A few weeks ago we read the gospel of Luke in which Jesus heals a group of people suffering from leprosy. I teach our small church school for the younger children and struggled for a while to find ways to make the sermons more accessible to the kids. I started by trying to have my husband read the weekly scripture to the kids on the way to church in the car. I’m…

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” – John 4:7-8 When my eldest was just almost two and verbal enough to talk with me I would put him to sleep with my last question as “Who loves you?” He would list grandparents, me and…

My name is Sasha – from Alexandra – and I am an Orthodox Christian and a mom. Definitely, these are the two most important roles in my life. I’m also a daughter, wife, friend, doctor – all cherished and hard come by. But Orthodox and mom are my number one and number two right now. The Basics of this Blog I wanted to tell you a bit about myself in this first…