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Thursday, January 26, 2017

Exciting News

Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice."

We have a ton of exciting news floating around in our house this past week. First of all, Wayne and I celebrated our 18th anniversary!! As we reflect on the last 18 years, it is amazing to see all that God has done in and through us over the years. We thank God for all of His blessings and for each day He gives us together!

Second, we are excited to say that a family is pursuing Parker!! Until they reach a certain place in paperwork and have announced the news themselves, we will just rejoice with them. This is an amazing family and I am so thrilled that God answered our prayers for the best family for Parker. Orphan will no longer be his title, but son!!! Stay posted to hear more about Parker's exciting adventure. We will tell you more once we can!! Seriously, we couldn't have prayed for a more perfect family for Parker!!

Lastly, we wanted to share that the last part of our paperwork is in China at the US Consulate in Guangzhou!! After Chinese New Year, our agency will be able to pick up our paperwork and forward it to the CCCWA, who will then issue us our travel approval. Once we have our travel approval, we will be booking flights to China!! It is surreal to think that we are now just talking about weeks from travel vs. months!!

With all the excitement with our adoption moving forward, we are now scrambling to save up money for the last expenses, including the orphanage fees for the boys. Months ago, when we first started this process, we prayed about the steps we should take and asked God to lead us. We have been saving, cutting spending, fundraising, baking goodies to sell, etc. As we were doing research, we came across an amazing organization called Both Hands. The organization's mission/vision is the following:

"Both Hands mission is to fulfill James 1:27 by serving orphans, widows, and Christian adoptive families.
Both Hands' purpose is to help Christian adoptive families fund their adoptions by coordinating a service project fixing up a widow’s home.
Both Hands' vision is to see the day when finances are not an obstacle for Christian families who are led to adopt, while simultaneously serving every widow in need of home repairs."

We applied with Both Hands in September and we were approved to pursue a project for a widow. We prayed for God to direct us to the widow that he wanted us to help. After much prayer and thought, we felt God calling us to help my friend Jan. The more I thought about how God has crossed our paths, the more excited I got about the project and what it meant to both of our families.

In order to understand this relationship, I have to take you back to 2015 when Wayne was diagnosed with brain cancer. We met Jan and her husband Terry when Wayne was undergoing brain cancer treatment. Terry was diagnosed with brain cancer about two months after Wayne. God allowed a wonderful relationship to develop between me and Jan. We texted frequently sharing prayer requests and encouragement. Unfortunately, Terry lost his battle with brain cancer in October of last year (2016).

Jan has played a very important part of our lives since we met her in 2015. We are praying that this project blesses Jan just a fraction of how much she has blessed our lives. Jan not only was a cheerleader and a great support during our husband's battle with brain cancer, Jan has been a huge prayer warrior and cheerleader in our adoption process as well. She has mobilized her friends to help gather items for our rummage sale in the Fall, she helped us obtain fundraising items, she spent time on the phone trying to find out if airlines would be able to use donated miles, and the list goes on. It is our prayer that our Both Hands project blesses Jan!! If you are interested in joining our team and helping us serve and love on Jan, then you can contact me (rebeccaharder35@gmail.com). If you are interested in supporting our team as we serve Jan, you can visit the Both Hands page by clicking the image below and see how you can help!!!

Friday, January 13, 2017

Saying Goodbye

Numbers 6:24-26 "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace."

This morning at 6:00am, we had to say goodbye to Parker. The past four weeks have been life changing for our family. We have been stretched and shaped in new ways as we poured out our love into this precious boy. I am beyond exhausted between the holidays and running around, but I would never change a minute of it to know Parker. God has used this time to teach me more about Him and more about myself. I am still a work in process!! I'm so glad that we said "yes" to hosting Parker.

Last night Parker broke my heart. He looked at me with sad eyes and asked me, "Can I come back to America?" He so desperately wants a family to call his own an wants to live in America. Throughout the month, as he has openly shared about his life in China, my desperate prayers have been for him to find a family. I have been praying for someone to choose him and for him to be a SON! He longs to be loved and chosen. It breaks my heart to think that for 12 years this boy has lacked the love of a family. Yes, he lives in a foster home, but that is not the same as a mom and dad to call his own, to be known as a SON and not an orphan.

Adopting one chid will not change the word, but for that one child, the world will change. Will you help us change Parker's story? Will you helps us find the family that will change his world?

Parker: Age 12, special need - lazy eye (fixed his vision with glasses). He only has 13 months until he ages out of the possibility of a family to call his own.

This boy LOVES coke!!

I "bribed" Parker to get photos taken in 10 degree weather. He asked for a Coke and a coke slurpee.

We cannot let this boy age out of the chance to have a family to call his own!!! Please share about Parker with your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors...everyone! Let's find this boy a family!! I was praying for a family to step forward before he left for China. Maybe we can find a family before he gets home to China.

If you or someone you know are interested in finding out more information, please contact Meredith Chambers at Great Wall: 512-323-9595 or meredith@gwca.org

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Holiday Hosting: Day 12-25

Psalm 100:5 "For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations."

Our holiday hosting has been an adventure. I am behind blogging about Parker because we all got sick right after Christmas. First we were struck by a cold, then a few of us were struck by a stomach bug. We didn't do too much for a week while we all recuperated.

We had a fantastic Christmas with Parker and my family. On Monday, we took a family trip to Chinatown. Parker got to enjoy finding his zodiac animal, exploring old Chinatown, and enjoying some traditional Chinese food.

I found a lamb recipe from Parker's province and decided to try making it (Cumin Lamb with chillies and Wonton Soup). Parker helped me prepare the vegetables. We had a fun time cooking together. The meal turned out great and he really enjoyed it.

Since I will be traveling sometime during the school year, we took a shorter Christmas break. We have been working on schoolwork and we even had a class on France with some of our friends. Parker wanted to do school with us, so I printed up some math pages and he did great. He loves to get his problems correct. He got upset if he missed them and he would fix them until he got 100%. Wow, can he wear off on my kids??

Learning about France and trying French food!

On Sunday, January 1, Parker and I visited a church in Chinatown. He really enjoyed hearing a service in Mandarin and even met some people who were from his province! Afterward, we visited with some new friends and had great Chinese food!!

We also recently visited the eye doctor. I was fortunate to find a local Chinese student who was able to come with us to the doctor and interpret for Parker. We discovered that the only thing wrong with his eyes is a lazy eye. Since it was never taken care of, his one eye became dominant. We were able to get him a prescription for glasses. Seeing the amazement on his face when he got his glasses two days ago was amazing!! PSA: if you are looking to get glasses, Costco is the way to go. We got 2 pairs of glasses for less then half the price we were quoted at the eye doctor for one pair!!

He couldn't believe that he could see in his "bad" eye. He kept covering his good eye to look through the other eye.

Parker has been talking about "hamburgers" for a few day, so we took him to Top Notch Burgers in Chicago for dinner on Wednesday night. He not only ordered a hamburger, but he also ordered a hot dog. This boy can eat??

Thursday morning I drove Abigail and Grace to their Classical Conversations class in IN. Our tradition is to get donuts on the way to school, because who has time to feed 6, let alone 7, kids at 7:20 in the morning? Parker went into Dough Guys and picked out a bacon maple donut.

Thursday afternoon, we drove back to IN and picked the girls up from class and drove to Rockin' Jump in Carol Stream. The girls had a Groupon from their Grandma to use. We invited friends to come along with us. It was me and 11 kids!! We filled my 12 passenger van to the max. All the kids had fun jumping, especially Parker. He also did some rock wall climbing. I wish we had his glasses for this adventure! The glasses didn't come in until the next day (Friday).

Friday night, we used another Groupon and went ice skating. Parker did great on the ice and had a blast with Ryan (a family friend). Have I mentioned that this boy can eat?? He had breakfast, snack, lunch, a snack (1.5 peanut butter sandwiches), dinner, and then a hamburger at the ice skating rink!!

Parker is an amazing boy. He has loved being able to see with his glasses! He is still waiting for a family to officially pursue him. Parker leaves Chicago in 5 days!

We cannot let this boy age out of the chance to have a family to call his own!!! Please share about Parker with your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors...everyone! Let's find this boy a family!!

If you or someone you know are interested in finding out more information, please contact Meredith Chambers at Great Wall: 512-323-9595 or meredith@gwca.org

There are some other amazing children waiting for their forever families as well. You can check them out here.

DJ's host mom is also hosting the most amazing girl right now. Her name is Joy and she is just AMAZING!! I would totally sweep her up if I could. You can find out more about this sweet, JOYFUL girl here and here.


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We’ve been using Hempture products since January. Having been sceptical about most CBD on the market I was keen to find somewhere that’s legit…

We’ve been using Hempture products since January. Having been sceptical about most CBD on the market I was keen to find somewhere that’s legit. My non-negotiables with CBD are:

👉🏽Certs & lab results to back up claims
👉🏽Locally produced
👉🏽Good vibes from the source (the gut doesn’t lie)

Happy to have found Hempture as they tick all the boxes and I wonder how the heck I didn’t come across them sooner.

Anywho into the products. I’ve ordered 5 times since January 2021. Ordering a total of 17 products.

20% CBD Hemp Paste

Comes in a 5ml syringe with an easy use attachment to accurately dose out what you require. As with every product I’ve ordered they come discreetly packaged and internally they are all well sealed and certificated – new word alert 😎

This stuff is class. I’d long known the benefits of CBD but lack of a decent supplier left me bitter at the market with all the jackals out to make a quick buck.

CBD helps me with anxiety and dealing with new environments and new energies. It helps me to be comfortable out and about and curbs overthinking and the feeling of being pulled in every direction, unable to focus. That’s the main reason for using, I also enjoy it’s physical benefits after a long week or hard training – it’s like a kickstart to resting and recovery. It helps me sleep deeper and just keeps me on an even keel throughout the day.

This paste is loaded with CBD (I like strong stuff) and I can’t fault it in any way. My partner agrees and so does my mother and one of our cat’s Gizmo who is getting old and was having a hard time settling – a wee dab of this stuff and he was zooming about the house like a young turkey again.

Top tip is to keep it in your mouth for aslong as possible and swirl it around to absorb the most out of it quickly 👍🏽

We loaded up on this so the first one lasted us about 2-3 weeks all in all. That’s between 3 adults and a cat. Great value and potency.

Vape Pen & Oil combo

This order was for the vape pen kit plus 100mg vape oil plus I ordered 2 x 200mg vape oils cos’ well, go hard or go home 🤷🏻♂

Been using this for almost 2 weeks. I figured as with any treatment of any dis-ease, a holistic approach is best and so coming at it from all angles is my attitude. It’s sometimes not going to be feasible to whip out a syringe full of sticky dark stuff and load up in the street, or in work, or, well, you get the picture. Vaping is a little more socially acceptable. And it offers a different route of administration, the lungs – which is faster and gives the CBD another angle to help from.

The pen itself is a decent job and does what it says it does. I’m no vape expert but I do know that the pen types aren’t the best for long term or heavy use. If you’re a heavy smoker/vaper you’re gonna want to buy a more purpose built tool for the job. But this is a great introduction into the world of vaping and it does it’s job well. It’s a hell of a lot cleaner than rolling doobs – no ash, no smoke, no mess! Being totally transparent there are a few issues – the pen leaks oil at times and the best way I’ve found to counteract this is to only fill the container to just above the metal bit inside or about a third of the way full. It’s also not the most powerful so it feels like I’m not getting the most out of the oil – that being said this pen seems to work better when using it like a cigarrette – puffing into the mouth and then inhaling as opposed to sucking straight down into the lungs like Big Micky Ironlung. It has 3 power settings; Green, Blue & Red. If you want the battery to last a day it must be kept on green although don’t take that as gospel as you may not use it like I do. It comes in a neat little box that feels solid and has all the bits and bobs ye need. The charger plugs into any USB and charges quick enough – with a little LED to tell you when it’s ready. All in all a handy job and useful for keeping topped up in more social environments – well, the ones we’re allowed into these days anywho! 🙈🔒🏴☠

Right – onto the Kush!

Hard to beat an oul doot with the lads. And this is some good bud. I’m not mad keen on the stuff with high levels of THC. But occasionally I enjoy the ritual of rolling one and so this stuff is great for that. All the nice physical benefits without the mad head trip from THC. Great looking bud, well grown and prepared. Comes sealed neatly in a bag inside a bag with all the data you could want to know about it right there on the front. Smells sweet and chewy – if that even makes sense. Subtle. I’m waffling now but honestly it speaks for itself. Go on and try it you won’t be let down.

Next up is the CHD supershot 375mg/3ml

Only got this yesterday. Downed two thirds of the bottle and lay there like a baked potato with butter oozing down me chin – cleeeeesssss laddddssss

It couldn’t have came at a better time as yesterday was my day to lay about and do sweet fa or in laymans terms – recovery day.

It says on the pack suggested use is one per week. This really packs a punch. Alot of people think mistakenly think CBD is a watered down version of THC and they’re sorely mistaken. They have benefits of their own and even work best together – it all depends on what you’re after as a user. But these little shots are class. Potent and straight to the point in 3ml. As I’ve said I like to have CBD coming from all angles. This is mighty for keeping in the car, gym bag, heading away for a few nights – ye don’t need to be carrying a heap of stuff – just one small 3ml vial and it has the potency to last depending on your needs. Even split into 1ml increments you’re getting 125mg each time – that’s a good strong dose! As you can tell I’m well impressed with these. And at 13 buck ye can’t go wrong.

And the best for last…c h o c o l a t e 🤤

I love dark chocolate
I love hemp

So, I’m a bit biased here. But these are class.

With tea, with coffee, with yoghurt, or just eat the whole bar. Tasty, high quality chocolate with just enough crispiness inside from the hemp seeds. Just the right amount of dark chocolate – not too sweet and not too bitter just perfect.

Everything has been delivered lightning quick. With texts and emails confirming everything and bang on time everytime. Cannot fault these guys 🙌🏽

Right, I’ve waffled enough. I’ll finish by saying I’m genuinely thankful to have found you guys, your dedication to the hemp industry is helping folks all over the world and in my own family’s life, in just one month’s use we have saw great improvements in multiple areas of our life. The more I learn about this plant and the industry the more I see it being able to help many many more lives and that’s what it’s all about 🌍

Cheers lads,

Much love & speak soon 💚🤍🧡

Originally submitted by Kieran 17/02/2021 via Hempture.ie

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Lenny Kravitz performs NPR Tiny Desk Concert from home

Lenny Kravitz performs tracks from his extensive catalog on a home edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series.

The Brooklyn-raised bohemian rock icon brings us to his home and tropical paradise in Eleuthera in the Bahamas for this visually-alluring Tiny Desk (home) concert.

Joining the singer is his longtime collaborator, co-writer and guitarist Craig Ross, and young mentee Yianni Giannakopoulos.

After opening with a rendition of "Thinking Of You," a song Kravitz wrote in 1998 about his late mother, actress Roxie Roker, the rocker shares what's really weighing on him during this historic time.

"In the midst of all that's transpiring on our planet right now," he says, "it's a blessed time for introspection, more importantly action. ... What side of history are you standing on?"

Kravitz also delivers “What Did I Do With My Life?” from his 2004 album, “Baptism”, before closing with “We Can Get It All Together”, the opening track on his latest release, 2018’s “Raise Vibration.”

According to NPR, The Tiny Desk series is working from home for the foreseeable future; currently billed as Tiny Desk (home) concerts, the program shares the same spirit as the original: bringing music fans performances from across the country and the world featuring stripped-down sets in an intimate setting — just a different space.

Kravitz recently cancelled a European tour during the global health crisis.

See also:

Lenny Kravitz cancels European tour
Lenny Kravitz details Let Love Rule memoir
Lenny Kravitz performs Believe on The Tonight Show
Lenny Kravitz postpones European tour
Search Lenny Kravitz at hennemusic


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How to open file with ZDS extension?

The ZDS file extension belongs to the category Game Files. The extended name of this file format is GZDoom Save File. Below is a list of programs that support files with this extension. Just download one of them, then double click on the ZDS file, which did not want to open and manually select the program installed by default. The ZDS file should open now without any problem.

It can also happen that, despite the installation of one of the following programs, your ZDS file will still return an error when you try to run it. In such a case, refer to the next part of our article, where we present solutions to most problems that may occur when you try to work with the new file extension, which is the ZDS.

The contents covered by the rest of the article:

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Advertising OS Programs that open the extension
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OS Programs that open the extension

ZDS file extension

Associating the ZDS file with the installed software

Open with

At the first start of the ZDS file, after installing a new application from the list above, the operating system should automatically associate our ZDS file with the installed program. However, if that did not happen, we can do this step ourselves. Therefore, it is necessary to:

  • Right-click the ZDS file that we want to open, then clicking the option "Open with"
  • Then go to the "Choose default program" and we look for the path where our new application has been installed (in most cases it is the "Program Files" directory on drive C: at our computer and then the folder with the name of the installed program)
  • Confirm by pressing the OK button

When you do this, the operating system should automatically associate our ZDS extension with the new application. If for some reason this operation could not be performed in the manner indicated, see how to add association manually in the Windows Registry

Possible problems with the ZDS file

Typical error of the ZDS extension is shown by an error message when you try to open or read a file with extension that is not compatible with the programs installed on your computer. If while trying to open a ZDS file Windows will not be able to locate a particular program, the following errors may be displayed "No script engine for ZDS file extension", "Invalid file extension: undefined", "Incompatible file extension and file table", "Invalid file extension". It is important to react quickly and fix errors that may be caused by the following problems:

The file may be corrupt
In this case, the solution may be to find another copy of the ZDS file, to ask for another copy of it (if you got it from another person), or to try to download it again from the internet.
Entries of associations of the ZDS file in the Windows Registry may be incorrect
In this case, you can try to delete the file for the extension of the ZDS file and create it again. The information about how to find the registry entry can be found in the further part of the article
The entry containing the file associations in the Registry may have been deleted.
In this case, you must associate the ZDS file with the application either by selecting the application (information here) or manually (information here).
The application for supporting the ZDS file has not been entirely installed.
Check if the application opens up properly. If there is a problem, you can try to install it again.
The file has been infected by viruses or spyware.
Install any antivirus program, specializing in the removal of Malware and Spyware types of viruses, scan your computer and try again.
Your computer does not have sufficient resources to the currently open the ZDS file.
To open some files, the program needs now a large amount of CPU resources. If you are using many applications at the moment, try closing unnecessary ones and try again.
We do not have updated drivers for the application to open the file.
We install all the drivers that are needed to run the application that supports the ZDS file.

Manual entry of the file type to the Windows Registry

Registry edit

Very important!
Before you make any manual changes to the Windows Registry, make its copy earlier. With manual operations it is not difficult to make a mistake, and the changes are irreversible. Therefore, it is good to have a backup. Remember that the website is not liable for any damages that may arise during the use of the information given. If you are not sure that you can do these things, ask an expert for help.

How to do this?
Most of the items on the registry concerning the ZDS file are added automatically during installation of the program/application. In some situations, the user himself has to create a new registry entry, and type in the appropriate value. This method can be used to associate a file type with an existing application. Then locate the ProgID of the application in the registry. To access the Windows registry editor - click "Start", type "regedit", and then press ENTER.

To associate the ZDS file type with the new application, you must define the ProgID for a particular application and if you want to get information on defining a new ProgID, you should see the program identifiers. For information about file extensions and its associations with applications look in the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT .

To make it easier, here is an example:
We assume that we want a file type with a short extension .ZDS and a long extension .ZDS-file was opened using MyApplication. You should therefore use the syntax (creating in the registry a short extension .ZDS and a subkey for the long extension .ZDS-file) in the following way:

(Default) = ProgramVendor.MyApplication

(Default) = ProgramVendor.MyApplication

(Default) = MyApplication Program

Have you ever got a file that you could not open? Probably the situation was that it had an extension not used before on your computer, e.g. ZDS. Such a situation could also take place with other extensions, but it always ended the same - giving you a headache when determining which program should be used to properly open the file.

Typically, Windows has the appropriate software to open the ZDS file or just preview its contents. Often, however, there is no such software, and then we need to identify what kind of file it is, and download the appropriate software to support it.

Many people have no idea where to start. The simplest solution is to visit our website and search for the appropriate extensions in our database.


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Dio Hologram To Go On Tour

dio hologramEyellusion, a company specializing in hologram productions has announced that they are staging a tour featuring the likeness of Ronnie James Dio. Dubbed "DIO Returns: The World Tour," the venture will pair Dio's hologram accompanied live by former bandmates of the late rock star.

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Eyellusion debuted the Dio hologram at the Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival in Germany. The tour will make more than 80 stops around the globe, kicking off in Helsinki, Finland on November 30.

"Working with Eyellusion over the past year and a half to turn our dream of this tour into a reality has been absolutely incredible," said Wendy Dio, who managed Ronnie James Dio throughout his career and is overseeing every aspect of the "DIO Returns" tour. "No one has ever been able to put together a show and tour like this and we like to think of Ronnie smiling down as we continue to find new ways to share his music with all generations of fans. We cannot wait to be able to finally bring this incredible experience to Ronnie's fans around the world."

Dio, who served as a frontman for metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Rainbow and the eponymously named Dio, died in 2010 at the age of 67.

Initial tour dates being announced include:

November 30 – The Circus – Helsinki, Finland
December 3 – Fryshuset – Stockholm, Sweden
December 4 – Rockefeller Music Hall – Oslo, Norway
December 6 – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland
December 13 – Bikini – Barcelona, Spain
December 15 – Escenario Santander – Santander, Spain
December 17 – Arelene Romane – Bucharest, Romania
December 20 – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
December 21 – 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands

US tour dates are in the planning stages.

via Celebrity Access

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February 9, 2012

Whole Lotta Taggin' Goin' On!

There's this blogger tagging craze sweeping the blogosphere right now. And like The Sarcasm Goddess pointed out, things can get a little incestuous as we're spreading the bloggy love.

Wait. That sounds really nasty. I swear it's not!

What I mean, is that I have been tagged twice. Which is really very flattering.

Anyway...the tagging thing is all about 11 Questions. Don't ask me why 11. I have no idea. But because I've been tagged twice, I now have to answer 22 questions.

First, Sue at Cookie's Chronicles tagged me to answer her 11 questions after Robin at Farewell, Stranger tagged her to do the same.

1. What would you be doing right now if you weren't answering my 11 questions?
Eating lunch. But I might go get my lunch, which will be chicken noodle soup because I currently have a head cold, and sit here with it while I do my bloggy homework.

2. If a genie were to grant you three wishes, what would your three wishes be?
Yep, I'm gonna have to go get my soup. This question requires food for thought. Ha!
  • For some long-awaited medical advances to come to fruition, such as cures for Diabetes and cancer and growing new organs.
  • The ability to consume whatever I want without it making me gain weight or be unhealthy in any other way.
  • A magical closet where cute, new clothes simply appear out of nowhere whenever I need them.
3. What's in your purse? G'head. I'll wait while you empty it out and catalogue the contents.
Purse-y things, of course! Wallet, chap stick, small hair brush, travel size hand sanitizer, house keys, miscellaneous receipts and movie ticket stubs and my mobile phone when I'm out.

4. What book are you dying to read (or, if you're more of a movie person, what movie are you dying to see)?
I haven't read many classics, so I would like to just to see what all the fuss is about. Don't think there are any movies I'm dying to see right now, but I'm super excited for Rock of Ages this summer!

5. What are the three best words to describe yourself?
Strong, affectionate and objective.

By the way, my soup is totally trying to kill me! I keep choking on it. WTF?

6. If you could trade places with someone for a week, who would it be and why?
A singer. Any singer. If I had been born with a talent, I would want it to be singing.

7. What is your favourite song?
I've covered this before, but it's The Rose.

8. What's the best title for your biography or autobiography?
Riding the Roller Coaster OR Just Jennifer!

9. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? How would it change your life?
I would pay off the mortgages of my loved ones, buy Mark a new car and motorcycle (what? who said that?), give to charity, hire a driver, build our dream house, do some traveling and just keep living. I think it would change our lives in that we wouldn't have to worry about money anymore, but other than that, I wouldn't get all extravagant.

10. Your worst day ever?
September 21, 2010 - the day of Mark's heart bypass surgery.

11. Did you resolve to do anything differently this year? How's that going?
I didn't really resolve to do anything differently, per se. Just some thoughts on a few things, some things I'd like to see happen and such.

My second 11 Questions tagger was The Sarcasm Goddess at For the Love of Writing, after Ado at The Momalog tagged her.

1. What reality show would you most hate to be on?
Fear Factor. Hands down.

2. Would you rather have your spouse/significant other forget your birthday or buy you a dress that's three sizes too big?
Forgetting my birthday would be way worse. I don't care what size my husband thinks I am. But if he completely spaced my birthday, I'd be really hurt.

3. Where do unicorns get their magic?
From the very fact that they're unicorns, of course! And maybe pixie dust.

4. What dessert best describes you?
Caramel apple pie a la mode. Sweet, simple, creamy. Which is why it's my favorite!

5. Where do you fall on the paranoia scale: One being totally not paranoid, and Ten being they're out to get me!  Explain.
I think I'm right in the middle at 5. I'm a worrier, but not paranoid. I don't think anyone is out to get me, but I do think bad things will happen.

6. Salty or sweet?  I'm talking food, obviously.  But I suppose you can answer that any way you see fit.
BOTH. I really love sweet & savory things, like honey BBQ sauce, sesame chicken and apples with pork chops. Sometimes I need a sweet snack, and sometimes a salty one.

7. If a train leaves Boston at 6 a.m. going 100 miles per hour and another train leaves Chicago at 11:00 a.m. going 250 miles per hour at what time will the bacon be most delicious?
I refuse to do math on my blog! Bacon is always delicious.

8. What modern convenience would cause you so sit in the corner and eat your hair if you had to go without it for the rest of your life?
Is this a trick question? The interwebs, of course!

9. What is your least favorite word?
Bill. As in the kind you pay.

10. Which is creepier, a teletubby or a furby?
Or Barney? Seriously, they're all creepy.

11. What makes your blog awesome sausage?
I don't know, you tell me!

Ohmigosh, now I have to come up with 11 Questions to ask. The pressure!

The Rules:
You must post these rules.
Each person must post 11 things about him/herself on their blog.
Answer the questions the “tagger” listed for you in their post, and create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
Choose 11 people to tag and link to them in the post.
Let each blogger know that you have tagged them.

Wait. What's that second rule up there? It says "Each person must post 11 things about him/herself on their blog". I think others are missing this rule.

OK....11 random things about me....

1. I think this post is getting really long.
2. I really don't feel like dealing with this election year.
3. My Twitter just changed to a whole new layout!
4. My hair color shade is "light ash blonde".
5. I really, REALLY need new glasses (for my eyes, not for drinking).
6. I kinda hate that my bad vision sometimes makes me look stupid.
7. I have a bleeding heart.
8. I'm scared to death of ever having to get a job outside my home again.
9. My favorite nut is the cashew.
10. I would love to be able to arrange for Mark to meet Sammy Hagar.
11. I need to go make something for dinner!

I'm tagging:
Jessica at Anything But, and Then Some
Sara at Craftarrifc
Scottie at Dads Who Change Diapers
Elise at Things That Are Not Bagels
Laura at Catharsis
Jill at Yeah. Good Times.
Jenn at Fox in the City
Alison at Mama Wants This!
Jim at Just a Lil Blog
Nicole at By Word of Mouth
Christina at finallyMom

My questions:
1. When you're in a bad mood, what will, without fail, always cheer you up?
2. What would your dream house look like?
3. Obviously you love blogging, but is there anything about it you don't like? Be honest.
4. What do you think your life would look like if you had made a different decision than the one that led you to where you are today?
5. What would your death row last meal be?
6. Facebook or Twitter? Why?
7. Coke or Pepsi? Why?
8. Name something you don't think you've ever blogged about.
9. Besides where you currently live, where else do you think you'd like to live?
10. Not considering kids or money or anything practical, what car would you like to own?
11. What is your customary order at Starbucks?

Phew! OMG, that was tough! Seriously, my head hurts right now. Could be the stupid head cold I have, though.

To illustrate how long this post is and how long it took to write, by the time I was done, I had been tagged two more times by Brandy at Momwich and Greta at Not Enough Patience. Thanks, ladies! Except, I just can't do.any.more.

Before I go, I want to remind you about the Did You Know? link-up going on through tomorrow (first Tuesday of the month). Click HERE.

At the risk of trying to sound younger than I am...

Peace out!

  1. Damn girl, you are POPULAR!!! I really need to get on this. Look at you being all responsible and stuff. I enjoyed reading your answers so I don't think this post was too long at all!!

    1. I don't know if it's popularity or that I'm a sucker!

  2. Holy hell, this has just become a whole lot of tagging craziness!

    That being said, thank you for thinking of me and I totally loved the fact that you got to answer serious and silly questions.

  3. Wow! You are one popular lady! Four tags!?! I have yet to be tagged by anyone.
    I love the Rose too. That's a good one. And the thought of the word bill....the reason I avoid the mailbox and check it once a week.

    1. What? You avoid the mailbox too? I knew I couldn't be the only one!

  4. Damn, girl! You are popular! When does the voting for Homecoming Queen start? You are totally going to win.

    1. Like I told Jenn, not sure it's popularity or just that you all know I'm a big sucker!

  5. I accept your challenge, my dear, and raise you another. What? I don't know. Can I tag you back?

    1. No tag-backs! Let me know when you publish your post, K?

  6. Hee hee. Great answers Jen. Hope you are on the mend!

    I used to have a bleeding heart too - perty plant.

    1. Oh I don't own plants. I meant MY bleeding heart, you know, I feel for people? Like the term "bleeding heart liberal".

    2. Ha! I thought of that first but then, for whatever reason, was convinced you meant the plant.

  7. Love the answers, your questions and this post. And I really don't like the word bill either. Specially in plural!

  8. Dude, 4 tags??? :)

    Okay you're the 3rd person to tag me so if you don't mind, I'll choose my favorite questions from you list - that good?

    And who made that soup that was trying to kill you?

    1. Do you what you must, my friend!

      It was just Progresso chicken noodle soup!

  9. WOW! Talk about a WHOLE lot of tagging going. That was an insane amount of it. Guess people like you. :)

    1. I hope that's what it means. Either that, or I'm just easy to pin down.

  10. Who the hell am I gonna tag if everyone else is already tagged? Ack

    1. I had to change 2 or 3 of the ppl I was tagging when I saw they had already been tagged a couple times.

  11. Oh I wish I could sing too! I'm to embarrassed to even sing in the shower!

    1. I think I can carry a tune. But I know I'm real pitchy. I'm not embarrassed to sing. It feels too good. Screw 'em if they don't like it!

    2. Tee hee, sorry I totally read that I am "I'm real bitchy" and I was all like "Hell no you're not!" I think it might be time for new glasses!


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Goals: Halfway Point of 2012

What?! 2012 is absolutely flying by and I can't believe it's already July. As I outlined my goals for this year in a January post, it's only fitting that I check in at the halfway point.

Running & Fitness

1. Complete a sprint triathlon: Not Likely. As I mentioned in my quarterly goal check in, this one hasn't been going so well due to the biking injury last August. My knee continues to bother me when I ride so I haven't been training on the bike for months. I love running, and I just don't want to end up with more injuries that make my fall running season less enjoyable. I have a feeling this one will be a miss unless something changes drastically.

2. Complete my second marathon: Done! I ran Seattle Rock 'n' Roll on June 23 and it went much better than my first marathon. Check out the race report here. I'm so glad I went for number 2. And in December? I'll be running marathon number 3 at California International Marathon, going for that sub-5 hour goal.

3. Get back into strength training: Done! I began working out with Integrate Performance Fitness again, which is the road biking group I rode with last summer, this time in the strength classes. I love the group of people, the instructors, and the support. The group is almost entirely comprised of endurance athletes so everyone really understands each other. As an added bonus, I was featured in the IPF community spotlight this week!

1. Learn to eat bananas: Not started. I know this sounds silly, but I really don't like bananas and I want to like bananas. I mean, they are the food served along marathon courses (campaign to swith to oranges anyone?) and are super healthy. Now if only I could force them down. I did start drinking smoothies made with bananas, maybe that'll turn into something...

2. Find new healthy recipes: Good progress. I've done well here by trying new recipes, thinking more about what we are eating, and even eating less meat. We've never been really bad at eating healthy but I was definitely in a cooking rut earlier this year. I still have those all-I-want-is-pizza days and a huge sweet tooth, but I balance it well and cook almost always. The most interesting change? I discovered that I love tofu. I don't mind not eating meat as long as I have good protein sources. And the vegan restaurant near our condo that I would never have gone to a year ago? It has awesome tofu stir fry and a fantastic beer selection!

1. Pick up the phone (for friends and family): Not so good. I stil find that I get home from work and crash, and I don't talk to friends and family on the phone as much as I truly wish I did. Time to focus more on this one.

So far in 2012, not bad at all. I can do this!

  1. I kind of want to do a triathlon someday, but I really, really don't like going fast on a bike! :) I'd rather just cruise along, happy as can be!!

    Your banana goal cracks me up! I have a supervisor like that. Once we both got the same strawberry spinach salad at lunch, and I said, "Mmm, this looks so good! I love spinach!" He said, "You do? I hate spinach!" Turns out, he forces himself to eat stuff he doesn't like all the time because it's healthy. It made me grateful that I like a good variety of healthy foods and only have to force foods down when I'm a guest in someone's home for dinner!

    1. Ditto the bike sentiment - my road bike scares me. I could ride a townie around for a long time though...

  2. i used to hate bananas too-and i am still picky about them. i don’t love banana flavored things-other than banana pudding of course :) and the only way i will eat a banana is if it is really ripe. i hate when they are brown. too mushy. do you ever you cooking light?? it is my go-to for quick, healthy recipes. and they even have “light” options for higher fat favs. your 1/2 way is looking good!!

    1. Thanks! So there IS hope for the banana goal...I should start with really ripe but not brown ones!

  3. Looks like you're chipping away at those goals nicely! Wow youve got some great races coming up.

  4. Have you tried mashing up bananas in plain yogurt? I really like that.

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Majestic Repertory Theatre, located in the Las Vegas Arts District, opened their third rich season with its totally believable, immersive staging of Cabaret with the audience grouped table side in Berlin's Kit Kat Klub. Playing through August 26th, this is a classic worth absorbing, thoughtfully.

What an extraordinary transformation of physical space since their Animal Farm production. From coconut-soil farm-set to the now red-velveteen papered walls with evocative paintings in a surround-lounge, it evokes numerous key productions of Cabaret.

Cabaret explores the dark, heady, tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates living in Germany as they slowly yield to harsh vortices of the Third Reich (Realm) Weimar Republic--a murderous burst of mass madness. Vigorously directed by Troy Heard, this production sends chills through us as we recognize chaos slowly engulfing a broken society clutching to remember any "good-times" at all! The music, written by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff (based on John Van Druten's play "I Am a Camera", which was itself adapted from Christopher Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin"), still resonate today.

It is helpful to know Isherwood lived from 1929 to 1933 in Nollendorfplatz, which was the city’s gay community. Even by today’s standards, Berlin’s scene was prodigious and homosexual life was open, fashionable and well organized. Homosexuals became reviled and assassinated along with Jews, Catholics, intellectuals, and physically deformed or mentally challenged people who were not of the Nazi-fabricated "Nordic" ideal. Along with the rise of fascism was a tandem rise in eugenics in practice and unspeakable experimentation.

Most people recall eerie faced Joel Grey’s emcee or "Master of Ceremonies" and wide-eyed Liza Minnelli's "Sally Bowles," under Bob Fosse's direction of the 1972 movie adaption of the 1966 multi Tony award winning Broadway hit. The movie catapulted Cabaret into mainstream consciousness and is produced continuously, globally, in various renditions and revisions.

Majestic's precise production features charming Charlie Starling (the ballerina bubble-dancer from "Absinthe") as "Sally Bowles" and the commanding Anita Bean (Thoroughly Modern Millie) as "The Emcee."

Veteran Vegas stage-stars round out this accomplished cast. Especially touching are "Fraulein Schneider" (Gail Romero) and "Herr Schultz" (E. Wayne Worley) whose love story-within-a-story tells nearly the whole story of the psychological agony of decline of a nation's human values and identity.

The choreography by Kim Amblad uses standard burlesque gestures and steps to fine effect. Movement subtly evolves from gaiety to austerity as the years progress from bouncy-joyous to militantly-regimented "goose-step" thrust-salute, indelibly identified with this horrific era.

Andrew Tyler’s musical direction renders an authentic era-sound from his honky-tonk-tuned keyboard along with well integrated saxophone, clarinet and percussion.

"Sally Bowles" is a multi-story character created by Isherwood, based on Jean Iris Ross Cockburn (a British ex-pat cabaret singer, political activist and writer) that he knew while living in Berlin. (Jean would avoid discussing the Bowles character for the rest of her life.) Isherwood used American writer Paul Bowles' last name as a tribute to this artist who helped shape 20th Century literature and music. (Gore Vidal ranked Bowles' short stories "among the best written by an American...").

Princeton historian Harold James states, “There was a clear link between Germany's severe economic decline and the resulting extremist politics, nationalism and ensuing chaos and horror of the Nazi Era.” In Cabaret, the lack of money (tens of millions were in extreme poverty) is discussed and sung about.

Because of the defeat of Germany in in WW1, along with their collectively bruised national ego, combined with economic punishments of the Treaty of Versailles, a de-facto "suzerainty" would radically and brutally enforce 'one People, one Reich (Realm), one Leader', as the Nazi slogan put it.

This narrow, conceptual "Ideal German" would exclude many millions who were also German by birth and were a vital part of the economy and culture. Enjoyable tolerance yielded to torture-enforced State Policy of who deserved to be "German" (and live).

This production's final second sums up that nation's recent fate. Let's hope it never happens again. Anywhere. As Herr Schultz says, “world changed (snaps fingers), just like that!”

The Majestic Repertory Theatre's upcoming season includes: an adaptation of Shakespeare's dark comedy Measure for Measure set in 1970s Las Vegas; A Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney," by Lucas Hnath; "Spring Awakening," by Steven Sater; "Tight End" by Rachel Bykowski; "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder; "The Legend of Georgia McBride" by Matthew Lopez; "Bigfoot" by Amber Ruffin, Kevin Sciretta and David Schmoll; "Krampus" by Troy Heard.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Top 10 Tuesday #3: Songs I wish were books...

This week's Top 10 9 features songs we wish were made into books. I was about 5 songs in when I realized, this was a lot harder than I thought. So, I recruited some help. Here are my top 5, followed by a top 4 from my special guest a.k.a., my husband.

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Hello by Adele
A gut wrenching love story with an amazing tagline. "There's such a difference between them and a million miles."

See You Again by Wiz Khalifa (feat. Charlie Puth)
A coming of age story of two friends. When one suddenly passes away, the surviving friend must learn to move on while preserving the other's memory. "We've come a long way from where we began. Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again."

Rather Be by Clean Bandit (Feat. Jess Glynne)
We meet our lead character as she embarks on a journey around the world to find herself. No matter where she goes or what she experiences, she knows the only thing that will make her feel whole again is him... "As long as we're together, there's no place I'd rather be."

Count on Me by Bruno Mars
Another one about growing up and having each other's backs. "You'll always have my shoulder when you cry. I'll never let go, never say goodbye"

Spaceship by Kanye West (feat. GLC, Consequence)
Stuck in a dead end job, barely making ends meet. Our title character decides to make a career change. Only time will tell if his sacrifice will pay off. "Y'all don't know my struggle. Y'all can't match my hustle"

JG's song to book wish list...

Affirmative Action by Nas (feat. AZ, Foxy Brown, and Cormega (The Firm))
A young entrepreneur is pressured into hiring a person of colour in order to give his business a more inclusive image. Nasir, a young black male just out college gets wind of this and seizes the opportunity. Note: This one is a bit edgy to post lyrics. You can find them here at azlyrics.com if you're really interested.

Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) by Jay Z
The story of Pablo Escobar - I don't get this one... but JG says it's what he's reminded of when he hears it. Check out the lyrics at azlyrics.com

Lost In The World by Kanye West (feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver)
Fresh out of college a young woman decides to risk it all and move to a new country. This is the story of that journey. "I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind. I'm new in the city"

24 Hours to Live by Ma$e (feat. Black Rob, The Lox, Diddy)
How one person decides to live the final hours of his life. "If you had twenty four hours to live just think. Where would you go? What would you do?"

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. For the list of future top ten topics or details on how to participate, click here.

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Fear of Christmas

Rev. G. van der Schee, December 2020

Not everyone looks forward to Christmas. We know that from people who are lonely. And that is why all kinds of initiatives are taken, by family, neighbours, churches and #nietalleen. Even if the loneliness is not structurally changed, for many the attention is at least a warm ray of hope in the dark days. And also for those who bring that light, because sharing makes you rich.

There is another group that does not look forward to Christmas. In fact, they are even afraid of it and lie awake over it. It is a group unknown to many. I didn't know about it a year ago either. For them, Christmas is associated with dark gatherings. There are candles, a tree, singing. Even a fire, but no hope, only fear, agony.

Where Christmas is about the miracle of Immanuel, Christ's coming as a vulnerable child in a broken world, in the meeting of the cult (see earlier articles in ND and at Argos) man has to do away with sin and make horrible sacrifices in honour of Nimanuel, satan. In a rigid hierarchy children and apostates become victims of an inky cult.

A witness (ex-involved) writes: ''The room is dark and is lit with red lamps, where you are allowed to walk. Only the place of sacrifice is lit by fire. The whole atmosphere feels very special and important. Just the lights and the fire make you quiet and keep a low profile. From every corner someone can appear who scares you, you don't see them coming. Partly because of the black clothes everyone, except the children under 16, is wearing. The children are naked and stand out the most.

The worst is the sacrifice, when screaming children are sacrificed to atone for the sins of family and ancestry, while meanwhile songs and music, monotonous drumbeats, sound.''

Children's offerings

From the Old Testament I am familiar with the abomination of child sacrifice (see among others Deut. 12:31, 2 Kings 16:3, Psalm 106:37 and Ezek. 16: 20,21). It is expressly forbidden by the Lord (Deut.18:10). He Himself does not ask for a human sacrifice, but provides an atoning sacrifice for our sin, in Jesus, the Lamb of God.

It seems inconceivable that in our civilized country child sacrifices still take place and remain under the radar. At Christmas, it happens during cult gatherings at an upside-down cross. Terrifying, gruesome, deadly.

Besides children, renegades are also sacrificed to keep the group pure. The chance that it will happen to you increases if you don't strictly follow the rules of the cult in the weeks before. This can be as little as being late for a cult appointment. So the weeks of Advent are very stressful, because of the fear of doing anything wrong; and full of spiritual battle.

What a contrast with a beautiful Christmas Eve service where Jesus is central, the joy in the long awaited Saviour, Messiah. I grant that Light in the darkness to everyone.

From now on, around Christmas, I will not only pray for lonely people and for people who don't yet know the Light of the World, but also for people, and especially children, who are stuck in the bizarre opposite of the Good News. Praying for them for courage to step out of it and for Christians who want to take care of them and help them to make the grace of Christ their own, to the deepest of their soul.


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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

# Ann Gabhart # book review

Book Review: Love Comes Home

When the flush of victory fades, there remains a winding road to an uncertain future.

World War II is finally over and the people of Rosey Corner are joyfully welcoming the boys home. The Merritt sisters in particular are looking toward the future. Kate is eager to start a family and live out her dream of happily ever after with Jay. Evangeline craves a beautiful house and encourages Mike to pastor a big-town church. Victoria wants what can never be. And Lorena is growing up and wondering more and more about her birth family.

Each sister must learn to hold her plans with a loose hand, trusting that God will guide and strengthen them as they share the joys and sorrows of life in their little corner of the world.

Award-winning and bestselling author Ann Gabhart invites you back to Rosey Corner for a heartfelt story that closes the distance between the things that were and things that can yet be.

Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of Angel Sister, Small Town Girl, and Words Spoken True, as well as several Shaker novels--The Outsider, The Believer, The Seeker, The Blessed, and The Gifted--and The Heart of Hollyhill series. She lives with her husband a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.

I fell in love with this book from the very first page. Four sisters so very different in nature and yet all affected by the war in some way. I laughed, I cried, I celebrated and I mourned. This was my first book by Ann Gabhart, but I don't think it's going to be my last. The characters were well developed and their stories will suck you in and hold you until the end. I think I saw a bit of myself in each and every one of the sisters and because of that, the book touched me that more deeply.

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Luxarazzi 101: Russian Orthodox Church of St Elizabeth in Wiesbaden

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The Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth located on the Neroberg in Wiesbaden is one of the least known buildings in the history of the Nassau family. It was built between 1847 and 1855 in memory of Duchess Elisabeth of Nassau (*1826; † 1845), the first wife of (Grand) Duke Adolph and their unnamed daughter (*; † 1845).

Duchess Elisabeth was born as Grand Duchess Elisabeth Mikhailovna of Russia to Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, who became Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna upon her marriage. She was also the grand-daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and the niece of tsars Alexander I and Nicholas I, her maternal aunt was Pauline of Württemberg, her husband's step-mother.

Elisabeth, who was called "Lili" by her family, grew up in St. Petersburg with her two surviving sisters, Maria and Ekaterina; two other sisters, Alexandra and Anna died as infants. Many of her contemporaries named her the most beautiful, well-mannered and best-educated of the three sisters. Elisabeth's outer appearance was described as healthy with a round face and a small mouth, dark red hair but blonde eyelashes.

In 1843, Duke Adolph of Nassau visited Russia and met Elisabeth. Contemporaries described their first meeting as love at first sight, and on September 3rd, 1843 the couple got privately engaged; two days later the Tsar officially announced the engagement in Russia and on September 8th the announcement was published in Biebrich, Nassau. In December 1843 their pre-nup was negotiated. (You can find the details of it in our post about Grand Duke Adolph.)

The wedding took place on January 31st, 1844 in St. Petersburg, the bride's hometown. Nothing is known about the her dress itself though it's clear that Elisabeth wore a tiara and a red velour coat with ermine lining and a long veil which was carried by four chamberlains and the crown equerry.

The couple left Russia on March 2nd, 1844 and the journey to the Duchy of Nassau took about three weeks. Elisabeth was warmly welcomed in the Duchy but she lived very secluded. She only did little charity work by herself though she supported many organizations financially, for example a school for underprivileged girls called Elisabethenschule. Another project was realized after her death by Adolph when he opened a hospital for underprivileged children, called Elisabethen-Heilanstalt, in 1846.

Sadly, the Duchess died at the age of 19 after giving birth to a stillborn daughter on January 28th, 1845, almost exactly one year after her marriage. Her husband was deeply shocked and devasted. After two years in mourning, he disposed that a Russian Orthodox Church was to be build in memory of Elisabeth and their daughter, and to bury them there. Adolph decided that the right place for the building would be the Neroberg (Mount Nero) in Wiesbaden because that way he could see the church from his castle in Wiesbaden city. The dowry paid by the Tsar at the wedding was used to finance the church.

The chapel shortly after
its completion
The Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Elizabeth is the only Russian Orthodox Church in Wiesbaden. The term “Greek Chapel” is also used to describe the Church, though it is not a Greek Orthodox Church. In Germany every Orthodox building, no matter if Russian or Greek, was termed as Greek Church or Greek Chapel in the 19th century. There is also a rectory and a cemetery, which was opened in 1856, next to the church. It is the largest Russian-Orthodox cemetery in Europe outside of Russia.

Even Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, the former Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt, visited the church once and took part in a worship. A golden badge inside the church remembers this occasion.

The church was built between 1847 and 1855 by the famous architect Philipp Hoffmann. He was known for his knowledge about sacral buildings and also built the Synagogue on the Michaelsberg and the Church of Saint Boniface, both in Wiesbaden. Hoffmann used the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, which was destroyed in the 1930s and rebuilt in the 1990s, as the inspiration for the Russian-Orthodox Church in Wiesbaden. He had visited Russia after he was invited by Grand Duchess Elena, Elisabeth’s mother, and got his knowledge about Russian sacral buildings and peculiarities during his stay.

The religious opening of the Church took place on May 25th, 1855 and the coffins of Elisabeth as well as her daughter were brought into the church under big support of the people of Wiesbaden, but without Adolph, during the following night.

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The church is made of beige sandstone and is a so called cross-on-square church which means it is built in the traditional Russian Orthodox building canon. The ground plan is a square with an apse, a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault, on the northern side of the church.

Five golden onion-shaped cupolas - four small ones and a big central one - with five golden Orthodox crosses on them build the roof of the church. Each of these cupolas has four - the small ones - or five - the big one - windows in it tower to let daylight inside the church. In advance to the visit of Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2007, the five golden domes were cleansed and newly gilded for about half a million euros.

The building has two entrances, the southern entrance and the western entrance. The south entrance was only to be used for the Tsar of Russia, and after Tsar Nicolai II was killed in 1917 it was closed forever. Today, the west entrance is used as the main entrance.

Above the entrances you can find the sculptures of Saint Helena (patron saint of Elisabeth's mother), Archangel Michael (patron saint of Elisabeth's father) and Saint Elizabeth, to whom the church is dedicated. Elisabeth’s tomb was created by Emil Alexander Hopfgarten and is made of Carrara-marble. It shows a life-sized idealisation of Elisabeth.

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The iconostasis of the curch was created by Carl Timoleon von Neff, a master of his art. He combined the tradition of Tsar Peter the Great with Western influences. He did not only create the iconostasis of St. Elizabeth in Wiesbaden but also of the Isaac Cathedral in St. Petersburg.

Inside the church you can find iconostases of Jesus Christ, Archangel Michael, Saint Elizabeth, Saint Nicholas, Mother Mary with a child, Archangel Gabriel, Saint Helena and Saint Catherine. There are also iconostases of the last supper, Saint John, Saint Chryostomos, Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Vladimir, Saint Alexandra, Saint Basilius, Saint Anna, Saint Constantin and Saint George as well as of the apostles Peter and Paul and the evangelists John, Mark, Luke and Matthew.

The interiors of the church were renovated and restored during the 1990's, the crypt in the early 2000's.

There is also a Russian Orthodox cemetery next to the church. It is one of the oldest in Western Europe and was created in 1864, until 1977 it was extended for several times. On the cemetery there are many graves of Russian nobliliy who visited Wiesbaden, Bad Ems and other German areas in the 19th century to take a cure. In 2009 and 2010 the cemetery was partly restored.

Today the church is used for regular worhips of the parish of St. Elizabeth in Wiesbaden and the surrounding area. The parish is part of the diocese of Berlin in the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia. You can also visit the church and the cemetery when there is no worship. On Saturday it will be one of the places visited by the Hereditary Grand Duke and the Hereditary Grand Duchess during their stay in Wiesbaden.

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