Butterflies

Sunday morning was lovely...we took a walk up the apple hill to get some fresh air and get out of the apartment in out into creation. It was a nice walk up, not too hot with a little bit of a cooler breeze. We reached the top and much of it is more meadow like now with many of the apple trees cut down and flowers and weeds growing all around. But it was lovely and I forget how much I love it up there. You can see the whole town from there. Its close to home, but far enough to feel you are outside of town and are able to breath a bit. So me and my kids closed our eyes and listened to the sounds: the wind blowing the trees and feeling it touch our faces, the bugs making noise, the birds singing and the airplane flying high in the sky. We danced up there, sang ..."I love you Lord" and "Ce Mare Este Tu" (how great is our God), prayed, and read words from the Pslams. My heart was refreshed and my spirit...as was that of my kids I think...you could see the calm and enjoyment on their faces. Then, we headed back down for lunch (after a few tosses of the parachute man :) as we crossed the bridge and passed the path to the canal, we saw 3 white butterflies in a line flying near the grass. Then they started to fly higher and crossed the street, still all in a line when a 4th one joined in. Now they were 2 on top and 2 bellow forming a square shape for a bit...the were flying together dancing and playing as they followed us on our way. The boys and I were amazed...I'd never seen so many fly and look they they were playing and swirling near the houses, on the roof tops, in and out of trees and flowers...wow, how beautiful and creative and good is the Lord and all He has made. What enjoyment He must get as he watches His creatures dance and sing and fly free!

greece in may...

before I head onto the rest of the summer here ... i wanted to add a few pictures from Greece for your eyes to see from the adventures in Greece with the sisters and I and my bf and emily's bf. ... we traveled to Thessaloniki first and then took a train 6 hrs to Athens... it was lovely to see a bit more of the countryside some of the mountains as we headed out to meet the rest of the sisters! i could barely contain my excitement as we got nearer to their place of stay! it had almost been 2 years since i had seen most of them and since the whole family was together! (meanwhile, back in Romania, laszlo waited for his Buni and Grandpa to arrive!)
it was amazing to be in a place with so much history and where Jesus and his fellow followers walked, served and slept. to be in the old part of the city and look out onto the new and wonder what it was like to walk there a few hundred years ago. then you have the markets (which i love) that sell just about anything...including their restaurants. i've never seen anyone try and sell place of dinning more then in Greece.their so, Greece was great and the sea was my most favorite part...beautiful and something i'd been longing for the last 3 years...and this sandy beach, and clear salty water could never compare to the tx beach i've been too...so breathtaking! I think a second trip will have to be planed sometime soon. but the fellowship was the best! what a wonderful time of sisters, the beach, the villa, ice cream, sun dresses, the boy friends, pictures, pictures, pictures (since we were traveling with photographers :), these really amazing waffles with ice cream on top!!! ...the sea and breeze, sunny days, pools, buses, taxis, good greek food, lots of walking, night time walks by the sea in the crazy bustling town full of people on boats, in cafes, and vendors selling nuts, kebabs, bags, sunglasses,....and you name it. Greece, a lovely country with beauty and history surrounding it. Friendly people in a wonderfully unique culture. loved it!