Yesterday we went home. The time at Gullbotn was over for this time. We have had a most wonderful time with 5 children, 4 in law daughters and son, and 10 grandchildren, 21 people all together for 6 days of birthday and Christmas celebration!
Month: December 2004
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Celebrating at Gullbotn
We are going to Gullbotn this morning and will spend nearly a full week there. David and Josef with their families will join us to day. Karl Enok and Hanna with their families will arrive on wednesday. Ruth Kristin has already arrived! All family will be gathered for Christmas celebration! We will be 21 people together and we will have a lot of fun! I love having the grandchildren around me! God has been so good to me in giving me such a wonderful family!
My only worry is the Internet connection at Gullbotn. Last time we were there it didn’t work!
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Birthday
Today I am celebrating my 62nd birthday! I have just finished my breakfast with boiled egg, pickled herrings, blackcurrant jam and Taj Mahal Tea! In front of me I had a beautiful red rose with a nice red heart tied on a silver string, with lovely words written on it from Solveig, my dear wife for nearly 40 years!
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Immanuel – Gud er med oss
Verda har nok av gudar og avgudar
idol og stjerner i sport og idrett,
i film og teater.
Men dei kan ikkje hjelpa
mennesket på nokon måte.
Gudane er så langt borte
i ei eventyr verd
dei er ikkje på jorda kor vanskane er.
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Diversity not uniformity
The covenant community is to reflect diversity and variety – not uniformity.
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Snow is pouring down
At the breakfast this morning Solveig was praying for snow. We have been hoping for a white Christmas since we are having all the grandchildren with us this Christmas. But the weather forecast has not been very promising. Therefore Solveig found it important to pray for snow this morning. One hour later it started to snow and now snow is pouring down.
We still have some more days to go to have a white Christmas and Solveig keeps on praying that the snow will last for all the holidays. There is great power in the prayer of a righteous woman!
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The beauty of holiness
Holiness is the most beautiful characteristic of God. He wants to display his splendor of holiness in the covenant community.
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Gje noko verdifullt
Vi gjev så mange gåver,
vi gjev så mange offer,
berre fordi vi synest vi må følgja
skikkar og tradisjonar
for fødselsdagar og feiringar.
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A community of reconciliation
We are approaching Christmas and the members of EU are discussing membership negotiation with the Islamic Turkey. Many Europeans are afraid of the Muslims. In fact many Europeans are skeptical all non-white Europeans! In spite of trends to form bigger unions on many levels, there is a fragmentation taking place in the world. People seem to become more hostile to one another. The terrorists have succeeded in making people afraid of those who are different from themselves in one way or another!
Only a Kingdom of God people will be able to bring reconciliation to people in a world torn apart by hatred and terror!
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Slitesterk juleglede
Jula med si glede og barnslege lyst er over oss på nytt! Den enkle juleforteljinga tryllar fram gode minner og varme kjensler i dei fleste av oss.