We started the Nativity fast yesterday - thirteen days later than our new calendar brethren. [For explanation of calendar differences, follow this link: http://orthodoxwiki.org/Julian_Calendar%5D We're old calendar for the first time this year. The Serbian church still follows the old calendar (like a lot of the world) while a lot of the churches in America … Continue reading Advent
Month: November 2008
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all! We spent yesterday and today at my Mother-in-law's house. She lost her husband just over a month ago and we wanted to be with her for the holiday. Sitting around the table and saying what we were all thankful for as we began dinner, I could only feel the loss. I … Continue reading Thanksgiving
A few words of introduction…
I've thought long and hard before starting this blog. Frankly, I find my own writing insipid. I've never kept a diary for longer than three days because every time I'd read it, I'd abandon the whole enterprise. So this is rather a Great Experiment. By way of introduction, let me display my many hats: I … Continue reading A few words of introduction…
Praying With My Feet 