Author Archives: Lauren Cardell

Hi ya’ll. Sorry I have slipped on the blogging. Right now, our attention has been focused on learning how to do life here in Timisoara, learning the language, and working on our permit to stay in country. It is hard to believe we have been here for 3 months! As we figure out how toContinueContinue reading “culture shock”

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. Our blog was viewed about 2,700 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 45 trips to carry that many people. Thank you so much for reading our blog and for all of your support as we experience the new adventures God has forContinueContinue reading “Themes of 2013”

In training, we were taught the phrase a “googles-worth of mistakes,” which is what we will make when it comes to language and cultural learning. It is not a bad thing, just inevitable… So, I thought I would share some of my favorite/ most hilarious blunders so far. Day 1 in Romania: A girl workingContinueContinue reading “A Googles-worth of Mistakes”

Ceau! In the last week, we have said goodbyes and hellos. We had a sweet time with friends and family the weekend before we left. Saturday before we left, we had bbq and brunswick stew, finished off with smores while we watched the Georgia game with my whole family. Sunday, we had a goodbye partyContinueContinue reading “Goodbyes and Hellos (or Ceau)”

Hey everyone, Sorry it has been so long since we last posted. I had been holding out hope way too long that the next post would be a “we got our tickets” post, but….. not yet. In training we discussed “twangs” and how we have to continue to adjust our expectations closer to reality, andContinueContinue reading “Adjusting expectations to reality”

Jeff turned in his last paper for Fuller! He is done! We officially have nothing left to keep us from leaving for Romania. It is in the Lord’s hands and timing completely! Jeff, I am so proud of you and how hard you have worked over the last 2 years! We began excited for youContinueContinue reading “Lookin’ hott in that hood!”

On the 20th, we celebrated 2 years of marriage! I can’t believe it has only been 2 years and that it has already been 2 years. It is so fun to see how much we change and grow each year. Our first year, we saw a theme of figuring out how to live with eachContinueContinue reading “2 Years of Marriage”

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God has blessed us by providing a way to spend time with family members that we haven’t seen in a long time, and who are now spread out over several states. On our way to Georgia, from CA, we were blessed to be able to lay over in Houston and visit Jeff’s sister and bother-in-love.ContinueContinue reading “God’s Blessing of Time with Family”

Hey everyone, Just wanted to send a reminder that we are not sending out paper newsletters out anymore! We are switching to electronic newsletters completely to save on cost and to be able to send out prayer requests and information quickly and more often. If you have not sent us your email and want toContinueContinue reading “No More Paper Newsletters!”