As you can see, this is Olga writing here.
Well, I had to be patient and wait five days for the pictures! But today they have finally arrived! I called my sister and heard a great news, that she is already at home with her baby!
She did say that she thinks him to be the most [...]
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Good news! Olga’s sister Alla gave birth to a boy — Andrej. The baby has some jaundice, but everyone is doing well. We’re very happy to be Aunt and Uncle. We’ll post pictures soon.
Alla is married to Zhelyan, a Montenegrin, and they live in Podgorica. And we will soon be in Montenegro.
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We have mentioned this before, and it’s high time to introduce you to Zhenya, Anya, and Natasha. Just about a year ago, we were in the US when three young ladies from our church, on short notice, needed a place to stay for a few weeks. Well, that ‘few weeks’ has turned into [...]
As many of you know we’ve always wanted a family, and we found out a few years ago that Mike is unable father children. We’ve wanted to receive the family that God gives us, rather than ‘making’ it happen by our own will. The Lord promised Abraham a family, but Abraham and Sara [...]
In November of 2000, I (Mike) moved to Russia to help establish a Russian Charity named MIR. A little over a year later I married Olga. Over the years, God has led us and blessed us in many ways.
We now live in Russia and spend time in the US, Finland, Montenegro, and Estonia. I’m the [...]
Many of you will remember Oksana, the orphan who lived with us several years ago. She now has a two year old daughter named Valeria.
Oksana wanted for Valeria to be baptized, and she asked us to be the godparents and participate in the baptism, which was in an Orthodox church (hence the headcoverings). Valeria was [...]
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The end of the summer is upon us, and now is the time of harvest and of looking forward. The apples, mushrooms and berries (and carrots, peas, cucumbers and potatoes) are plentiful.
Last week we were at dacha again for Olga’s grandmother’s birthday; she is 77 years old this year. On that day, August 28, eight [...]
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Recently one of Olga’s distant cousins discovered an old photo of her ancestors.
Here is the photograph taken at the Silver Wedding of Nestor Grootten and Olga von Klemm. The celebration took place in 1899 in Riga, where Nestor worked at the time.
We are working on identifying everyone in the photograph. Maximillian, Orest’s father is probably [...]
Olga just created a slideshow of a visit to Finland a couple of years ago. We stay at a small log cabin. The place has a playful name: Koppero, which means ‘hovel’ but it certainly is not. As you can see, it’s on a beautiful lake and has marvelous sunsets. We love it there and [...]
The following was written by a friend (Kim) whose daughter (Katherine) suffered a severe brain injury. Kim is traveling back and forth from her home in Georgia and her daughter’s home in California –
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One thing I’ve learned for sure living in Tinseltown is that all that glitters ain’t gold.
The “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” [...]
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