Deliverance

Sometimes it just hits me, how fortunate I am to have been born here in this country, in this part of the world.

We are Your sheep wherever we are...

Yesterday, me and a friend were talking about situations for people who change religion, or just happens to be part of a minority religion. Like in a town in southern Iraq were the Christian minority is killed or threatened to be, so that they ran to friends or relatives in the villages around. But then there was this priest who just knew; there are still people there who have nowhere to go, I must see them. He went there and rang the Churchbells and there they came, some old ladies. They celebrated mass together. Nobody knocks at my door and threatens to kill me because I'm Christian. I am free to tell anyone about Jesus and so is the one who wants to say anything about any other religion. I'm not sure it stays that way, but today is all I have. Thank You God and help me to do what I can do.

Selling England by the pound

Loved and sold bracelet to someone who loves it!

as Genesis put it back in the old days. I've had opportunities to talk about important things and sell my jewellery these last three days.

And it has been so great! I just love to be able to share and hopefully, to encourage people to do something new. And then of course to be able to show my jewellery and sell some. Even if people don't buy, they look and are interested. That is encourageing for me. So now: off to the work-shop, start making the ordered things!

Inspiration and such

Back from Luleå and some days off from Stockholm and with him. How wonderful with the snow, the trees, the

Gjördis eating bird food

animals, the sun and the moon, framing our conversations and dealings. "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?" Psalm 8, NIV. ( I prefer the Swedish version of the second last line: vad är då en människa att du ser till henne osv). Now back in the city; things to do right away. Finnishing ordered jewellery, Church and preparing talks. Great, I got the energy to do it.

Things do happen

It is amazing how this year started! I've been a bit worried about my silver jewellery and the selling of it. The autumn wasn't that good with orders and so on. But the trip to Luleå and Älvsbyn actually made things happen. It gave me ideas how to sell my stuff and at the same time challenge people were they are. My friends got their friends together and I told them a bit about my story in life, quitting my job and God and stuff. I wasn't excactly doing it very good. But it was a good start. And now I have at least four different occations for showing my jewellery and talk about what I think is important in life. Wow.

In my work-shop

And this week I was photgraphed for an interview in Allas veckotidning! Great. An interview was done long ago by Majken a journalist and friend. And orders are coming in but not always from were they are expected or when they are expected.