Around the dinner table, the spirit of thanks and giving is felt with the sharing of meals.
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Liudmyla Stepnyk practices some of her English, saying the pockets of cabbage are filled with rice, meat and are boiled. Susan Helms say they look like little presents. Ted Helms, Susan Helms, Dmytro Stepnyk and Volodymyr Stepnyk Veronika, Liudmyla, and Yulia are pictured in this undated photo.The Stepnyk family arrived in August and are still getting used to life in America. Ted Holmes says it's been a big change for he and his wife, who were empty nesters.
Yulia Stepnyk is 17 years old and in her last year of high school. Her siblings are in middle school and have already celebrated their birthdays in the U.S. All say they are finding peace --something they haven't felt since leaving their home but still miss the life they left behind.
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