Don't you just love opening a brand new beautiful and colorful notebook, grabbing your favorite pen and deciding what to write on that clean, white page? Or do you hesitate, wondering what if you mess the page up, or your ink runs out or you misspell something or you spill coffee on it??? Sometimes that first word, on the first page is the hardest. BUT go for it!!! Jump right in! It's a brand new day, a brand new month and time's a wasting!!! I woke up this morning after a great night's sleep, ( which is somewhat rare) Remembered a dream I had (sometimes happens)...in which I Spoke a sentence in Polish and it seemed correct (and short :-) (an absolute first!) I realized then it was August first and I could turn the page on my calendar!! and in that small act of turning a page, I sensed a shift, a much bigger SHIFT. Suddenly, anything was possible, everything was possible!!! Everything was new, new mercies, new grace, new favor, a new start, new creative ideas
Back in Ukraine for a Hope and Life get together and what fun we had! 
First you gather wood
and get that fire going..
Make sure you have potatoes
Take time to hunt for mushrooms
Train up the next generation 
Enjoy the nice weather
Play soccer
Meet with friends
Make new ones
and enjoy the Transcarpathians! 
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