The dirt!

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My husband just came home from the ship and of course I am so happy for that. But  since he is just going to be at home for four weeks, he has so many things to be done for a very short period of time.
Hope you remember from my previous post that  we had just purchased a second hand 24 feet boat. And since it has been in the sea water for a long time, we have to bring it on land to see how it looks under and do what is necessary.

As you can see under the boat, something must be done.

this how it looks like under....

And my husband  used a high-pressure washer to remove all the dirt and me a piece of wood to scrape the shells that was stuck under the boat. It was really a hard work. 

And after many hours of work, we managed to remove all the dirt under the boat. But guess what? Now we are the ones who needs to be cleaned. Not only that, our bodies were aching. I supposed we are not so young anymore. 

Anyway,  my husband has to let the boat to  dry first before he can repair and repaint the damages . So I was glad to hear that coz we really need a long hot shower and rest for our aging body. 

This boat is actually like us human. Although we are not under the seawater to absorb all the dirt under the sea, but we are in this world and are surrounded with every kinds of filthy things that can make our mind, soul and spirit like  a garbage dump if we just let it happen. But it happen more or less whether we like it or not. And when that happens, then how can we make us clean? We can use all kinds of soap, sponge, scrub to clean our physical body and it helps for a while, until we get dirty again. 

But how about our soul and spirit? Soap and water can't do the job. But isn't  so amazing that Jesus did all the dirty work for us? We don't have to scrub and to spend many hours of cleaning and repairing ourselves coz Jesus came to do that for us. We only need to put our lives into His hands and let him do the job. 

King David's prayer! 

And we should be our prayer too. Create in us a clean heart  God.  

                                                      JOY

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Breathtaking pictures!

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I just couldn't help it, but to be captivated by these breathtaking scenery . So again, I will share more of the pictures I borrowed from my husband co- worker ombord the ship. And as I understand, he is not a proffesional photographer, but his pictures can compete with them. So his pictures are worth sharing. So again, be mesmerized friends. 

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Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will get neither.

C.S. Lewis

Norway at its best!

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I am so amazed by these pictures captured by the camera.  Norway at it's best The pictures were taken by a friend of my husband who works ombord the ship. And with his permission, I will share his pictures that made me say....wow, wow and wow. So enjoy! Really worth sharing. 

Seeing these magnificent pictures made me think of God who painted all these for us to be fascinated. And thanks God for Ole Johnny Male  who captured the beauty of nature. More to come friends!

"Thought for the day"

God is the only goal worthy of men's efforts; the fitting end of human existence is a loving union with God. Saint Augustine of Hippo

Saying good-bye!

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People come and go into our lives. Some leaves a mark, some you easily forget. But this lady had definetely will leave  a mark in my heart. Gonna miss her. For seven years we worked together in the activity center. But now she is retiring. Or maybe I should say, she is retiring from work, but will begin a new epoch in her life. We had shared lots of laughter. Many times I asked advice from this woman being older than me. She is a co-worker that is very cooperative. But she had working in the nursing home more than 40 years and now it is time to retire at the age of 67 years.
But before she leaves, we have to thank her for everything we shared together with the elderly. So we  bought a cake for the day:)

And now she is ready to serve the cake for this time. She said that she is going to bake a cake and bring to us one day. How kind she is.

And of course the elderly and I gave her a gift as a remembrance .

And I asked a friend of mine to make a portrait of her. My co-worker was touched and she loved it. She said that she is going to hang the picture on the wall when she comes home. And our leader in the nursing home gave it to her as a gift from us co-workers.

We are only two who work in the activity center, but the three ladies at the back from the right work as volunteers and the lady from the back left side is the one who is going to take my co-worker's place. 

And before we say really good-bye, we went out to eat at the nearest restaurant. 

And while waiting for the food we ordered..picture taking for the last time.

And this is what I ordered to be eaten with rice. 

And they ordered these...

and these....

Potatoes baked in cream....delicious.

                                                    Then saying good-byes....... but....

How about you? Who had said good-bye to you lately? 

JOY

A day worth remembering!

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Again I was invited to a confirmation. This time it was my  friend's son. She is also from the Philippines married to a Norwegian.

                            My friend Jolly, her son, our local priest and my friend's husband.

The difference with this confirmation from the first one I attended was the place where the event was held and it was a catholic confirmation.

And this is the place.  Austrått  borgen! Since the 10th century Austrått has been the residence for many noblemen, noblewomen and officials who played a significant role in Norwegian history. But now it is a tourist spot.

And there is a chapel inside the manor.

The manor's entry portal with the coat of arms carved in soapstone.

Inside the manor!

Both sides are decorated with the ten bridesmaids who waited for the groom. Five of them were foolish and five of them are wise. Story found in Mathew 25.

Then the confirmation! The pictures tells all:)

Then, congratulation to the family! Jolly has five adorable children! The little girl is not her's.

Some picture taking of the guests  after  the ceremony... but the best is yet to come.

Now at the reception!

And the foods that everybody is waiting for.

and the cakes...

more cakes...

Some pictures of the guests....

And the beautiful mother who made almost all the foods with her beautiful helpers and Winston who grilled this whole pig.

Well, after all the foods we had eaten, we find out that it was best to go outside for a walk. 

But I had to take off my shoes...coz It was difficult take a long walk with high heel's shoes:)

                          And guess what? We found these  cows and we have to take a picture with them.

But this one is the sweetest!

And with this picture together with the husband of my cousin and us, I say bye for now. This day was really worth remembering. Food for body, soul and spirit. 

JOY

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