Friday, May 19, 2017

Lovely Gifts from Nika

The porcelain icon of the Romanov Family. The family was canonized in 2000 by the Russian
Orthodox Church. So they are royal saints and martyrs of the Church.

This year has been difficult for me. I have faced many troubles and hardships in my life. Briefly, I've been like in the Wilderness tempted by the Devil... But I still believe in God, and I think that one day I will understand the meaning of this all. And thank God, I have one good intercessor who is always praying for me: my good Russian angel Nika!

About two weeks ago, she delighted me by sending parcel full of lovely little gifts (see the pictures). Especially I love the porcelain icon of the Romanov Family and Yuri Gagarin postcards. Wow! Thank you very much, Nikushka. Once again, you really made my day. You are Heaven's gift to me – an angel sent by God. You are always in my heart and in my prayers. Большое спасибо, мой ангел! ^^

It's like the Bible says: "Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him" (Luke 22:43), and: "It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters" (Matthew 10:25). It means, the same is happening to us...

Teisuka

Yuri Gagarin postcards – collectors treasure!

Lovely souvenirs from Moscow.

Russian Slavianka chocolate. Slavianka means "Slavic woman". Very tasty! ^^

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  1. hi Teisuka^^/ how are you now? one of magnetic souvenir a picture of Mikhail Nesterov. it depicts the boy Bartholomew (отрок Варфоломей,to him during his formative years came the Angel of the Lord) the future St. Sergius of Radonezh, the founder of the Trinity Sergius Lavra. he is very revered in the Russian Orthodox Church. especially among the monks.also The Church of the Ascension is one of the main attractions at Kolomenskoye Estate Museum in Moscow (http://mgomz.com/kolomenskoe).
    candies are called a small miracle. glad you liked it >^-^<
    have a wonderful weeken ahead my dear!
    Nika

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    1. Hi Nikushka ^^/

      Thank you very much for your kind words and also thanks for telling me more about those gifts. I love such a stories, and I know that tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church is full of them. ^^ I didn't know about Mikhail Nesterov before, but now I am very interested.

      A small miracle? How cute name. YOU are my small miracle, sweetie. -^^- I'm better and okay now, thank you for asking – and thanks to God and you. I hope all is well with you, and keep your happy stance. Have a wonderful weekend, my dear. Let's keep in touch! ^^/

      From Finland with love,

      Teisuka

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    ‎*。*./ \ .˛* .˛..★ ★ 。 Sprinkle some stars here to cheer you up Teisuka-san.... Sorry to learn that his year has been a hard start for you... Remember the end of the tunnel is the light... Thanks for sharing all these gift you get from Russia... I am sure you enjoyed it much... LOL.... Sending much sunlight, and stars too... . ° º  ★ ° .                  
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    1. Hello, Shawn-san. I can always recognize you, though you write anonymously. Hehe. ^^ Many thanks for visiting here and your kind words, my friend! I think, I'm about to see the light in the end of the tunnel... And yes, I really enjoyed those gifts sent by my angel. I wish you a wonderful summer, Shawn-san. Be well and take good care of yourself! Best wishes from sunny Finland, Teisuka

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  3. Long time no see, but I sure hope that you are doing alright. Haven't read your blog or talked with you for a while, because I have been quite isolated from outer world for a long time. This year has been relatively hard for me too, because there have been couple of deaths among my relatives and all the stress that comes along with that kind of things.

    Nevertheless I have tried to push forward and figured out new things. I recently run a DNA-test just for fun and figured out, that I'm quite a lot Russian, when it comes to ancestry, but I guess that I had always known that somehow.

    Hope that you are doing well and that we'll meet again some day.

    Your friend and old neigbour
    Doyle

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    1. Hello, my old neigbour.

      Thanks for visiting and for your comment. Long time no see, indeed. I'm sorry to hear about your losses. I express my condolences. Oh, you made that DNA test. That's cool. I'd like to do it too some day, but I know it's expensive. I don't know shit about my ancestors, except that one of them was a Swedish sergeant who came to Finland after The Great Northern War. Heja Sverige! ;)

      Speaking for myself, I can't say that I'm doing well. This has been a miserable year, the year of loss and afflictions. Hopefully better times are coming.

      I wish you all the best. Take care of yourself.

      Blessings,

      Teiska

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