3 weeks

We have a subject called healthcare in leadership school, that is about how to eat and exercise right, with a really good teacher Omid dadary that inspired the class to go for a healthy diet for 4 weeks, with eating only on certain times, only eating the right amount of food (different for different people) and no sweets during this time.

Three weeks later...

I have one more week left now, and the result has been so far that I have loads of real energy (not coffee based) my stomic is almost never swollen anymore cuz I basically only eat whole grain and my skinny jeans are not so tight anymore.

This lifestyle is good, because it is not a temporary diet to loose weight but you eat real food and feel good, and I like it.
so I will continue but not as extreme, sweets sometimes :)

soon we will have Omid in how to exercise effectively, I am looking forward to it.

God does not fit into your head

Just because you can not fit the ocean into a glas it does not mean the ocean does not exist. Just because you can not fit God into your mind does not mean He does not exist. This is one of my favourite quotes.

But you know what, sometimes it is like that even with believers. I have been a christian for 6 years this month and alot of the mindsets that I had have changed.
Like I thaught that Gods love depended on what I did or did not do, and my problems were soo overwhelming to me that my prayers a lot of the time were about the problems. Now that is a very common problem amongst alot of people.

But you know what, just because you cannot fit Gods plan into your head does not mean He does not have a plan for you.
And God is not made small because your problems are big in your head.

I realized that I do not have to worry about that I need to be strong, or that I need to understand everything. Is not God great enough to teach me all the things I need to know.
He is great enough to show me how to pray, to show me how to love, to show me how to treat people, to show what to do in every situation. HE IS GREAT even when my thaughts are small.

And if you think Gods love depends on your ups and downs, then man, God must change His mind alot of the time, BUT my friends, that is not the case!!!
He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. And the good thing is that the same means;
He is good
He is faithful
He is strong
He is a loving God who gave his life for you
He is powerful
He is love and love is described in 1 Cor.13..

Why would He pay such a high price to win your heart and then reject you?
Makes no sense.

So evenif you do not understand God, He understands you
Come to Him, give your heart and let Him do the work in you instead of trying to figure everything out on your own.

Ding dong merrily on high

Planning the Christmas show together Linnea, Eli and also Piritta on skype who currently is in Finland.
It is going to be sooooooooooooo insanly good!
I totally love Christmas and I am longing for December. The city drowns in the Christmas atmosphere in december.food, smells, MUSIC!!

So make sure you make room in your calender for this show
It will be 16-19th of december, Sos Christmas show! Be there!! I can barely wait, this will be a GREAT christmas! I am already in the mood for it..

And hey, do not feel stressed about Christmas, it is not all about getting everything right. It is about The Gospel, showing people around you some love.
And if you feel like you are lacking this, then come to Sos church for a christmas show (or anytime for that matter) so we can love you, hug you and give you food and sing to you!

welcome winter

Today the first snow fell over Stockhholm.
I woke up, got ready and went out at 6.20 am to find the fall combined with winter, yellow leaves trying to find their way out of the snow.
Guess if I woke up for real.

But this is not something for me to be sad about.
Because with this winter comes

#Trip to Norway, Oslo for the first time.

#Moving to a new cozy place, with amazing roomies

#Christmas is coming with markets, amazing food and music and so much more

#The Sos Christmas show, it will be so great!

#Trip to Usa!!

And I will be living close to a skiing place, so I know what to do on a day off!

Welcome snow and winter!

I am moving

I am MOVING soon!

I have finally after months and months of hard work, found an awesome little house in Alby with 3 bedrooms and lots of space and fresh everywhere! A big garden and a cherrytree! Soo soon I will be packing my stuff and moving there with Kristina, Emmeli and Ylva!

In my head I am already having guests, baking stuff in my kitchen, playing piano in the living room, and having candles everywhere (you know winter=candles)
I am already watching movies with my roomies, cooking food together, and getting to know my neighbours!

I am so exited! Thank you GOD!!!!!

Piano fingers

It is so insanly relaxing to play the piano!!
So I have decided I will try to find a free/very cheap one online(yes they have that), one that is acoustic to have in my next home, in the living room. One like the one on the picture would be a dream, but that dream will have to wait, they cost a fortune.
I have one that is electric but that one is for sitting in my room writing songs :) in my solitude.

Right now my electric one is lying under blankets not being used cuz I am moving around, but I will rejoice the day I will get to wipe the dust away and get to play it again..

On and on and on

Have you noticed how funny life is?
That life is full of paradoxes
How there is always a need of balance

No matter how much you grow and mature there is always more to grow and mature in,
And when you have reached one goal, then there is another one waiting for you.

The more I learn, the more questions I have
The more I grow, the smaller I feel

The more I get, the more I need to give away
The more authority, the more I need to depend on God

Make sure to walk forward, from where you are, one step at a time and never get contented. It is better to do one thing properly, than to rush through and get something that won´t last, so let things take their time, to sink in, to grow and to develop!

You are never finished and life is a work in progress!
So if you are not perfect quite yet, do not worry, we are all in that place
We all need to stretch out

Dinner on the train

So it has been a few days, with this 4 weeks superhealthy homework!
Dinner contains mostly of fish, beans, veggies...(pretty good actually) and I found the biggest carrot on planet earth, it took me 20 minutes!!! to eat it!
So far still fun, a little challening, but it kinda makes it more fun.

Healthy days

The anticipated, somewhat feared and extremly NEEDED day was finally here!
I have heard about this subject from last years leadership school students. I have seen how the students were acting after having theese classes.
How pacts were made, and how they tried to make us bibleschool students to follow aswell.

Now it was my turn, now I have been the one making changes, trying to tell the bibelschool students what it was that made me wanna do it. I have inspired some.
My house church even ate fruit instead of sweets cause of it.

So what am I talking about?

The subject healthcare (nutrition and exercise) that we have with Omid for 4 days!

Forget hamburgers, forget candy, forget everything like that!
Not because you have to, but because you don`t want to, after hearing this teaching!
I knew I should have eated some sweets yesterday, cause now I cannot without feeling blahh..(ofcourse it is ok with some moderation to eat something like that sometimes)

You should have seen the class today, preaching for the bibleschool students about this, buying slow carb food, making changes in their diet..and this was only the first day, I wonder what will come tomorrow.

You might wonder what this has to do with leadership? Well..someone who is in a bad condition, eating crappy and never moving..how much energy does that person have?
So how then are you supposed to have enough strenght to work hard on a missions field, or even here in Sweden if you are constantly tired cause of bad nutrition.
It is good for a leader to be healthy in spirit, soul AND body!

The tricky part is just to make changes that will last, even when there is no teacher there to motivate you!
It is just to make up your mind, stick to it and write yourself some very inspiring notes to go back to on grey days!

The day of cinnamon buns!!!

Today is a special day, today is the day of cinnamon buns! (yes I know it is a trivial thing, but ehh, it makes me glad :))
So I ate one as breakfast (with coffee ofcourse) and one as dinner with milk, extremly unhealthy I know, so I have had enough with sugar for one day...and not enough with real food!

Do not forget this little day and use every opportunity to encourage someone, maybe someone who needs a hug can get a hug and a cinnamon bun :D

Winter is more fun with nice clothes

Got a new winterjacket! So now I have something to look forward to this winter, to wear this awesome jacket, pretty clothes makes a girl feel good! :D

A love letter

As I walk on this earth, with heavy steps
I remember that you are the one, who gave me promises

Promises of that you always will be there
and when I tired, you are my rest
When I am hungry, you are my food
When I am weak, you are my strenght

But who am I, that I can be yours
I make a thousand mistakes and still you are there
with more faith then anyone else, believing in me

You are amazing
Beautiful
You are everything I want to be
There is none at all like you

I am captured
I cannot let you go
I am mesmorized by you
I want more, this is not enough

You are a pearl among pebbles
You are a prince among peasants
but you became a peasant,
and made the peasants princes and princesses
You are the defintion of love
and the meaning of my life

What would I do without you Jesus?
All there is, makes sense when I am with you
and nothing in this whole world is worth anything without you

I am in love
I am captivated by you Jesus.
Be clear to my heart, like the sun to the earth
And be to me the rain in dry seasons

You restore from past mistakes
You bless my prescense
and you hold my future

You gave me all
So I give you me
From now and forever