Yes, there are dragons of all kinds in Poland, particularly Kraków… although I’ve only seen two, the one above which spews water… and another one near by which at one point use to breath fire if you sent him a text message! Then there is the most real dragon of all, the enemy to our[…]
In about one month we’ll have a new little daughter, Elena Sofia Mielonen is due on November 1st! We’re excited to explore a new personality to enjoy and love on. Emma is becoming more and more excited and we’re enjoying all of her thoughts on how she’ll “help” her sister. As God has worked in[…]
We can’t explain enough, and we won’t be embarrassed when people laugh at how much we talk about you. You are what God has put on our hearts, and you are beautiful. With history, both beautiful and tragic, and people who have endured far more than most westerners could try to imagine. Poland, you are[…]
Poland is a place of many amazing things, good, bad, and ugly. There’s not a shortage of water or food, nor is there an overwhelming need to help in the orphanages, and it’s not a place struggling with war. But it is a nation of 38 million people, 38 million people who, for the most[…]
It’s been a couple of weeks now since we returned from Poland, and at times it feels as though we were never there, which deeply saddens me. Then other times we seem to have such grief it’s hard to move on with life here. We go back and fourth as if on a see-saw and[…]