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Me: It bothers me that I live here in peace, when you are in constant danger and turmoil & Alena: We are currently in a tent camp in the Western part of our country. But Oleksii stayed in Kyiv. Pray for all of us. Я: Мене турбує, що я живу тут у спокої, коли ви в постійній небезпеці та біді & Алєна: Ми наразі в наметовому таборі на заході нашої країни. Але Олексій залишився в Києві. Моліться за нас усіх.
*** Me: It bothers me that I live here in peace, when you are in constant danger and turmoil & Alena: We are currently in a tent camp in the Western part of our country. But Oleksii stayed in...
Postcard Story – The Concourse of the Birds: Folio from the Mantiq of Al-Tair of Farid Al-Din ‘Attar (Detail) – Habiballah of Sava – 1600 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451725 *** "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds) Fifth Sister – 03/08/21 …and as with somethings...
People are Dying, Houses are Burning. Rescuers and Doctors Who Come to Help are Dying. Children are Dying, but Parents are Left Alive and Praying to God for Death, Because They Cannot and Do Not Want to Live Without Their Children, Parents Die, and Children Remain Orphans. Люди помирають, будинки горять. Рятувальники та лікарі, які приходять на допомогу, гинуть. Діти помирають, але батьки залишаються живими і моляться до Бога про смерть, бо не можуть і не хочуть жити без своїх дітей, батьки помирають, а діти залишаються сиротами.
*** People are Dying, Houses are Burning. Rescuers and Doctors Who Come to Help are Dying. Children are Dying, but Parents are Left Alive and Praying to God for Death, Because They Cannot and Do Not...
Postcard Story – Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent – From Turkey, Istanbul, ca.1555-60 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent – From...
Correspondence with friends in Ukraine on May 27, 2025 – “May 24 and 25 Were Very Big Attacks on the Cities, Especially on our City. We Didn’t Sleep for 2 Nights. Everyone Came to Church Tired and Frightened” & Joyful News Shared – Листування з друзями в Україні 27 травня 2025 року – “24 і 25 травня були дуже великі напади на міста, особливо на наше місто. Ми не спали 2 ночі. Усі прийшли до церкви втомлені і налякані” & радісні новини, які поділилися.
Correspondence with friends in Ukraine on May 27, 2025 - "May 24 and 25 Were Very Big Attacks on the Cities, Especially on our City. We Didn't Sleep for 2 Nights. Everyone Came to Church Tired...
This Man, this Massive Mound of Flesh, Said to Come and Say Goodbye Before I Left & Years Before He was Born, When the Time Came for Another to Leave, for Us to Say Goodbye, I held Him Gently and Close
This Man, this Massive Mound of Flesh, Said to Come and Say Goodbye Before I Left & Years Before He was Born, When the Time Came for Another to Leave, for Us to Say Goodbye, I held Him Gently...
Postcard Story – Water Lilies – Claude Monet – 1916–19 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet | Water Lilies | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Water Lilies – Claude Monet – 1916–19 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Older Grandchild – 08/26/24 … and...
In Ukraine, the 4th Easter Since the War Started – “Everything is fine with us … But … Because the heaviness is on the heart that the war continues and people are dying. I am very afraid of night attacks on Kyiv. It’s really scary, because you don’t know if we’ll live to see the morning.” – В Україні 4-й Великдень від початку війни – “У нас все добре… Але… Бо тяжкість на серці, що війна триває і гинуть люди. Я дуже боюся нічних атак на Київ. Це дуже страшно, тому що ти не знаєш, чи доживемо ми до ранку».
In Ukraine, the 4th Easter Since the War Started - "Everything is fine with us ... But ... Because the heaviness is on the heart that the war continues and people are dying. I am very afraid of...
The Church’s Tall Tower & the Angelus Noontime Prayer & Easter, When I Was Twelve & What the Lord Gave Me to Understand, When He Stopped My Steps, as I Was About to Leave the Empty Church
The Church's Tall Tower & the Angelus Noontime Prayer & Easter, When I Was Twelve & What the Lord Gave Me to Understand, When He Stopped My Steps, as I Was About to Leave the Empty...
Postcard Story – Oleanders – Vincent van Gogh – 1888 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh | Oleanders | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org) Postcard Story – Oleanders – Vincent van Gogh – 1888 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sister – 03/28/22 … and when the...