Reporting in!… Just about six months have flown by literally. We’ve both turned a year older, we’ve been through a Fall and Winter season, met new friends, felt what it feels like to walk in history’s footsteps, and have felt an appreciation for our own families who were once part of Sweden’s history. We came…

How Do We?…Us?…You?…Know Where To Go? CLICK: https://youtu.be/_8BKrAzkr8c Letting the Light Lead You… Turning 69 in life… makes you wonder about all the miles, the wear and tear, tread and or any kind of life expectancy warranty. Personally, I have no qualms about letting people know how old I am. My motto is, ‘bring ’em…

One of the things we like about driving through the southern Swedish countryside is the sight of an old parish church tower rising above the trees and farms every 20 miles or so.  Scattered about Sweden, these churches have served for centuries as the center of communal life in every parish, both spiritual and civil. …

A New Day – The Gift That Keeps On Giving That midpoint of coming back from wherever the soul goes to when you’re asleep… and slowly waking up in the morning is study for thought.  Interestingly, it happens every day to every one of us….unless it doesn’t, of course.  But this morning it did and…

(Erik…Do you want to take this one?!) What’s it like being missionary companions 24/7? I retired last June after a 31-year career with the State Patrol, going to work every weekday morning at 6:00 AM and coming home at 4:30-5:00 PM.  That means that Judy was on her own for much of that time, although…

Honestly, ever since we arrived here in Sweden we have been in a semi state of awe about the manner of how some things are done in the every day lives of the people in whose land we live and buy groceries in. Very curious and even more curious are the curious things we observe…

Snow is synonymous with Sweden in the Winter. Here in Karlskrona it has snowed seriously just a couple of times but it’s a gift to experience. Peeking out of the window blinds in the morning you never know from one day to the next what the weather will be. Blowy? Snowy? Sunny? Rain? Fog? (Well,…

In the era I grew up in (before I turned around and realized that I actually even lived through ‘those particular times’  now considered the ‘past’)… when a girl graduated from high school, if she was fortunate, she received a ‘hope chest’ as her graduation gift. This was what became the holder of her hopes…

Ok…so I’m a baby when it comes to being cold! Brrr… Just the word makes me look for the nearest scarf and parka. Putting on six layers to go outside? – No problem. What if it’s really cold?! (Erik, eyes rolled and eternally patient: “Oh, my word!”) “Not to worry!” I say assuredly as I…

Everyone’s comforting pat on my back assured me that in Sweden, English was a major second language. And that’s pretty much true. Ahhh… but to actually get around by car in Sweden you have to instinctively learn by experience as you spin through their world of roundabouts while reading road signs at the same time…