We spent a few days there. We met in the home of a strong Christian man and woman along with my best friend and her family and a couple other believers. It was really wonderful. I felt like we actually belonged. I strongly hope and pray that if it is in God’s will; we will be able to move there in the not too distant future.

We realize after buying our house last fall that it was a mistake. We don’t feel like we are settled into Montana as a home because we have not been able to find any other believers where we are at. We plan to try to sell our house this spring even though if we are successful at it, it will mean barely breaking even since we will have to pay back the tax credit we received and pay back the closing cost loan. Please pray for us that we will be able to make it work if it be the will of God.

After that, if we are successful in selling our house. I think we will go rent somewhere for a while – minimum will probably be 6 months and then it usually goes into a month to month plan. Then my husband can start applying for jobs in VA.

So yes, after being with real believers and friends in Virginia. That’s where we long to be (other than with God in heaven when the time comes. )

Ingredients:

Celery Root

Mayo

Directions:

Take the celery root and wash it, then peel the skin off. Next shred it with a hand shredder or food processor.

Take mayo and mix it in with the celery root like you would with tuna salad. Add according to taste.

We made our own mayo and recommend this recipe…

Mayo

After all that it’s ready to be used as a sandwich spread or on a tortilla.

Yum, yum!

Click… Mamaliga recipe

-1 small onion (or half a larger onion) diced

- 1 lb ground turkey

- 4 cloves garlic (crushed or minced)

- 3 roma tomatoes diced

- 1 medium cabbage (cut into smaller pieces)

- 1 cup brown rice

- ½ cup green peppers (chopped or diced)

- 2 small containers of tomato sauce or 1 larger one

- 2 cups of water

Optional:

- salt

- pepper

- other seasonings of choice

• Fry up the ground turkey with the garlic and onions  (I add seasoning to the meat)
• Put 1 can of tomato sauce on the bottom of the slow cooker
• Add all the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker; saving the second can of tomato sauce and 2 cups of water for last
• Cook on high for 6 hours
• Add additional seasoning after it’s finished or allow others to decide for themselves how much seasoning they want

-          For vegetarian; simply trade the turkey for beans

So all I can say is yey for children!

Ethan can throw a ball now, something that Colin didn’t do until later on. He is also starting to learn some words. He is learning speech faster than Colin did. He says teeth, ball, nose, and does a pretty good job of copying most small words but doesn’t remember them all yet. Colin is getting better with talking now too. He still doesn’t say a whole lot but he makes some sentences and stuff. He’ll say things like Tati car, blanket bed, etc. (Tati is daddy in Romanian.) Colin is also very helpful with his brother. He’ll help brother walk to mommy for instance and he’ll give brother toys.

I’m quite excited actually. My good friend told me that I can probably homeschool my boys at close to the same level in the early years especially. It’s nice having them only 2 years apart in age for that reason. They are good buddies and I’m so happy to have them home with me.

I’m about ready for spring at this point. I really want to go outside with the boys and enjoy some warm weather. It was in the 40′s today but a bit windy. Felt more like 30. But, I’m happy because it is definitely warmer here in Montana than it was in Minnesota!  I am excited for warmer weather and longer days. It’s what I need to get motivated to do some of the projects around the house I’ve been putting off for so long. I’m looking forward to getting the home improvements taken care of and stuff. It’s been so long since I’ve written on here but I blame that on winter too. Winter just zaps me of motivation. Come spring and summer, my favorite times of the year.