roosje: {little rose}

  I have often found that in the middle of it all, the time before, during and after of our greatest feasts and fasts, there is often...

"The first time I saw trees in an Orthodox Church was at St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania, just after Pentecost Sunday. I was co...

  It's been a quiet day today. Mr. Husband is working at home. A good friend called me, who I only get to talk to every few months...

  And being assembled together with  them,  He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father,  ...

  In the beginning was the Word,  and the Word was with God,  and the Word was God.     He was with God in the beginning.     Through him a...

  I just got off the phone with one of my dear friends in Ottawa who just lost a dearly loved family member. * In her honour I am lin...

Ten years ago a friend took me to my first Orthodox church. I quickly felt at home in the loving community and would stand looking at th...

   I've been wanting to write more on celebrating the feasts and fasts and bringing them into our homes. * So I am creating a se...

So one of my blog friends asked about  icons and feast days. * This is a large topic and one of course that I am really interested in....

I am working on a blanket for a 5 year old boy that I have been calling a yarn quilt . The green square below is from a skein Mr. Husban...

  Wonderful book review and truly an explanation of what we are looking for found here . * Wonderful advice on marriage, what marriag...

It's been quiet around here today. I've been thinking about quilting and how Mat. Anna is doing it. * Some day I may learn to s...

One of the rushnyks  that we used in our wedding  was blue and white;  it is the one we stood on before the table where our crowns ...

As mentioned , we have a new iconostasis at my far-away church.    * It is really beautiful... Beauty will save the world. Reminds ...

Whew! Lots done today on the home front... First... my knitting space... once we get more organized (I am hoping by July or August) I...