by debracelovsky | Mar 12, 2022 | Lent/Easter
Do you believe that Christ was raised from the dead? Believe the same of yourself. Just as his death is yours, so also is his resurrection; if you have shared in the one, you shall share in the other. As of now the sin is done away with. John Chrysostom (345-407...
by debracelovsky | Feb 7, 2022 | Family Life
A brief yet reflective walking through a cemetery is enough to teach us more than all the philosophy of the world during a lifetime. Giannis Delimitsos It had been thirteen years since we made our Living Trust. It was created a year before the unexpected death of my...
by debracelovsky | Jan 3, 2022 | New Year
There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. C.S. Lewis One of my particular joys at the end of each year is the final reading in my One Year...
by debracelovsky | Nov 25, 2021 | Autumn, Thanksgiving, Travel
. . .somewhere I have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience. . .” e.e. cummings After three weeks of traveling in Europe with my husband, and a little time to process, I want to put down some of the things for which the trip inspired me to be thankful in...
by debracelovsky | Oct 3, 2021 | Autumn, Family Life
One early evening after dinner, Rose, 2 1/2, bright blond hair in a spiky ponytail, says suddenly, “Starka! The sun is going!” We open the front door, step onto the porch, and look directly west. The brilliant sphere is a dazzling...
