Oh Sweden!

one of the best experiences of my life, by far, has been to see Sweden. before i left to Stockholm, i barely even knew where sweden was located on the map.. and now it is forever imprinted in my mind... Lord what a Blessing it is to have this opportunity!



"how marvelous, how wonderful is my savior's love for me..."






my new good friend Ana who hosted us :):) swedish Hot Dog!

Look at the fashion lol and the McDonalds~!

national animal :)


sooo enchanting...

our pals, vlad and paul, boiling spagetti lol yes they decided to make part of the meal (surprisingly to me, the guys like to cook in europe...). and the girls enjoying quality time together.

my new friends :)! inessa, luba vlad, vaiva, iryna, and paul

feels like a long vacation :)

the
celebration of burning "lady winter" in hopes of spring :)
walking to church with good friends

thats my backyard ->
we matched lol
ok the background looks like a painting.. but it was real.. even even more beautiful in real life!
:)

sparks the senses

so a glance at wats going on these days...










buddy paul is teaching me piano !!!







Salt shaker conference ! (no words)






class with Raymond Powell :)

20 litas .. which is about less then $10
and on the right, groceries at IKI



and lovely Zane (pronounced Zawnehhh) making crepes!
and get this... i saw this at the store! (--->)






lithuanian milk


snowed on the way home
.... becca me and essa.. three mall-kuteers lol











and it even snowed.. but only lasted for a day and a half.. lol till the rain and wind came.. i love this weather lol..



this is my prayer...

MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me.I cannot know for certain where it will end.Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
- Thomas Merton, "Thoughts in Solitude"

ok i wanna share whats happening in my life so far :)

ok so i wrote this to my cousin and sent it to some other people but i finally got the urge to write down whats in my heart and on my mind.. so here it is lol.

spiritually, i'm learning a lot about the meaning of religion, ..

and it feels like i'm going back to the basicswhich are... : Love God , Love others...

where did all these traditions and darn culture things get in the mix?.......

and about church:

church is a meeting of a group of fellow believers who meet to praise God and carry each other's burdens in a home or outside or anywhere!...so...

wen was the last time i saw "church" fulfill that duty

and do you know what the word catholic means?

you should look it up some time.

hah ok ill tell you what i found out anyway.

it means Universal..

it means spreading the Gospel to all the nations.

thats the very root where all other denominations come from

...and somewhere along the line it got confused with saints and traditions and burning candles and insense.

being here surrounded by all these people who think different than me makes me not want to judge them.. but to love them more and learn of their culture and Love God together with them.. not like back home..

where i barely have any friends that are catholics or a different denomination loland being here makes me crazy about learning languages, and religions...

so that i am better equipped...i guess its the social work in me !AHHHlol...

im just taking a class on the church life and ministry. and i feel like everything i attached my self to the meaning of church, was very one sided, and it put more focus on "church details" then God, and everything about Christ and the Cross and his Gospel he so lovingly Brought to us :):):).

and that here.. if i wanna get Closer to God, there aren't many people to turn to.. i'm on my own with that one. which is good. cuz i've always sought enlightenment from people and looked up to people.. instead of looking most importantly at the source...

like today i caught myself alone.. and at first i was like, "oh no...what am i gonna do.." and then i walked outside and realized it was a beautiful day.. and was overcome with the urge to go jogging to the beach. and i realized God gave me time to spend with him...

so i went.. i changed and started straight for the beach.. it was the best breese i ever felt.. and i just spilled all my prayers and songs and worries to God. it took 20 min to jog there :)

i think i found my way of meditating :)there is so much more i can say..

so many new people i could share about that i have met.. but ill stop here and leave room for feedback :)

btw this is where i live now :)

God Bless you all!