BlogSpot Vs. WordPress

So BlogSpot is being silly & doesn't want to cooperate. The colors hurt my eyes. & my eyes hurt my head. & my head already hurts pretty bad. So, poop on you, BlogSpot. I'll let you sit here & have a “how am I feeling” conversation. Will be back when you let me change the ugly colors you provide me with.

Until then – go to my WordPress account.

Getting Back On The Blogging Track

Greetings! I have shamelessly neglected both: my Blogspot & my WordPress accounts. The plan was to be having regular posts as the winter comes. This winter was a bit different from other ones, & I remained unfruitful. Now, that I get to live my dream as I had joined Open Arms on a regular basis – I am passionate to use everything & anything that works to spread the word & share the news on what God is doing here in Sumy, Ukraine.

I will get back into the habit of blogging regularly. So if you care to keep up with it – please be checking on this page. I think I will be posting anything from the ministry news to my personal experiences of different things. Meanwhile, please be encouraged to visit our ministry page, & drop me an e-mail, if you’d like to get subscribed to a newsletter.

God bless,

Sashko

An Ode To NYC

Hi!
I figured I need to post something just for the sake of posting. & here's this cute lil video:

The Lost Tribes of New York City from Carolyn London on Vimeo.

Soon it will get colder, & the nights will get longer, & I will sit at the computer a lot more, drinking coffee & thinking about the summer & all that took place during it. &, of course, I will be posting much more often...

My lil sister is married now.

So, my lil sister is a married woman now. I still feel slightly out of it. It is a wonder how fast the time goes by. We all say that now & then concerning different things in our lives. You meet a friend from school, or see somebody's kids for the first time in a year... But it is especially shocking when you marry off your lil sister whose diapers you used to change. Especially if you yourself aren't married :)
It was a great wedding. It blesses my heart to see my sister this happy. For the first time in so many years. I am excited to witness her & Jake's marriage. Very excited.
A few pics:

Я всегда с собой беру ...

...даже если я "...".

It is things like this that make me feel like my laziness is no biggie. When it actually is. I do appreciate my ipod. Very much so. But... seriously?

Recent Reasons For Happiness

The last several days were really great. I have discovered many small things to make (& what's more important, keep) me happy. The main blessing was discovering more about my favorite singer, & actually getting a hold of her! I have really been learning a lot from her approach of things & people, & can't even put in words how grateful I am for her.

It's been nice to finally get a taste of the spring, & not have to wear too much clothes. The sun's been shining. My friend Vadeem & I took a walk that has turned into a hike (would be strange if it didn't). Conversations about weddings & life... church politics & businesses... a dam & swamps... Here are some shots from the village called Low Mills:

My sister Ira & her fiance (well, husband on the paper already) Jake came to visit today. That was fun. I like him, & am very blessed my sister is marrying a nice & respectful man. It has been amazing to me to learn just how very similar his & my taste in movies are. Like, last night he FaceBooked me, saying how he's got these two movies he's bringing for me. They happened to be exactly the two movies I had here waiting for him!

Small Matters For Happiness

This morning wasn't very nice to me. No, not because of the Saint Patrick yesterday. & today so far half a gallon of coffee didn't help much. But after watching some news (which don't necessary help with brightening your mornings) I came across this video. & it just made me happy. See it yourself, & find out just how simple of a being I am. O' you're smiling too? Then I guess we aren't much different.