Enjoy!

For different reasons I’ve decided to lay down the blogging at least for a good while. Then either I’ll get back to it in full strength or it’ll just ”cool down”, so to say.

But before that, here is something to chew on. Pictures recently taken – from Stockholm, a café in Uppsala and some more. Enjoy!

Stockholm last Friday, this is from "Gamla stan".

 

That is all I had for this time. God bless you all of my readers who have followed me regularly or randomly for 1,5 years or less. If you believe in God, make sure you get to know him better. If you want to understand him and be helped tremendously in your faith, attend Bible School. If you do not believe in God, then seek inner peace, and do not give up until you have truly found it. I firmly believe there is no one and nothing that can give inner peace such as Jesus.

So, God bless you and keep you all of your days.

/Hanna

A new darling

A Bible is a most personal item. I got an English Bible a month ago, and still I’m not over it. A new Bible is like a new car. The wonderful smell if you put your nose between the pages, the unread (read by billions of people, but this is mine) book with golden shining sheets of paper.

Of course, this is NOT why I go to Bible school, why I read my Bible every day or why I pray to God. I love the Word of God – the text.

The inmate is something I value highly. I might even share some

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Deligt yourself also in the Lord, and he shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Psalm 37: 3-6

från en syrra till en syrra

jo. såhär. jag vill inte det här. eller jo det vill jag. skriiva nått pinsamt om hanna! moohaha! okej…jag vet inget pinsamt om henne….förutom att hon …eller det är inte pinsamt, men hon kan simma. HAHA . det var inte pinsamt. planerar att radera det här inlägget.

IALLAFALL…hon söker kille!! helt singel, het brutta! såå, är ni intresserade, kan ni bara hojta på mig eller min morsa eller min farsa och så bokar vi in en blind-date. inga namn nämns, lovar! hon är ju trots allt nästan 21, och med tanke på att min ömma moder eva peva gifte sig vid…hm….19 års ålder? så är det på tiden att hannis hittar sig nån själsfrände. tycker ni inte det??

annars så har hon just gjort bort sig haha! hon gick upp till John, min brur, och satte sig i soffan och kollade på medans han kolla på tv. så går hon och säger: Jooohn, nu stänger du av, klockan är nio och du har skola imorrn. john bryr sig inte typ. haha och så 15 minuter senare sitter hon fortfarande där och pratar , typ med sig själv, medan hon också är heelt inne i tv programmet: Joooohn, nu stänger du av. Jag kunder nästan skymta dreglet rinna för hon var så inne. haha!

nu har hon spelar ut den där sången på pianot.

tack för att jag fick skriva detta viktiga inlägg. hejdå! /maria , da sister herself

Home again

After a wonderful Sunday meeting in Oppdal Christian Center where we got to listen to Stefan Salmonsson (I love hearing him preach), we got home, packed and got ready to go to Trondheim. Me and Amy were lucky and got there by car with Stefan (he was anyway going there so we just came along).

There we met up with Hanne, my cousin, and had dinner at a very special place.

In the tower, "Tyholttårnet" with a rotating upper floor with a marvellous view over the city. The food cost 100-250 NOK, not so expensive. I had pizza bufet and ate until I felt (and looked) pregnant.

We were almost late to the airport because of the buses, we ran like crazy to catch it. My suitcase was broken, so we carried it Africa-style. On your head.

We arrived on time for the flight. One of the shops in the airport was cool.

Kjekke menn - handsome men. Both of my brothers would like that place

Hanging out with Amy’s family and with the rest of the Ishoels was fun. I’ve met few such crazy families except my own. But still they are all firm Christians who love God. And their small town.

Bräda!

Today was another day of… victory? Have you heard the very true saying that ”it doesn’t matter if you fall, only if you rise after each fall”? (Can’t remember the exact words)

Well, today we got it in practice. To do snowboard is awesome. But don’t tell me there is anyone who was born on a snow board, because that isn’t possible. Everyone has to learn it the hard way.  Anyway, as usual Amy is the pro but graceful enough to choose the easier ways for my sake, and being there for me. It was about + 7° C, snow was melting and sun was up, not that many skiers, which was nice.

The talent without fear. You could also call her Amy.

Another... talent? One of the times when it actually worked for me, I was really happy.

This was most of my day though hahaha. No, ask Amy and you'll get the truth.

Then we had the second meeting of the conference, this time with pastor Stefan Salmonsson. He spoke on Romans 7:7-25 from the statement: ”Jesus is the answer” – ”What is the question?”, the relevance of Christianity for people today. About sin, law, and your flesh that makes you do things you don’t want. But Stefan has a certain way of making things so understandable and most of all – hilarious. It’s like he loves each one of us that he is preaching to. I would like to be like that too.

Sleep! zZZzzZZzz

Born on a pair of skiis

I was not. I’m proud to state that I was born without it. But probably Amy was. Species adopt to the surrounding area, so in these mountains it might be possible, even for humans. Why not? If we come from monkeys, then what is the next step – alpinists?

A few pics from Oppdal – a fantastically wonderful place with awesome people, super-nice church, and a great conference (so far). More superlatives needed to come here?

This is Amy and a fantastic day in the mountain side.

Not the usual car outfit. Necessary though, with Amy behind the wheel.

What was funny was when I made a few mistakes downhill and Amy (or someone else, I can’t remember) shouted: ”Hanna, you’re going like a Dane!”, or when I went into the ski shop carrying my pair of skiis,and I hit the entrance doors with them. That was really ”danish”. This isn’t racism, just mocking Danes who have no mountains and are the people who get in trouble most of the times in scandinavian ski centers.

First meeting of the youth conference this night. 10 reasons not to wash yourself. Applied on Christians. Very interesting. Up tomorrow for a service at nine and then a whole day on snow board. Please pray for us that we wont break anything.

Moving on to Oppdal

I left dear Hanne in Trondheim to continue her studies, and went by train to Oppdal, about 2 hours away. The rest of the week will be spent here, youth conference ”Connected” in Oppdal Kristne Senter, the local church.

Tomorrow me, Amy and some more people (her relatives?) are going skiing. Please pray we will come back unharmed and alive, these mountains are seriously crazy high. In my opinion, as a citizen of Uppsala, the flattest area in the world after Denmark.

Beautiful Trondheim

After my post on Monday, I went to the city. I thought I would reach the center in 30 mins, but it took me an hour, walking. So – me and my camera, we made it to my relatives’ house. Trondheim is beautiful, it’s a fact, and I have tried my best to make you understand it Some photos from my walk.

Rosenborg is a part of Trondheim - but also a famous football club, so this pic is for all Rosenborg fans. (Excluding me!)

The river that runs through the city is called Nidelva.

Norwegian Venice?

Fantastic veiws, I have only been so far up north in Norway as Trondheim. If you know anything about Norwegian geography, you know that Lofoten is way up north, which was what I thought of.

God is our refuge and strenght, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Yes, I agree to Psalms 46. About mountains, especially in Norway.

I will visit this cafe some day

Transport. There is only one line though.

After sight-seeing on my own I met up with Hanne, her boyfriend Jörgen and my mother’s aunt, had a nice dinner and talk with them.

Hope you liked the pictures!

Trondheim!!

Winter break (sports break) has come, right now I’m sitting in a white comfy sofa with my feet crossed on a table at my dear cousin Hanne’s place in Trondheim, Norway.

It's just as cool every time to walk down those stairs

So, I went to Norway yesterday evening, am going to spend the next two days here with my cousin and then go by train to Oppdal, a small place between mountains, Amy’s home town. There we will stay for the rest of the week until we fly back to Uppsala together on Sunday.

Thanks for telling me.

I went by bus from the airport into the city, a 30-min ride where I met Hanne. On the bus I got a phone call from a Swedish number. I picked up the phone, and a 30-year-old lady with a strong Russian accent asked if I’d like to answer a few questions for a research (which I didn’t, it was already late Sunday evening). Before I even got a chance to interrupt her she asked: ”Do you smoke or use snus?” No, thank God I don’t, and I pity those who do. But I didn’t say that. Then for a moment she went silent, inhaled and said ”Oh”, thanked me and hung up. Right there in the bus I was so surprised and burst out in laughter for myself. I don’t care what my neighbors thought. It was so weird and funny.

Anyway, here is Hanne.

Thanks for the waffles!

This morning God gave me a wonderful word, I thought of a few lines from the bible, didn’t know where from. Checked it up on google and found out it was from Isaiah 41:10:
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Thank you dear God! That is so typical of him to say such a thing. To encourage you and make you sure that he is with you today as well.

Today I’ll meet my mother’s aunt and have dinner with her. And even more interesting: meet Hanne’s boyfriend. I’ve only seen him on facebook and heard her talk about him.

Let it snow…

This week has basically been freezing cold. You wake up and see -22° C. (It’s a special ability I have, see the exact temperature in the air). You could almost shout Haleluja if it was warmer than -10°C. One meter of snow, at least. There has come so much snow that the city has no more money to shove it away from the streets.

Long johns are definitely necessary, a double pair of gloves and a warm woolen scarf helps when biking. Your teeth freeze if you smile too much. But when the sun is up life is truly the best.

I took some pics last week of my neighborhood, a day with lots of fun and sun – Monday.

Our garbage tins... they can't stand the snow.

I try to think like Amy, she loves winter and snow and cold. And Dasha, a friend in bible school, would like it to remain -6° C constantly. But God can’t have created earth for such a temperature. We’re not made for this, life in the winter is sure good, but not natural.