Strange Things are Happening

Imagine yourself riding in a car when from the seat directly behind you, you hear your 3 year old daughter singing a song in Romanian with perfect accent and you don't have a clue what she is saying. When you ask her what the song says, she replies, "I don't know tell me." And you say, "I don't know either." Olivia is phonetically repeating what she is hearing. She doesn't know the meaning of what is being said. The other day when we came home from school she was singing another song in English, but she sang it with a Romanian English accent. We deducted that it was an English song that her teacher had been singing to the children in her Romanian English accent. The accent went away when she stopped singing that particular song. It is fascinating to observe Olivia's language acquisition. She doesn't seem to struggle with a brain drain issue! We have almost completed one month of study and we praise God for the progress we have experienced thus far. He is faithful and He will see us through.

Surprise!

We were just trucking along minding our own business when as we were about to pass a large truck on our right, a young lady dressed in black began to dart across the street from the front of the truck. I will not forget the look on her face, and how her long black hair was blown back away from her face by the wind. When she saw us she quickly stopped and stepped back and Scott hit the breaks. Our hearts were pounding as I am sure hers was also. As we rode on down the street Scott said, "Lord please keep me from killing someone." I kept thinking about her youth, her beauty, her life. I thanked God for His protection. The traffic in Bucharest is very challenging. It is aggressive and most of the time anything goes. Please pray for God to protect us as we drive. May He, in His grace, keep us alert and wise as we drive.