Romania Favorites || March 2018

Some of my favorite photos from my trip to Romania in March of 2018!

I AM GOING BACK TO ROMANIA !!!

Mission to Romania || March 2018 This March I along with 14 others from my church will be traveling to Romania for our second annual spring break mission trip! This will be my third trip to Romania within the past year and I cannot wait to be back, surrounded by all of my kiddos, worshiping …

Post Mission Depression: Being Content When You Come Back Home

We often come back from a trip and find it hard to accept the fact that we are at home. This is extremely true for me anytime I leave, but God places us where we are for a reason, in every season of life. So how do we go back to normal life after experiencing something so incredible?

The Start of Something New

“This could be the start of something new, it feels so right to be here with you, oh oh. And now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart the start of something new.” High School Musical My five weeks in Latvia and Romania have come to a close. There were good days, amazing …

On Top of the World || Romania

What started as an impromptu drive to go see a waterfall, turned into hours spent hiking, ended in the most breathtaking view of the mountains of Romania, and feeling like we were on top of the world. When I say Romania is one of the most beautiful, yet underrated places in the world, I mean …

Wandering Through Romania: Rabid Dogs & Crazy Drivers

  Rabid Dogs and Crazy Truckers After watching the sunset and going on a few adventurous walks, we decided to walk home from town instead of catching a taxi. On this walk, we passed barking dogs behind fences, some pretty gardens, traditional gypsies hanging out on the side of the road, a horse and its …

a little Hike in Romania

Leaving Latvia

It went by way too fast. That’s all I can think to say right now. Leaving my home for the second time is just as hard as it was the first time - which is not what I was expecting. When I decided to go back this summer, I went in hopes of receiving some …

Camp Hope Week One: Teen Camp

To be fully transparent, it has been quite a while since I have felt this emotionally and physically exhausted at the same time. It has been go go go since the 89 teenagers drove up on Wednesday afternoon and it was nothing short of incredible. When I found out I was going to have 13 …

I’m Finally home…

I stepped off of the plane and the language filled my ears from every corner. I go to the ATM and it isn't in English, yet I perfectly understand. My friend pulls up to pick me up, and we speak in Latvian because it's just what happens. Anything else would be weird. I grew up …