Stahlke Adoption

Events in Ukraine

Several of you have asked how our children are reacting to the news from Ukraine. I'm following events very closely, giving an update to the family at our evening meals. The children, however, are not talking about it very much. We don't have a working TV in the house, so the only images they see come from the newspaper.

Peter attends a Ukrainian dance class every Monday night. A week ago, a young dance student in Peter's group described how his grandfather had attended the Kyiv protests on Independence Square. In the February 20 crackdown, snipers shot the grandpa in the leg. He is badly injured but expected to recover.

Just when you think events are far away, they move closer to home.

posted by Stahlkes @ 1:18 PM