How do you prepare your heart and life for Christmas and Jesus?

I went to my house church yesterday (9th of December) and the topic of the theme was ‘ how do you prepare your heart & life for Christmas and Jesus?’

One of the leader read a text about a family here in Norway and how they got in contact with an other family in Canada. How They prepared for this family to visit them. How they lesernes about their culture, country etc. How the cleaned theire home, garden and how this effects their thinking of what they prepared for Christmas and Jesus.

And than asked us, we who were gathered, what we do? Are we just focusing on the outside, the lighting on the house or in the garden? Are we just focusing on the gifts or are we taking it in into our relationship with whom who saved us?

As a singel lady without family or kids I don’t have the same type of traditions as when I grow up. Some of them I do miss other of them I feel are hard to do.

But, this year I am trying something new for me. I hanged the Christmas curtains up to the first of Advent. During the next week I got my Christmas tree up and few day’s later the ornaments. I haven’t found the lights yet…

I am working on the Christmas gifts, for my family, that I thought I could send to my brother here in Norway but now I don’t know if the rest of the family will be able to travel over the border…

I need to buy some red candle lights. I am playing Christmas music every day this December and trying to invite the Lord after work at home and if I forget I at least pray for the next day and say thanks for the day I’ve had before I fall a sleep.

I have to say I haven’t been focusing as much as probably should to Him who saved me… I think I lost it on the way. The way of being a singel, the way when life means I haven’t been able to visit my family over Chistmast for some years now. 😔. Or just the fact that we lost mother into demensia over ten years ago… The one in my family who was excited to decorate for this season. ❤.

I would love to have a family that I could call mine, it doesn’t mean the kids are mine. But to have a boyfriend, a hubby someone to share life with, Christmas and everything else with! I know it will come. But yet, that’s my Christmas wish and have been for the last ten or more years…

Is it easier when you have someone to share Christmas with?

What are you doing?

How do you prepare?

I am blessed to be able to celebrate Chistmast Eve and Christmas Day with some families from my house church ❤🎄❤🎄 ❤ something I am looking forward to! And with that I will try harder to invite the Lord into my home and whatever I do before Christmas.

2021 Advent verses, December 7th.

Romans 5, verses 3‭-‬5 (NIV)

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

2021 Advent verses, December 6th.

James 3, vers 17-18

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. (NIV)

James 3:17 

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap
 
a harvest of righteousness.

James 3:18

2nd Advent, Hundvåg/Stavanger.

My hope yesterday was to be able to go to Church to the eleven service, did not happend. I woke up with a sore back 😔. Next to a locked back. So I’ll stay in the couch for some hours. It is the only thing that helps. 🤪🙂.

The good thing is, I can blog, relax and watch some World cup Skii 😉 and do some other more important things.

I have during the last ten years, learn to enjoy the day’s even the less good day’s when it comes to how much I can or can’t do with my body. And I am thankful for what I can do.

The lord have given me that peace.

So, don’t stress with things just becauce someone else think you should. Enjoy life becauce the Lord has a plan for this day in your life!

2021 Advent verses, December 1st.

I just read some verses that some friends are sharing as an advent calender, which is comman here in Scandinavia. And thought I’ll repeet the one I made in 2018 or 2019.

So, I will take one note kind of random and make sure it’s not the same date as last time so it will not be the same. 😉

Here we go. 😊

December 1st; Proverbs 2, vers 8-9; He guards the paths of justice And pereserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

Advent 2021

It’s been some time since last, sorry. It’s have happend a lot! I don’t even know where to begin…

Sadly I don’t even know when I posted here last time… anyway. I have put up my Christmas curtains to get the feeling of Christmas. And after months of not been able to sew I finally borrowed a good quality cushion from work to sew this last Friday. 😊.

I will hopefully start the prenium version here on wp after New Year so I can publish pictures again. 😊. And share my life better.

In the mean time you just have to coope with this.

I started a housechurch in October and the Lord is using my gift to those people.

And after a long Autumn with back issues did I finally managed to go to the 6pm service yesterday (November 28th). 😊😊.

Next step is to figure out if this Church is my new home and if what the Lord has prepared me for the last 6-8years, will be in this Church.

I am excited to see what the Lord has for me here! I am looking forward to see and have experence with the Lord here!

I love this city. Love to be back! And I know I am in the right place when it comes to work. 😊🙏.

Stay updated.

The Lord will use you when you ask for it!

Take care, love people you have around you, no matter nationality!

Spread Love it’s December and we all need to feel loved! ❤

What happend? It’s already October?!

Hey you wherever you are around the World! I don’t know how you feel or think, but I just don’t understand. It was the same last year 🤪.

I start working August the 16th and in a blunck it’s October!?!

Where I live it’s time for the Autumn break next week (the 11th to 17th of October) which is the middle of this month!! The time is really flying away!! 🤪🤪🤪🤪

So much and so less har happend since I started to work.

I have started to get in to my work tasks. Last week were I a substitute teacher in Arts & crafts in the 9th grade already. What a Boost that was!! The same day I was a substitute teacher in the elective subject Design and redesign for the 8th graders. 🤩🤩🤩.

The weeks flies. 🤪. Like last week we had ☀️🌤 with a 🌡temperature on up to +20°C !! in the end of September!! The seasons has really changed. This week has been grey and rainy with a temperature on +11° to +18°C.

My challenge with the weather change is that I get each in the body & head 😔😔. It’s like I am a walking weather machine 🤪. I am trying to coope with it. The sadest part is that with headache I miss out on Church 😔😭 cause I just don’t stand the music with headache.

So my longing to actually go to Church has still not happend becauce of the weather is changing from week to week. I do hope it’s gets a bit more stable weather in October and if not,that the changes goes faster.

Anyway.

Life is good here! Love living here!

I would not change it for money! Or for an other country.

My goal for this month (October) is, Blog more. Get to the gym. Get to Church & housechurch. Get out in the nature more. Meet up with old friends.

Get more practical things like a wacuum cleaner & more function furnitures.

See if we can get a new cat in the house.

And in the middle of all those challenges I just have to say how much I love this season!! Autumn is the best! Gives me so much happiness from all the colours and the rain is lovely.

I really believe the Lord put me here for å reason. He is working in me and I just have to wait’n see what more in his plans 😊.

Enjoy life it’s worth it!

Vaccine, work, side effects, quick Corona test.

I had been working for 4 day’s when I had the opportunity to take the 2nd doze of the vaccine. It went well. No side effects in the first 21 hours. …But it came. 😔. It came at work on Friday the 20th of August. 2 hours before I was done. 😔. I got fever. And it didn’t past in 24-30 hours as after the first doze. Oh no, I had it until yesterday, Monday, evening.

So when I woke up this morning (Tuesday 24th) without fever I could only pray & hope that it wouldn’t come back during the day. Which it hasn’t. 😊. So I booked an quick corona test just to make sure I didn’t have any covid virus in my body.

And GOD is good, no signs of covid. ✝️. This was my fourth test in a year and yet no sign of covid. 😊😊 🙌🙌🙏.

I am blessed and protected with vaccine and ready to be back at work tmrw. Do my task there, be a light for the youth, do what the Lord has prepared for me.

why should society decide if you SHOULD have children just because you are a woman?

I read something interesting on facebook today, August 8th. An artical about ” just becauce I am born in a womans body, it doesn’t mean I want kids or become a mother “. Which is so true. Not every woman wants kids. The suciety needs to change theire minds. I mean it is 2021 not 1950!

“If I want or not want to be pregnet is my choice not yours. “

I am like that and have been for years. As a 12 y.o. girl I remember saying ” If I can be pregnet, also meaning having a hubby, I want many kids like 5 or 6, But if I married older than most other I don’t want my own & not being pregnet.”

“why should society decide if you SHOULD have children just because you are a woman?”

When I was around 19, a bit older, I knew I didn’t want my own kids, didn’t want to be pregnet. And after my knee surgery & blood cloth I knew that it would be stupid of me to become pregnet.

No, or maybe I shall say Yes I am one of us woman that never been longing for kids.

The only thing I always been longing for is a hubby. A friend to share my life with. If my future hubby has kids from an other relationship, well that’s just a bonus. I love kids and teenagers. Don’t get me wrong.

How is it for you as a Christian Woman? If you have kids you can’t really answer this but maybe you have a girl friend who feel the pressure from the society? Maybe you live in a country where you don’t really have a choice? Or maybe you never thought about it. Maybe you are a woman that been longing for it but can’t cause nature is different.

Some women can not have children because the eggs are bad, or because, you woman, have other health issues. What do I know. Maybe the only thing you want in life is to be able to carry a child for 9 months but can’t for your reasons. Anyhow. It shouldn’t be a must from the suciety that just becauce I am / you are a woman, we want kids.

“Friends & family should just shut-up, not ask! “

The worst thing is all the questions from friends & family!! “When are you gonna get kids ?” , ” We want cousins.”, ” Have you start to think about kids?”.

Why? Why is this a normal question to ask any woman? When did it start to be your business to know if the woman want kids?

I got so tired of those questions I had to talk to my family one by one. ” I am not longing for my own children. No, I do not want to get pregnant.” And it helped, they stop.

My wish with this post is for you to get your eyes open and respect us women who don’t want our own kids, not want to become a mother by nature or whatever reason we have!!

When you male or female start to respect us you are a part of the change the suciety needs in this topic. Thank you!

Approxy 60 hours from now.

My home…is chaotic. Full of boxes that are packed. A good thing. And in the middle of all boxes I can see my cat us confused of what’s going on.

He does not like changes, he accept it quite fast thought. But the moving change… well it’s hard to say cause he sleeps most the time. 😆😆.

Today is it the 5th of August. In approxy 60 hours we are in our new home. Which means I have started to pack what we need for the day’s we are there before the boxes and furnitures comes… and my bed!

What do I need for 3,5 day’s? Food, clothing, toilet things, radio, charger…the list goes on and I just need to cross it out. And than, I need to clean out this aparment!

I thought about to let a cleaning company do it until I got the prices. And realising I don’t afford it. 😔.

But it’s okay. I’ll do it in my rythm. With okay music on the radio I am find. As long as I take my breaks cause my back. 😊. Drinking water & cooling my head with ice cold water. I am okay.

To relax I continue on my lastest project; my livingroom table. I wish I could show you all but I’ve used up my quote on picture on the free wordpress which only mean I soon have to start to pay a fee. Which is the nxt step for me to expand readers and to continue what the Lord has showen me to do.

So, in 48 hours I am in my new home. A city I have been longing to, to once again live in. Ten years I needed to wait on the Lord to say “it’s time “. I feel like some of the men in the bible who also had to wait on the right time before God could use them.

More in the nxt blog about that. 😊.

So, what have I done since last blog? Well except packing, this week was all about to once again be blessed by the Lord. Recive a miracle. Someone that could drive me and my cat. And than clean out my apartment here on the East side of Norway.

Today it’s Thursday the 5th of August, and I am getting closer to finish with the fridge. 😊. It’s soon 10pm and I am just gonna clean the ” fridge floor ” and grab the towels that are outdoor on the drying rack. And my goal for today is to be in bed 00/12am.

Approved aplication 🤩🤩

So I applied for help to move this Monday, July 26th, to Nav and was told the normal time to get it approved is 14 day’s 🤪🤪. So I just put this into the hands of my Lord, and trusted Him to fix this in the same way He gave me a job and an apartment.

On Tuseday I recived an e-mail where they asked for documents, so I attached them. And ” early ” Wednesday morning I attached the last document.

Around 1pm today, July 30th, I just wanted to check how far they maybe got in the process. So I send an msg.

And 3.07pm today Friday, July 30th, I had got an e-mail where they had approved my aplication.

AMEN 🙏✝️.

July 23rd, trying something new.

Hi guys ,you who following my blog. This is me. Not just text from me in person but actually few shorter videos. 😉

I want to share something with you in an other way this time.

High level of frustration…

But just the fact of sharing this with you all, the frustration is almost gone. 😊

Now I am more annoyed.

How is this related to my Christian life? Well it’s the daily life experience to deal with things in the same time talk to the Lord about it. Don’t let it sink in so it’s hurting you.

You still have the chance to recive peace in your mind before you do something stupid. I can still believe the Lord will help me and take the frustration away from my soul, brain and thoughts. 🙏.

I am not aloud to post more videos 😭 so I’ll just type what I want share with you all.

I am thankful for being a Christian becauce I can then just talk out loud my thoughts to the Lord. And knowing he listening. And that freedom is huge! Knowing He will take care of my feelings no matter what I feel. 😊. And I will do my best to have a great weekend and not just ” survive ” the weekend.

I am letting Him in to my heart, brain and soul to clean it. And knowing He still loves me and that He wants the best for me is good enough.

So what my life brings on right now is bigger challenges than I thought I needed. But it’s okay becauce I trust the Lord.

Thank you for your prayers. 🙏.

❤ to you all.

And remember to believe ✝️.

Please let me not…

…panic, freak out now just becauce I don’t see or haven’t got any respons from friends if they can help me move.

Please let me not get panic.

Please, Dad, do what you do best. Open doors. Bless me with more friends then I have asked. Bless me as you always do.

Bless me with 2 drivers, that are stronger than me.

Bless me with a good business car, big enough for my move. And not to expencive.

And, Dad, let me be able to bless those who will help me.

Amen.

July 16th, 01:10am, Norway.

A week after I got the job…

I recived an interview request on a job I actually applyed to (!) I had to decline it.

Which was so wired 🤪 , becauce I never been in that situation before, but I already had a job. 😊🙏✝️.

I had to share it with my nearest friends, before here.

The Lords way isn’t ours!

He showing us which way to walk if we trust Him.

My testimony is in my blog, how my rollercoaster Spring went from chaos to prayeranswers.

One after the other. How the Lord showed me love by trusting Him even the day’s when everything felt nothing but chaotic.

My testimony is real. It’s my life.

The Lord literally is a part of my life and Faith.

He challenges me to do things his way when some, non Christian some Christian, who don’t understand how I dare to just jump into something so unsure future.

It’s all about Faith.

You need to have faith and believe in what you doing even during the doubting!

Life.

An other prayer answer – the Lords way.

Just like the Lord open up a door to a job I didn’t apply for, has he now helped me to get in contact with a young family who renting out a bacement apartment not far away from where I start to work the 16th of August. 🤩.

They are even positive to give the option of split the depositum in half or more, becauce of what it will coast to move. 🤩.

It’s perfect size for me and my cat-boy, near to beaches, short distance to use bikecykle to work 🤩, short distance to the local bus Winter time, a good rent where it’s included electrocity which I want, good window place for my cat-boy to sit and watch 🤩.

I haven’t signed the contract yet but I will 🤩😊. And the place will be mine from August 1st. 🙏🤩.

This is my chaos rigth now;

Tomorrow, Thursday 8th of July, I will be able to throw away lots of things 🤩 with a friend. And on Friday, 9th, me and a girl-friend will drive away with the 2nd load to 2ndhand. 🤩🤩.

Efficion week 😊😊😊.

miracle job!!

I got the job!!! 🤩🤩🤩🙏✝️.

What a rollercoaster this has been 😅. So so thankful!!

Now I ” only ” need a new home and moving help 🤪 but trusting the Lord on this too.

I have started to land with this Good news.

I am moving! 🤩🤩🤩.

Positive chaos and the Lord open doors.

Can I use the words ” positive chaos” ? Well that’s how the start of this week feels like.

Monday became chaos on my way out of the house. Why? My phone rang, a phonenumber I didn’t know. I took a chance and answered, it could been some sales man call,it wasn’t. 🙏.

It was a phonecall from a School, I only send an “question-email” to, if they needed any temporary co-workers this next Schoolyear.

They called to tell me that they need a new co-worker for some students in 8th grade in August, and that they thought I could fit. (I didn’t apply for any type of possision at that school, just showing my interest!) The Lord has started something here.

Our path is narrow.

I was just heading out to an apointment when they called, but I said yes to an interview 12 o’clock. The same day 🤪. My plan was the apointment , and than catch a bus to “work “. Just with some more stress in my head 🥴… But I mananged everything 🙂. Got to ” work ” (even though I was done last Friday), grab a good trippel espresso, turn on my laptop. Recived an e-mail and a link for which app we would use.

Before the interview, I said out loud to the Lord: I need you to put the right words in my mouth in this. I am yours, YOU have open up a door I didn’t know. This is you and your way.

The interview went well I think. I just trust the Lord in this. Don’t know anything else. But I did get this ice feeling in my stomach right after. 😔. Which I always get. I am almost never nervous during an interview but after… It is 4 others who actually have applyed (!) that I compeet with or against. And I will know more lastest Friday the 25th of June. Positive or negative news. And I am just trusting the Lord.

In the afternoon a friend of mine droped by, becauce he migth take over after me as an janitor. So we had a chat before I ” through him out “. I ate dinner and than it was time for the second video chat that day. This time for an apartment. It also went well. I will not say yes to it for several reasons and I am trusting the Lord for the right apartment too now.

I have shared small parts on facebook, and close friends and co-workers showing theire interest in this which cool. But I am wondering if they don’t understand, the part of the fact that I have not got a job yet. Cause the write ” congrat’s to the job “. Which job am I thinking 🤔 anyhow, it will come a job, the right job. I am not doubting anymore.

And today (Tuesday) I have been tired the whole day 🤪 but managed to do what I planned to do on Monday 🙂. And send an openapplication. 😉. Had an other interview today Tuesday 11 o’clock. Same thing here, I send the e-mail to this school ” Do you need an temporary co-worker this comming fall? I am interested. ” They need someone on at least 50% and maybe more. Crazy how the Lord is working when I just talking out loud ” I just have to rest in this, rest in you that you will open the right door whereever that is. I just gonna Thank you Lord for the job you have plan for me. Trust you. ” 🙏💗✝️.

Today (Tuesday) I have not packed a thing. I have been to tired and you know what, I think I needed it after Monday. 😉.

One more thing, Ephesians chapter 1 & 2. 😉. Few words on the way.

He who has blessed me.

He who Loves me.

He who wants me.

I belong to Him.

He will bring everything together.

He gives me Hope.

He raised me Up.

He is my Spirit.

Uplifting words.

I just have to share with you all the uplifting prophetic words I recived on my e-mail this week.

I hope it will uplift you too.

Monday, June 14th; “Dreams and visions are going to increase.”

Tuesday, June 15th; “You might have to battle, but things are going to work out great.”

Wednesday, June 16th; “Being kind and patient will go a long way.”

Thursday, June 17th; “It will be important not to worry. God has things covered.”

Friday, June 18th; “God is moving outside your understanding.”

Saturday, June 19th; “There is new freedom being released in the Spirit.”

Be blessed!

Breath.

My prayer for today.

Oh God, I feel so lost, in this world, this season. I am trying to trust you and what you gave me this eraly Spring. Trying to not freak out, trying to seek you.

I don’t know what happend, when it happend or why. I just know it happend.

You gave me a dream, you gave me two pictures about my future. You challenged me to resign and trust you. Here I am doubting and feeling lost…

And when I pray, it’s like I’ve lost my prayers, lost my prayer language. How can I get it back?

I miss IMI Church in Stavanger. I miss Rogaland county. I just want to go home to the only place in Norway where I ever have felt like home.

I ask you to open up the right door for the right school. Asking you for love, wisdom and more patience.


Seek.

Before I walked into the school, I stopped had a short prayer for today. It helped. 😊.

I made an decision to not think about any of all applications. To just enjoy the day with whatever came.

I got my prayer language back (fast prayer answer) 🙏. I got an positive email, not from an job I have applyed to, still positive. 😊.

I have made up my mind to 1, give away & through away 2/3 of what I own. I am moving. I migth not have a job from august 1st, but it’s getting okay in my head. 2, keep only 1/3 and start fresh in my new home whereever subarea that will be. 😊

And today has been okayand calm. 😊.

Thank you Lord.

Unknowing future.

It’s creapy to not know a thing about job or place to move to!! 🤪🤪🤪. Inside I am freaking out on the outside I think I have some kind of pokerface.

Chaos.

In my head.

They say that a butterfly stands for change.

I would love to believe it will happend to me in this situation. I can only hope I could believe and have peace in this. God you feels so far away 😔😔 right now.

It’s Wednesday the 16th of June and I am freaking out.

Yet I have had peace to not apply for any job in the county I live or for jobs in Oslo…where I have been living for the last eigth years.

I just want to cry or scream out my frustration.

On the bus, isn’t a good place for that.

God I need you more!

I’ve lost my track…

Sunday June 13th.

Life can be lovely if you just what’s just infront of you.

Right now I am enjoying coffee & oat porrage as my breakfast. Sitting in my livingroom, the radio is on my cat sleeps on my bed, the Sun is up. And I know that it will be warmer outdoors today than yesterday, which I don’t handel so well, but I can still do thing that fits me. 😉

I have recived peace from the Lord.

Life is worth to enjoy!

Keep going, keep smiling, keep figthing for a job, keep looking for a new home, keep packing, keep living.

I needed the panic to keep going & recive Peace & Trust the Lord.

Sorting things, closest, packing and what will I bring or give away to a 2nd hand store? Lots of things to go through. In this move, I will only bring what I need.

This is just a 1/4 of everything 🤪

I had my panic, and I think I needed it to be able to change focus and keep applying.

I Trust the Lord again and I have been listening to worship since. 😊😊😊😊 every DAY to & from work. 💗.

And today everything is to sort out, packing, shopping for regular things in the daily life. Today is just things I need to to. I will not prio janitor tasks.

Just fill me with the Lord.

I recived this profetic words on Tuesday: ” Do not be afraid or back down. God is with you. “

Still living on it. 😊😊😊 and today is it Saturday.

You never know how the Lord is working just that He do.