One of the exciting things about blogging is the sudden windows into other people’s lives and backgrounds far away from yourself. The internet brings us so close together, and it is like we get to really “know” each other. With Paula Pederson, I almost feel we are family. Her father was a great builder of Seattle, and he died when Paula was […]
Going out for my running routine is sometimes hard, but I do it anyway. I chose another route just to variate a bit. After two kilometers I saw a lot of ripe raspberries. I paused to pick a few and to document with a picture. My phone then”told” me that the storing was full which meant I can’t take more […]
#WeekendCoffeeShare at Diana’s “PartTime Monster” If we were having coffee I would tell you that I got a big surprise this week. I was contacted by Mike Long with his blog AIM Long who like me is a Christian and who also likes to share experiences on travelling. He suggested that he guest blogs at my blog on travelling and […]
The last five years I have developed a daughter like friendship with a young woman Stephanie whose mother had postnatal depression and later got psychosis. I met her as she was among a group of friends with my second son while he was still studying. I was very attracted to her because she seemed much more mature than what is typical for being […]
One of my blogger friends has recommended an online bible study called “Becoming More” than a bible study girl by Lisa Terkehurst. I have signed up and I am trying to find out how to get to the study as it was half way through. I am so sorry that I can’t remember who gave me the inspiration to […]
Today I was reminded of a task in one of our recurrent online writing courses. Write what you see for twenty minutes when you are visiting a cafe or a similar place. I was waiting for my appointment at my hairdresser. By the way I am so thankful for her skills as she is the second good hairdresser in my […]
But before you start, there are a couple of pieces of background to keep in mind. Crisis, like grief, creates different reactions that can fluctuate rapidly or slowly. They can be numbness and disbelief, confusion or inability to make a decision, fear or panic, anger, worry, a sense of loss, hurt, depression before resolution occurs. This will be true whether the crisis is a lost job, lost marriage, wayward child, or grappling with a serious illness or a death.
A new initiative is seen in Russia as small metal signs are put at houses where victims were taken away to the Gulag camps and later perished. Following text from the B.B.C. article: The rectangular plaques are small and simple. Etched into the metal there is a name, date of birth and occupation: radio technician, journalist, student. Then come the […]
Inspired by the miniature writing challenge ” Embracing the shorter things in life “by An Artist Heart”. I am only free if I live my life without putting other people in bondage on my way to personal freedom. It’s mentioned in the New Testament in Galatians 5:13 For you brethren were indeed called to freedom; only do not let your […]
If we were having coffee: I would tell you that I have started a Danish blog on my life starting from my early childhood. Only because of writing here on this blog I can do that with joy now. I will extend it to describing memories about family members one by one so that they will not be completely forgotten. […]
From one Heart to Another 