Decisions, They Shape Our Destiny.

Sometimes We Set Off Down A Road Thinkin' We're Goin' One Place And We End Up Another. But That's Okay. The Important Thing Is To Start.

Some Wars Are About Bombing. For The People Of The Baltics, This War Was About Believing. In 1991, After 50 Years Of Brutal Occupation, The Three Baltic Countries Regained Their Independence, Peacefully And With Dignity. They Chose Hope Over Hate And Showed The World That Even Through The Darkest Night, There Is Light. Please Research It. Tell Someone. These Three Tiny Nations Have Taught Us That Love Is The Most Powerful Army. Whether Love Of Friend, Love Of Country, Love Of God, Or Even Love Of Enemy - Love Reveals To Us The Truly Miraculous Nature Of The Human Spirit.

My Breathing Slowed. I Shaded Her Thick Chestnut Hair Resting In A Smooth Curve Against Her Face, A Large Bruise Blazing Across Her Cheek. I Paused, Looking Over My Shoulder To Make Certain I Was Alone. I Drew Her Eye Makeup, Smudged By Tears. In Her Watery Eyes I Drew The Reflection Of The Commander, Standing In Front Of Her, His Fist Clenched. I Continued To Sketch, Exhaled, And Shook Out My Hands.

I Leapt Eagerly Into Books. The Characters’ Lives Were So Much More Interesting Than The Lonely Heartbeat Of My Own.

You Stand For What Is Right, Lina, Without The Expectation Of Gratitude Or Reward.