Happy Easter!

It was such a joy for me to get up this morning and praise my Lord and Savior with the rising sun. Christ has risen! He has risen indeed! Oh how wonderful it is, just to be able to take a deep breath of crisp morning air and praise God for having extended His mercy and having granted me yet another moment of life. Even though our life on this earth is but a vapor, a vapor that is here one moment and gone the next, in Him we have hope onto greater life.

May the Christ whose rising from the dead we celebrate on this Easter be enthroned in your heart and your life. May your life be filled with joy and thanksgiving for the great work he accomplished on the cross when he said "it is finished" - For truly it was finished! 

~ Filipp C.

California Spring Break : 2009

We do not choose our families or relatives, they are Gods gift to us! It's a big gift and even greater privilege when we can spend time or should I say "very good time" with them. My sister and I decided to drive down to California and spend a week visiting our relatives. We had a blast!

A Stroll in the Night

Throughout the past couple of weeks I have been spending every free moment studying for the NCLEX. Now, the moment has come, I will be taking the exam in less than six hours... Here are some pictures I took several hours ago as I was strolling through my neighborhood. These were all taken at night using a tripod and natural lighting. Notice the details of the cherry blossoms! It's hard to believe that this picture was taken in almost complete darkness without any use of a flash or other artificial lighting.  

~ Filipp C.

Class #101

Four years of college, many sleepless nights, dozens of papers, and Hurray! Im done with the nursing program. Now I just have to pass the NCLEX and find a job. 

~ Filipp C.

Lacamas Lake

Here are some photographs from a hike at Lacamas Lake Park on the last day of my cousin Nina's visit to the Vancouver area. It was nice to meet her and I wish her the best in her educational endeavors back in the state of Virginia. The other people seen in the pictures are my younger brother and sister as well as an uncle from Everett, WA. 

The day was beautiful and I especially enjoyed the warm rays of sunlight beaming their way through the branches of the trees. Oh, how great is our God to have created such breathtaking nature! Hope you can catch at least a little glimpse of it in these photographs.

~ Filipp C.

Downtown Portland

So after hitting Seattle, Nina and I decided to spend half a day exploring the city of Portland. We had some good times :-)

~ Filipp C.