harvest

i have more photos of the service, but not time to post yet. Here are some of the kids:

Vitaliy’s exciting 24 hours in the drug hospital

Read about it here

at the park

Vitaliy took me to this park the other day when some church girls unexpectedly came over to babysit for us.

It is gorgeous.

I love Fall leaves.

We thought these trees were interesting!

My heart throb . . .

We discussed family vacations while we walked around. It’s a topic where we come from very different backgrounds and expectations.

Mommy group today

we were 7 today, plus 3 kids

Natasha, probably my best friend in Ukraine, besides Vitaliy

the mall

The mall next to us is named “Magellan,” and this is where i go to sit and read my Bible, pray, read other books, study . . . almost every day.

The kids have a little nursery room they love to go to. This is Vika at the cubby hole area taking off her stuff.

Vitaliy coaching

Vitaliy coaching

Olya (R) & Sveta (L)

These two girls from our church try to meet with Vitaliy once a week (it’s been hit and miss) to learn how to witness. He takes them through short lessons, and they memorize materials and verses. They’ve gone out witnessing with him on Sunday mornings a few times now. Pray for them

my impersonation

of Sarah Palin (this is for my mother).

My kids like to fall asleep next to my chair at night sometimes while i’m working on stuff.

one on either side  . . .

friend Danya

Friend Danya is three, just between Skyla and Vika. He is their only like-age playmate at church, and his parents are Vitaliy and Natasha Fomin, who are the other young pastor-and-wife couple at our church. They *HeartHeartHeart* playing together!!!

Danya came over after church yesterday for a while, and Vika is helping him get his jacket off

carrots!

My kids LUV carrots. So when they are around when I’m grating, i have to grate like 5 extra carrots because they love eating grated carrots. And I think, hey, it’s healthy! Eat away!

I am only passively guilty for the backwards, inside out shirt (i.e., she put it on; i didn’t fix it).

Yes, my darling, eat all those lovely carrot shreds!

Vitaliy’s new evangelism blog

Vitaliy really wants people to be aware of what the Lord is doing here; he wants prayer; and he wants some venues of accountability. So this blog was born.