by Charissa | Apr 30, 2022 | Advocacy, Cats, Faith, Family, Writing
The sweet fragrant scent of myrrh from the Holy Mountain filled the air today, as we stood around to honor and celebrate the life of my beloved kitty Aphrodite and to say goodbye.We played an Orthodox hymn, read a beautiful poem aloud that our wonderful Vet sent in a...
by Charissa | Feb 22, 2022 | Advocacy, Cats, Family, Writing
I have been Ellie’s Mama since she was just a couple of weeks old. She was a very sick baby, so after countless trips to the Vet, and many nights of administering meds, cuddling, cleaning out her eyes and her stuffy nose, bottle feedings, prayers, and eventually...
by Charissa | Jan 7, 2022 | Advocacy, Exhibits, Family, Writing
Took a trip to see the Auschwitz exhibit at Union Station in KC and found myself walking through the exhibit and taking each deliberate and heavy step through the objects and people, videos and photographs, with deep reverence and mourning.Surprisingly, Kansas City...
by Charissa | Feb 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Faith, Family, Writing
My Grandma raised us all up in unconditional love, with deep faith and constant prayer. She had 10 children, more than 30 grandchildren and she was a light to all that knew her.On the day she died, we all stood around her hospital bed and held hands while we sang her...
by Charissa | Sep 9, 2013 | Faith, Family, Writing
This morning I woke up early, like I always do except I decided to lie down for a bit just to get a little more sleep. When I woke for the day, I was peacefully aware that I’d just been with my Mother. In the dream the scenes were momentary, small and beautiful...
