Yesterday we held a service where we walked through the Pearls of Life - wreath. We used words, bible readings, songs and a few prayers to tell and teach each of the round pearl’s focus, name and use. For most of the people there it was an introduction to the wreath and for the […]
Posted on March 27th, 2008 by anneberit
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Now we are waiting for our guest to arrive, almost anytime. We do love company, especially the rare visits from our old town back in the western part of the country (Don’t get me wrong, we do love all our guests no matter how far they have to travel to get here […]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by anneberit
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Just wanted to say to everyone:
HAPPY EASTER!
CHRIST IS RISEN
We’ve spent the day with family, Ethiopian food and joy This is becoming a tradition for us, starting two years ago when MT was baptized on Easter Sunday. It’s a tradition we want to keep, even though we this year missed our friends from […]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by anneberit
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Good Friday is a sad and dark day. Jesus was sentenced to death. In Norway the name isn’t Good Friday, but Long Friday.
Good Friday is a quiet day, at least in the churches. In earlier times, here in Norway, it was a strange holiday day, where the usual goal was to do as […]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by anneberit
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After church today we went to visit my parents (and to search a few boxes, stored there since we moved, for my passport. I found it! ). When we left it was a bit snow in the air, but by the time we arrived at the farm there were no snow in sight. So […]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by anneberit
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What was he thinking?! Getting down on his knees with water and towel in hand. They all looked at him with astonished faces. What was this? Not a part of the Easter meal that they were supposed to start at any moment; remembering the exodus from Egypt. Sure their feet could use the washing, the […]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by anneberit
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The Good Life…
….is time spent with friends!
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by anneberit
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I asked my son why he had been such a nice boy at church today. He usually follows me around when I have something to do in the service, like telling the congregation about the work we do for children and such. It kind of drives me crazy.
He answered simply and to the […]
Posted on March 9th, 2008 by anneberit
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Tomorrow is my day off
I’m planning to use the day in three ways:
Relax
Reading/writing blogs + uploading photos
Cleaning my kitchen
Wonder if this plan is possible to live… I only have the hours between 9 am and 2 pm alone. It seems like enough, but the hours pass like it’s minutes…..
Posted on March 5th, 2008 by anneberit
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