Laughter Through TearsA Short Time in RomaniaI managed to get to Romania this year. When my mother was alive, I used to visit her once or even twice a year. Then I started coming to see other family members, less and less often, for different...Anastasia22 Oct. 20268
Laughter Through TearsLike the flowers.With a cup of coffee in hand, I was reading something nice about a woman and her garden. Of course, I forgot about the coffee and spilled it on my lap! For me, it was something normal and amusing....Anastasia9 Oct. 202612
Laughter Through TearsFashions and MasksWhen I saw this picture of Saint Sophrony a few years ago, I loved it so much, and I told myself that it's not a bad thing if I like hats, because even the Saint wears them. Back then, I used to...Anastasia22 Sep. 20268
Laughter Through TearsThe Cross of the OtherI sit and think... When I look at the cross of another, I forget to look at my own. But, often, I can only look at the cross of another very little, or not at all, because it is bigger than my...Anastasia14 Sep. 20266
Laughter Through TearsFriendship, the Gift of GodSince childhood, I have longed for a friend, in the true sense of the word, not just an acquaintance. I didn't have one. Then I met someone here in Germany whom I called a “friend,” because we read...Anastasia31 Aug. 202610
Laughter Through TearsMother, sweet Mother!I feel that all the beauty I've learned and lived comes from my dear mommy. I understood that the sadness within me, which is practically visible in my eyes, also comes from her. I somehow took it...Anastasia19 Aug. 20266
Laughter Through TearsThe WonderI would like to tell you in more detail about the miracle from the day I was almost run over by a car. After I returned to the Church, I had started reading more and more books, and that's how I...Anastasia11 Aug. 20264
Laughter Through TearsWhen I recite the Jesus Prayer„Thus, he who feels his spiritual weakness asks God for mercy.” (A Night in the Wilderness of Mount Athos - H.E. Ierotheos Vlachos) When I say the Jesus Prayer, sometimes I don't mention names, but...Anastasia4 Aug. 20268
Laughter Through TearsBad, bad, and yet again bad.Once I was sitting and thinking: where did so much filth come from inside me, as a child? Then images came to mind, seeing something that disgusted me and I ran away, then movies... Maybe these are...Anastasia22 Iul. 202618
Laughter Through TearsThe Torment of SchoolUnfortunately, I had a very difficult time in school, starting even in first grade. When the teacher asked what their parents called each other, I was such a naive child that I told the truth... I...Anastasia16 Iul. 202618
Laughter Through TearsThe ReturnI forgot to tell how I returned to the Church... I had noticed some neighbors, two sisters about my age, who were joyful. I didn't see them sad or disappointed, as I often was. I went to them and...Anastasia8 Iul. 202610
Laughter Through TearsThough the bread be poor...When I arrived in Germany, it was exactly like in magazines: beautiful houses, nice shops, and so clean on the streets and sidewalks that I called my mom and told her all about it! I was amazed by...Anastasia3 Iul. 20268
