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| Lovely red cottage in the middle of the Swedish woods. (download from internet) |
This week, we went over to visit on the member's in our ward named Eva. Over the course of our discussion, she talked about how she found a list of her life goals. One of them was to have a cute, red cottage, with white trim. She said at first she was bummed, because she is still in her same apartment, so nothing had changed. But then she remembered a cat house she had bought a few years before. She pulled it out to show us, and sure enough, it was red cottage with white trim. So, her dream had been fulfilled. Not necessarily in the way she had imagined it, but almost. I liked the story, because it is a principle that I like to try and remember. We have our hopes and dreams, and sometimes they may seem unachievable; but maybe we are just looking at it from the wrong perspective. A little humor and flexibility, and we can see that our our dreams may, in fact, be realities.
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Fluter, the student from the World Maritime University I talked about 3ish weeks ago, got up in Sacrament meeting today to present himself. He leaves today and wanted to thank the ward for the time he got to spend getting to know them. I enjoyed getting to know him a little better and wish he could stay, but it was time for him to return home.
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4 MINUTE MILE
This principle can be continued through our Zone Conference we had. A man named Håkan was teaching us the history of the Church in Sweden. He explained when it started, who it started from, and so forth. But at the end of it, he presented another story. It was about the first man to break a 4 minute mile. Up to that point, scientists and doctors said it would be impossible to run under that time and still live. But then, he did it. The next year 17 people people also broke that record. The idea he wanted to point out to us was that there are things that people claim are impossible. However, that doesn't make it impossible. The second thing he wanted us to remember was that after that record was broken, 17 people followed. It wasn't because the nature of the race became easier. It was simply their understanding that it could be done that drove them to achieve it as well. Between these two experiences, I felt like I have much to learn from goals. My expectations are perhaps the most affected. I think, for the better.
THE LORD'S TENDER MERCIES
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I took this picture to demonstrate one of the tender mercies of the Lord. We did our shopping last week and were heading on the fifteen minute walk from the grocery store to our apartment. The bags were heavy, and we decided we'd get a thing of ice cream. Which, without thinking, we put in the paper bag at the bottom. There was quite a bit of weight in the bag, and on the home stretch my shoulders and traps were burning. All I could think about was getting through that door. We made it, and as we were putting our groceries away, we came to this. At that moment, I was grateful that the bag held up in spite of the thoughtlessness on our part.
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| A gorgeous car with a matching trailer. There are quite a few older cars that Swedes take the time to restore. Sometimes I feel like I've fallen into the 70's. People may disagree, but I think the styles of cars changed for a reason. |
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On Saturday, we had planned to paint the outside of the house. We showed up ad began the preparation work. About 15 minutes into it, the rains came down and, and the floods came up. We had to abandon our work. And maybe it is too tough to see, but there was one board nicely painted before the storm hit. Of course, it is right in the middle of the all the unpainted boards. See if you can find it, ha :) |
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