I love spring! A time of new life! Trees are budding out in Bucharest.
I do miss Tyler Texas in the spring. I miss seeing dogwood trees, redbud trees, crepe myrtles, azaleas, and many more. We can buy daffodils, tulips and many more flowers at the flowers stands which help make spring special. We hope you have a very special springtime where you live.

8 Martie (March 8th) Ziua Femei (Women's Day)

Besides March 1st - Marţişor (martsishor) March 8th is also a day of celebration for women. On Ziua Femei women may receive flowers or other gifts to celebrate how special they are to their family and friends. Our 3 year old godson, Alex, made a special card for Melinda in celebration of Spring and Ziua Femei in Sunday School. (He also made one for his mother, Adina.)

Alex glued the flowers and sprinkled on the glitter.

Psalm 1:1-3- "Blessed is the man... who finds his delight is in the law of the LORD... He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither."

BCA Worship Night March 7th

We enjoyed a time of praising the Lord at BCA's Worship Night. It was neat seeing the students take charge of this event. There are some very special students at BCA. They understand how important the relationship with the Lord is and how they need to stand up for Him.
Sarah, Sarah, and Matews led us in praising the Lord through songs, scripture reading and prayer.

For the evening Kyle was the official photographer for the yearbook.

Martisor, March 1st

The first day of Spring in Romania is a celebration of giving. Small amulets are given to express feelings of love, joy, friendship, respect, and appreciation to women and children. This celebration has existed for over two thousand years. Tied to each amulet is red and white yarn.
I enjoy buying the small trinkets to give to friends, colleagues, and Kyle's teachers. It has been interesting to see the creativity of artists each year. This is one Romanian cultural event that I have enjoyed taking part in.