blessOTMA's video: The Romanov Children In order to be free

I have had ambivalent feelings about Icons of the Romanov children. The art work is often marvelous, but because the young Romanovs were robbed of thier lives just as they were beginning, I found their icons somewhat chilling. However a day or so ago, I could see how death was perhaps the not the worst thing...even theirs , but being hopeless trapped and imprisoned was perhaps worse. In a sense thier lives were over when the Oct Revolution reached Siberia and then the Urals. In actual death, they would at least be free. Death is not just an end, but its also a doorway. It was a diffrent view for me. Anyway, then the video happened. I added a drawing of Olga praying at the side of Alexi's camp bed while at Ipative House. The song I used is called "Forgiveness" by the wonderful, song writer and signer , Patty Griffin