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“SO WHEN THIS CORRUPTIBLE shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength [...]

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BIRTHDAY MEMORIES

TODAY IS Alesya’s 19th birthday.
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, we looked forward to this day, anticipating the celebrations and happiness that we would be enjoying. Instead, we look back on memories.
THE DAY WAS MONDAY, April 21st. The time was 10:30 PM. This past Wednesday marked the one-year-and-a-half anniversary of the day we lost Alesya. It [...]

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Katrina and her grandfather

Dropping roses into the river at the memorial service
KATRINA’S GRANDFATHER passed away after a long battle with cancer on July 13th, 2008. Remember Katrina and her family during this time of grieving. If you would like to express your sympathy, email daughtersoflight@gmail.com.

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Oh, beautiful rose, please tell me,
For I would like to know,
Why I must crush your petals
That sweet perfume may flow.
Oh, life that is clothed in beauty,
Perhaps like that beautiful rose,
You will need to be crushed by suffering
Ere you give out your best; who knows?
A life that is crushed by sorrow
Can feel for another’s grief,
And send [...]

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Alesya in October 07
MOST OF YOU KNOW, I believe, but we received an unexpected phone call from Alesya’s mother on Wednesday, telling us to come over because the nurse had come by and said that it was simply a matter of hours or days for Alesya.
WE WENT TO SAY goodbye, and she is pretty much [...]

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Felecia, Alesya, Me, Oksana

FELECIA AND I VISITED Alesya on Saturday, as most of you probably read on my blog. She isn’t expected to make it, but we are trusting God to work a miracle through this. If you would be willing to send her a card, just let me know so I can get you [...]

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