Toravalon

Another lovely day is winding its way down. I haven’t progressed on much. Cleaned horse stalls this morning, took books to the library and took some out (a more comprehensive guitar chord book and national anthems from around the world). Ate a healthy lunch and then through in some cookies I made. While I was in the car I heard the song “God of this City” by Bluetree. Its a song that I’ve heard a few times before and really liked but never knew what it was called or who it was by. its one of those songs that plucks my heart strings a bit and reminds me of the “Big Picture” and of the hope God has to offer the broken and, well, the hopeless. Its not just for this person here or that person there. its for cities and nations too. Here is the story behind the song:

you can YouTube the song to hear it. I found the chords for it and the band even has a video on how to play…very nice of them. Hmm, now I lost my train of thought fiddling with that video. well, on to the next subject I guess.

Do you ever find yourself thinking about a certain thing alot and assuming everyone else knows what you’ve been thinking about because you’ve been thinking on it so much, how could they not possibly know? -did you follow that sentance? Doesn’t really make sense to me either. – And even discussing it with a few people makes you feel that everyone knows too. But, in reality nobody knows anything because nobody I know, or at least think I know, is Telepathic. I’m writing stream of thought here. I hope I haven’t lost you. I shall now disclose what my restless mind has been dwelling on these past few weeks. (insert dramatic sound effects)(insert annoyed person’s comment-”get on with it already!”)(insert long pause, as I formulated a sentence in same said mind) Ever since I’ve come back from Norway, I’ve been contemplating the crazy idea of returning there for a much longer stint. As most of you know, I have been involved with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in the past few years. I love YWAM, I love Norway. There’s a certain mix of the two that can be found at these coordinates: Latitude : 66 46′ 00”  Longitude : 13 30′ 00”.

That last bit was written Sept 17th. Now its the 21st. I’ve been moving and cutting branches in the back yard, my back is not very happy about it. Last weekend I attended my church’s women’s retreat. It was very nice to get to know the ladies more and of course we ate lots of good food. Anyways, back to the previous subject. Yes, it is on my mind to return to YWAM. There are some mental hurdles, though, that I need to overcome: is God behind this? do I have the right motives; will I really be usefull? and of course the financial thing. (bleh). My feelings on the subject are very extreme. one minute Im like “Yes, I can do this!” and the next I’m thinking “this is just a silly fantasy, why are you even considering it?” So, there it is. That’s where Im at. I should probably post this before it gets to old.

until next time….

Kristina

I redid the theme with my own stuff. That’s a Norwegian sunset. This template is definitely easier to manipulate than the last, especially for the things I wanted to do. Still not finished, of course. Still some tweeking to be done especially when the page starts to expand with more content, not sure how that’s going to look. Web designing is like deciphering a code, working out a complex mathematical problem and putting together a puzzle all at the same time, especially for those who learn as they go…like me. Im always tweaking and shifting things around. Im forcing myself to leave those two unmatched lines alone for now. I’ve already remade that image twice. And of course, there are all those idiosyncrasies that come with all the different web browsers. It all looks fine in Firefox but then something is off in Explorer. ugh. but when I find the solution, its like, Eureka! it makes me feel really smart.

In other news, I’ve been staring at this computer screen for hours. It was very hot today (gotta find a weather widget) and I had a pleasant walk around Lake Padden….and I also helped with riding lessons at the horse barn.

until next time,

Kristina

well, my wordpress account that runs this site got hacked or wormed to be precise. so I dumped everything and Im starting over. I wasnt satisfied with that last look anyway. found this snazzy one and I will use it for now. Stay tuned to the further adventures of Kristina and her slowly developing website!