We'd Been Trying To Touch The Sky

Mrs. Rimas Cried At The Mention Of The Wafer And The Traditional Christmas Blessing. "god Grant That We Are All Together Again Next Year.

Sometimes Kindness Can Be Delivered In A Clumsy Way.

Sometimes There Is Such Beauty In Awkwardness. There's Love And Emotion Trying To Express Itself, But At The Time, It Just Ends Up Being Awkward.

People I Didn't Know Formed A Circle Around Me, Sheltering Me From View. They Escorted Me Safely Back To Our Jurta, Undetected. They Didn't Ask For Anything. They Were Happy To Help Someone, To Succeed At Something, Even If They Weren't To Benefit. We'd Been Trying To Touch The Sky From The Bottom Of The Ocean. I Realized That If We Boosted One Another, Maybe We'd Get A Little Closer.

Some Wars Are About Bombing. For The People Of The Baltics, This War Was About Believing. In 1991, After 50 Years Of Brutal Occupation, The Three Baltic Countries Regained Their Independence, Peacefully And With Dignity. They Chose Hope Over Hate And Showed The World That Even Through The Darkest Night, There Is Light. Please Research It. Tell Someone. These Three Tiny Nations Have Taught Us That Love Is The Most Powerful Army. Whether Love Of Friend, Love Of Country, Love Of God, Or Even Love Of Enemy - Love Reveals To Us The Truly Miraculous Nature Of The Human Spirit.