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Birthday bash

Posted in A lighter side, Birthday, Friends, Jim on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What a joy to celebrate Jim’s birthday (again) along with missionary friends Al and Alice. Alice turned 70 just two days before Jim’s birthday, and we finally found a time that the four of us could get together.
We ate at a Georgian restaurant not far from our flat — only two blocks away — [...]

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Number 19

Posted in A lighter side, Games, Kyiv on January 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Hey, keep voting!
Kyiv has moved up to number 19 on the leader board — it needs to stay in the top 20 until the end of February to actually be listed on the new monopoly board. Every vote counts — and you can vote every day.
Go, Kyiv!
EDIT: Make that now number 17!!! [...]

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Snowmen

Posted in A lighter side, Jamie, Jim, Winter on January 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »

YEARS ago, I bought a set of snowmen salt and pepper shakers. I also purchased a sugar bowl and pitcher to match. And I still, to this day, just love them!
As soon as Thanksgiving is over and until March begins, I joyfully use them. They always bring a smile to my face. [...]

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The Parable of the Sower

Posted in Bible, Book, Christ, Devotional, Scripture on January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Jim and I are continuing to read John Stott’s daily reflections: Through the Bible, through the year.
Today, our reading centered on the parable of the sower found in Luke 8:
“It is not difficult to imagine a first-century Palestinian farmer at seedtime. With a wicker basket balanced on his left hip, he walks up and down [...]

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Normalna

Posted in Life on January 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I actually think that life might be returning to normal — or, as they say here, normMALna.
Jim and I are working on our newsletter — to go out tomorrow.
I am personally working on a new website. (Surely I jest, right? Me? Computer illiterate that I am?) There is power in a template! [...]

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Edinstvennaya

Posted in Dasha, Jeanne, Kolya, Kyiv, Love, News articles, Ukraine on January 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Who would have guessed that when Jeanne and Kolya became engaged that they would be one of five couples interviewed for an article proclaiming “what a woman will do for love” in a leading women’s magazine (Edinstvennaya) here in Kyiv?
Daughter-in-law Dasha works at this magazine, and when she heard a writer lamenting the fact that [...]

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Love

Posted in Grace, Love, Worship, quotes on January 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »

“Love that goes upward is worship; love that goes outward is affection; love that stoops is grace.”
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Australian Open and European Skating Championships

Posted in News articles, Sports on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Can it be true? Federer lost in the semi-finals? I must say that I was getting used to him — actually growing fond of him and his humility. I certainly didn’t expect him to lose today.
But I was not so sad when I saw who had won! Do you remember my [...]

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Testing, testing…

Posted in blog on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I made a very brave move — for me, at least — today, and, at the encouragement from a WordPress blogger who strongly recommended turning off the Visual Editor feature on my site, I clicked that button (er, uh, or unclicked that button!).
This is my first blog post working without it — and I would [...]

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Monopoly

Posted in A lighter side, Games on January 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Monopoly … the world edition …
Parker Brothers is coming out with a new monopoly board game. And the people of the world get to vote for which cities will be on the actual board.
Kyiv is one of the cities in the running…but it is not currently a top 20 vote-getter. I encourage all [...]

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