Ukraine - "Normalcy", Family Photos, Hoping & Planning for Christmas Україна - "Нормальність", Сімейні фото, Сподівання та Планування Різдва On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, very early in my morning, I wrote to friends in Ukraine. I opened the letter with the paragraph below, and then...
“I Still Hope that the Lord Will Give Us the Opportunity to Have an Encounter on this Earth! May the Lord Bless You Abundantly!” «Я все ще сподіваюся, що Господь дасть нам можливість зустрітися на цій землі! Нехай Господь щедро благословить вас! *** On October 10, 2023, I sent an email...
An Art Musing – As I Began this Posting, as I Contemplated this Cropped Photo, I Searched My Soul for a Title. With a work of art, there is usually a focus, a subject, or perhaps more, a germinal or central thought or theme, helping to birth whatever the artist comes to create. Sometimes the...
A Little More Than Two Weeks Ago, the Second Autumn Equinox Passed Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine & War Came Upon that Nation and the Ukrainian People Трохи більше двох тижнів тому минуло друге осіннє рівнодення з того часу, як російське вторгнення в Україну та війна обрушилася на цей...
A Young Boy Gazes at the Ocean As with most art objects, if there is a title or description associated with it, one’s mind and emotions usually begin the process of understanding the piece with that. The title here is “A Young Boy Gazes at the Ocean” and obviously, from the photo this is...
Writing in the Shade of Trees - The Three-Year Anniversary, Milestones Along the Way & The Path Ahead The three-year anniversary of Writing in the Shade of Trees is soon coming up. At first, I thought it was the second anniversary, and that is how I started the first draft of this...
Email Messages, Photos, & Prayer Requests Between Friends in Times of War & A Very Dangerous and Troubling Time -Повідомлення електронної пошти, фотографії та молитовні прохання між друзями під час війни та дуже небезпечний і тривожний час *** Note on Featured Photo Примітка щодо...
Into the Arms of Strangers - Stories of the Kindertransport *** Introduction Summary and legacy statement of this book from the back dust cover of the book: The documentary film, Into the Arms of Strangers, reminded the world of this chapter of Holocaust history. The movie went on to win the...