tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post3739069598809580247..comments2024-03-25T13:04:46.791-07:00Comments on My Front Porch: Celebrating 'Nyla'...Judy http://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-56375177332181172452011-10-01T21:13:23.251-07:002011-10-01T21:13:23.251-07:00Thank you for sharing this wonderful story about a...Thank you for sharing this wonderful story about a woman full of strength and courage.Hollacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916548022979567056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-4431495779490668562011-09-28T20:55:43.732-07:002011-09-28T20:55:43.732-07:00One amazing tribute to Nyla...she will be so thril...One amazing tribute to Nyla...she will be so thrilled to see how you have given her this tribute. We need to hold these ladies in high esteem and you have done exactly that.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261487673136315268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-88485020756115308662011-09-28T19:44:00.013-07:002011-09-28T19:44:00.013-07:00Thank you for introducing Nyla to us. What a beau...Thank you for introducing Nyla to us. What a beautiful woman in every way, and such an inspiration too. Happy Birthday, Nyla!Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-53505362326726630652011-09-28T18:25:42.791-07:002011-09-28T18:25:42.791-07:00What a beautifully written, inspirational story!What a beautifully written, inspirational story!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953073381987950597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-55399849943546328512011-09-28T16:03:33.298-07:002011-09-28T16:03:33.298-07:00Thank you for posting this! This amazing lady is ...Thank you for posting this! This amazing lady is my great aunt (my father's aunt). My dad's family is the one she was able to bring out of the USSR into Canada. Yes, she does have an incredible story/stories... I have heard amazing things from her life and words. She is one of the most giving, hard-working, faithful people I know and her prayer life is a huge example to me. I know that she has touched so many lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-56726932045716489522011-09-28T13:44:26.316-07:002011-09-28T13:44:26.316-07:00What a wonderful story and lady! A very happy birt...What a wonderful story and lady! A very happy birthday to her! Love her sweet face...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-18266609178003033592011-09-28T11:17:44.050-07:002011-09-28T11:17:44.050-07:00Thank you for sharing Nyla's story and for hon...Thank you for sharing Nyla's story and for honouring her in this way. She is obviously very special to many people, shining her light wherever she is.Bev Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270938389792314932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-39855786216988641032011-09-28T11:15:14.513-07:002011-09-28T11:15:14.513-07:00Happy 90th birthday to Nyla! She sounds like an i...Happy 90th birthday to Nyla! She sounds like an incredible woman. I wish her many more blessings and continued good health.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-38379011911878239932011-09-28T10:29:45.965-07:002011-09-28T10:29:45.965-07:00Your friends must be so blessed by your kind, cari...Your friends must be so blessed by your kind, caring tributes made to them. Oh that the world had more Nylas in it. What a beautiful lady! I wish her a very special birthday and that the happiness she gave to others, would return to bless her.<br /><br />What are the chances of having three Nellies in one house? Great story.Just a little something from Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436711032386582707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-73009216244708493142011-09-28T09:47:44.823-07:002011-09-28T09:47:44.823-07:00I sure enjoy reading these kind of stories. She lo...I sure enjoy reading these kind of stories. She looks familiar to me and I wonser if I saw her in my church in Vancouver, growing up. A beautiful lady with a beautiful heart. Her life is a witness to the power of love and forgiveness.Anneliesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288355284573379421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-71613768537614315002011-09-28T08:56:17.516-07:002011-09-28T08:56:17.516-07:00What an inspiration! Going through such hardships...What an inspiration! Going through such hardships at an early age with such strength, determination, grace and compassion. And you know what Shakespeare says about a name..."A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Nyla or Nellie...in any case she is a good and faithful servant of God. Blessings to her!Ocean Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634121519202830605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-82108132059270290762011-09-28T08:30:20.528-07:002011-09-28T08:30:20.528-07:00What a wonderful story. When I started reading I t...What a wonderful story. When I started reading I thought that Nyla's family was lost forever - I've read accounts of that too many times. So wonderful that she found her Russian family and that she found a Canadian family, too. Love this story.<br /><br />Happy Birthday to Nyla!Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-22956275893686847042011-09-28T08:22:55.566-07:002011-09-28T08:22:55.566-07:00What a nice story to start my day with. She is liv...What a nice story to start my day with. She is living her life as Christ tells us....Love one another....<br /><br />Happy Birthday Nyla...what a blessing she is.<br /><br />Hugs!debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684778217514244271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-53883031990280140092011-09-28T08:03:10.975-07:002011-09-28T08:03:10.975-07:00What an amazing lady!! How blessed you are to know...What an amazing lady!! How blessed you are to know her .....ans SHE to know YOU! A true role model for all of us!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-37770583443404503062011-09-28T07:58:05.151-07:002011-09-28T07:58:05.151-07:00Sounds as if Nyla has returned the favor many time...Sounds as if Nyla has returned the favor many times over. What an incredible story! A very happy birthday to her!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-83919619078747871912011-09-28T07:50:46.099-07:002011-09-28T07:50:46.099-07:00I have very fond memories of Tante Nellie her in V...I have very fond memories of Tante Nellie her in Vancouver. She always had a smile and an encouraging word for me. Please pass on my congratulations to her!Melinda Ratzlaffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-61079715974510086752011-09-28T07:17:53.737-07:002011-09-28T07:17:53.737-07:00I know of her too ...of course since we are relate...I know of her too ...of course since we are related through our hubby's. What a great story about one who has lived life to her fullest. .always looking for another opportunity to serve and share! <br />Thanks for telling the rest of the story ..that I somehow have missed over the years.Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429786372649785047.post-89351798369799689972011-09-28T06:30:47.973-07:002011-09-28T06:30:47.973-07:00What a gift to your husband's family, and on t...What a gift to your husband's family, and on through the generations. Nyla's story has a happy ending!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.com