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Selfie of Maxim & Alena in Happier Days Before the Invasion & In the Words of Alena, War comes Upon Ukraine & Her Parents – Селфі Максима та Олени у щасливіші дні перед вторгненням & За словами Олени, війна йде на Україну та її батьків
Selfie of Maxim & Alena in Happier Days Before the Invasion & In the Words of Alena, War comes Upon Ukraine & Her Parents Селфі Максима та Олени у щасливіші дні перед вторгненням & За словами Олени, війна йде на Україну та її батьків Simply put, a little more than a year ago, life...
In the Words of Alena, War comes Upon Ukraine & Her Family – За словами Олени, війна йде на Україну та її сім’ю
In the Words of Alena, War comes Upon Ukraine & Her Family - За словами Олени, війна йде на Україну та її сім'ю *** On March 9, I received an email from Maxim, one of my closest friends in Ukraine, with a testimony from Alena, his wife, about the invasion and war, and its affects upon her and...
The Clouds upon Our Land – A Question Asked by a Dear Friend & Clouds of Judgement Tinged with Compassion & Sorrow – Selah
The Clouds Upon our Land There are times, especially when I feel under compulsion to write, when I am being led to think and feel and understand those things which trouble me deeply, and which to me, are wide and profound in their implications, that a certain degree of dread yet peace begins to...
In the Barren Sands of Loneliness, Isolation & Despair
In the Barren Sands of Loneliness, Isolation & Despair It is wrong to think of the goal of art as only portraying the beautiful to the eye, for that may lead to superficiality, banality, and untruth. For there are many things that are beautiful, yes, but there are for humans, for those...
The One Year Anniversary of the War Against Ukraine – “It Was Nice to See You and the Students and the Fact that Pizza was Still Being Baked in Kyiv!” – Річниця війни проти України – «Приємно було бачити Вас і студентів і те, що в Києві ще печуть піцу!»
The Fact that Pizza was Still Being Baked in Kyiv! Про те, що піцу ще пекли в Києві! *** My friend, Matt, who writes a travel blog for his business, traveled to Ukraine and Kyiv where he “live blogged” about his trip. In Kyiv, he visited a seminary to visit a long-time friend of his from Los...
Are There No Clouds in the Sky Above Russia? Чи немає хмар на небі над Росією?
Are There No Clouds in the Sky Above Russia? Чи немає хмар на небі над Росією? I love watching clouds, I always have, because they are beautiful, because they are silent, because they are in motion with the breath of the wind, the breathing of the earth, and because they dissipate, vanish, and...
Panel with Striding Lion – ca. 604-562 BCE – Babylon – Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II – We Today May Not Receive this Exact Message and Proclamation from this Winged Lion, but We do Still Know of the Intent of this Object, and What it Truly Portrays.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322586 Panel with Striding Lion Art, great art, may be great because of the artistic excellence, because of its timeless beauty, because of its historical significance, or because of what it says to and about us today. This art object, created...
On January 30, Maxim Wrote: We learn to Adapt to Any Circumstances. We Have to Keep Living. Sometimes there is a Great Sadness in the Heart Because there is no End in Sight to this War. 30 січня Максим написав: Вчимося пристосовуватися до будь-яких обставин. Ми повинні продовжувати жити. Іноді в серці відчувається великий смуток, тому що цій війні не видно кінця.
We learn to Adapt to Any Circumstances Вчимося пристосовуватися до будь-яких обставин *** I received an email from Maxim on January 30 in response to an email I sent him on January 27, telling him that on January 25 I had posted the photo that he sent me of his family. In my email, I asked how he...