Ponder past or present…time flies like the momentum of windshield wipers on a rainy day. There’s always a special excitement when New Year’s Day comes and the celebration is universal with fireworks, traditions, food, and family. And depending on your frame of mind and age you either stay up with the revelers to watch the…

The momentum and excitement of Christmas begins its crescendo well before the day arrives. Of course, that depends on how old you are! Nevertheless, it’s all about making memories and from what I’ve learned in life – it’s all about the presentation. That’s why no matter what’s offered, the best part is that we get…

…It’s about Christmas. And maybe a little about the critical self preservation of their personal identity…it’s about the Tomtes…and they want to get the word out! From what I’ve been told, Tomtes are more than just a legend going back far into Sweden’s past. My sources say that the Tomte was a resident of each…

In the beginning of December out come the Swedish candles…particularly the family’s traditional candle holder with four tall candles. On the first Sunday of the month which is the first of the four Sundays before Christmas the first candle is lit. The Second Sunday the same candle is lit plus one more. The same process…

Christmas doesn’t come lightly in Sweden! But everything about Christmas is light – everywhere…in every window of homes or businesses the soft glow of advent candles and stars of all shapes and sizes herald the return of the season of Light. In a land where the dreariness of the long days of darkness in winter…

Over on the west coast of Sweden lies the city of Helsingborg, a very old town with a rich history.  It is one of the oldest in Sweden and now the fourth largest city.  It is also on the closest point to Sweden’s neighbor, Denmark, with its sister city Helsingør across the narrow sound.  Helsingør…

Sometimes it’s hard to believe you’re in a foreign country!  Wherever you go, no matter where you are on earth, the sky is variable depending on the weather, and the seasons are in charge of the landscape.  However… there are certain indicators reflecting subtle yet remarkable assurance that, yes, in deed – it’s true…we must…

And for us, Thanksgiving lived up to what one should do ‘at’ Thanksgiving and every day…and that is to be grateful!  We thought we would share a few of our favorite things along with moments which we very much count as blessings we have enjoyed here in Sweden over the past six and a half…

Maybe you’ve asked yourself,  why would anyone become missionaries for Jesus Christ?  It’s interesting that there are so many hundreds if not thousands of different doctrines out in the world today…but only one Jesus Christ.  It doesn’t change the fact and reality that Christ came, taught his doctrine purely and simply from his own lips,…

My great grandfather, Anders Johan Magnusson died way too young…one month before his youngest child was born and when my grandfather was only two years old.  He and his wife, Anna had three children – two daughters and my grandfather who was the middle child.  Anders Johan died  of what was thought at the time…