I hope everyone has a great summer!

 

Beccysplace laver ikke mere digi-stamps, men billedet er fra af de digi-sæt hun lavede.

beccysplace blogspot.com no longermakes digi-stamps, but the stamp here's from a digi-set she made.

I hope everyone has a good summer!

Lars has had a bit of a roller coaster ride. He was actually feeling fine, and yet he wasn't. Some blood tests were taken, which showed that the liver markers were elevated. It fit well with his yellow color. He is now on the mend, and we are grateful for that.

Every time he turns yellow, bliver jeg bekymret...

My cousin Karen, who lives in Canada, lost her husband not so long ago. 

Together they have done many amazing things. They have fought for the rights of the Hesquiaht people. He didn't just sit in council; he lived - what he learned and taught others. Together with Karen they created www.hooksumschool.com where you can come and learn!

Those who remember the travel program "På rejse med Riising og mor" ​​know this place; you see the place briefly in one of the episodes.

These are the words of remembrance of Steven, that were spoken about him in the House of Commons.

Honor be to his memory

MP Johns honours the life of Moonaquin mit Stephen Charleson

 

Jeg håber alle har en god sommer - og kan klare det dejlige, varme sommervejr.

Lars har haft en lille rutchetur. Egentlig havde han det godt, og alligevel ikke. Der blev taget nogle blodprøver, som viste, at lever-markøerne var forhøjet. Det passede godt med han var gul. Han er nu i bedring, og det er vi taknemmelige for. Vi ved godt, at leveren er dårlig. Her gang han bliver gul. Så kører tankerne...

Min kusine Karen, som bor Canada, mistede for ikke så lang tid siden sin mand.

Sammen har de udført mange fantastiske ting. De har kæmpet for rettighederne for Hesquiaht folket. Han sad ikke blot i råd; han levede - det han lærte og underviste andre i. Sammen med Karen skabte de www.hooksumschool.com hvor man kan komme og lære!
Faktisk kender de som husker rejseprogrammet "På rejse med Riising og mor" og dette sted; man ser kort stedet i et at afsnittene.

Dette er mindeordene som blev udtalt om ham i House of Commens, vises i video klippet længere oppe.

Ære være hans minde

 

Vores mekanikers humor! 

 

 

    

Have a super Sommer!

 

Lars' family from Birket, Lolland. 

 

I hope everyone has a good summer. It's warm here, it rains sometimes - a typical Danish summer.

Lars and I have celebrated a milestone! On June 1st we celebrated our ruby ​​wedding anniversary. 40 years together. Some days it feels, like it was yesterday, that we got married. The day after, we traveled to Bern in Switzerland and were sealed for all eternity. That means everything to us. Others get married "till death do us part". We believe in eternity! In a life together.

Lars has been quite ill. We have had a frank conversation with our doctor. It has now been decided that it is now more about quality of life than a lot of examinations/treatments. Things are happening to Lars that he does not want to be described. 

Lars and I decided together to write this blog, and I therefore respect his decision.

We live every day. We bond closer than I thought possible.

Lars has had 3 wishes before his life comes to an close:

1. To be older than his father. 
2. To be 70
3. To experience our 40th wedding anniversary.

He has now experienced all 3 things. 

Now he has started looking at pictures of his family. He wants to sort as many pictures as he can. (We have several boxes of pictures). It is great to see that he has found something to be interested in.

I hope we all find something to achieve/fight for. To leave something of ourselves for the younger generations that they can learn from - be happy about.

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Jeg håber alle har en god sommer. Her er det varmt, det regner ind i mellem - en typisk Dansk sommer.

Lars og jeg har fejret en milepæl. 1 Juni havde vi Rubin bryllup. 40 år sammen. Nogle dage er det, som om det blot var i går vi blev gift. At vi dagen efter rejste til Bern, Schweiz, og blev beseglet for al evighed. Det betyder alt for os. Andre bliver gift "til døden os skiller". Vi tror, på evighed! På et liv sammen.

Lars har været ret syg. Vi har haft en åbenhjertig samtale med vores læge. Det er nu besluttet, at det mere gælder livskvalitet, end en masse undersøgelser/behandlinger. Der sker ting med Lars, som han ikke ønsker skal beskrives. Lars og jeg besluttede sammen og skrive denne blog, og jeg respekterer derfor hans beslutning.

Vi lever hver dag. Vi knytter tættere bånd, end jeg troede muligt.

Lars havde 3 ønsker for livet:

1. At blive ældre end hans far. 
2. At blive 70 år
3. At opleve vores 40 års bryllupsdag.

Han har nu oplevet alle 3 ting. 
Nu er han begyndt at se på billeder fra hans familie. Han vil gerne sortere så mange billeder han kan. (Vi har flere kasser med billeder). Det er dejligt at se, han har fundet noget at interessere sig for.

Jeg håber, vi alle, må finde noget at opnå/kæmpe for. At efterlade noget af os selv, til yngre generationer, som de kan lære af - glædes over. 

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A card in a boxed envelope,for a Silver anniversary  card, a boxed envelope. The card also has a pocket for money.

Birthday, hard times and a miracle!

 

Background paper are holy branches. So it's a Christmas card, even though it's only April.

This mouse is a free download from Beccysplace.

It's from her blog, from March last year.
I've used this digi-stamp many times. I just love it, so here it is again.
https://beccysplace.blogspot.com/20 24/03/march-challenge.html

Go to Beccys store NOW. Beccy's closing the closes the possibility of purchasing digi-stamps by the end af June. There's so many great stamps.
Her store:
https://beccysplace.com/

I'm participating with this card here:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/ # 16
https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/ # 23
https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ # 21

Hi All

The time since I last wrote has been a rollercoaster ride without equal.

The best thing has been that we celebrated Lars' 70th birthday.

Originally it was suppose to be a party for the WHOLE family - but when time came to invite people to the party, we had to admit, that it wouldn't be a big party. Our children and children-in-law and grandchild, and Lars' siblings and spouses came (and Mia's father). It was a wonderful time with the family. A few hours, but intense hours, where there was laughter and time to reminisce and even look at family photos. Lars was tired for several days afterwards. But he was happy - full of memories! It was all worth it.

Unfortunately, Lars has also been sick, he has had a TCI (transient ischemic attack, temporary blood clot). and for the first time we experienced that Lars woke up with a mouth full of clotted blood. We knew it could happen, it was scary. Fortunately, we were able to call for help, and everything is ok.

The biggest blessing in this past month has been... first a little background:

I didn't have a great upbringing. I moved away from home when I was 13. I went to school in another town for 3 years - after school I started working. When I was 19 I moved to Sjælland. There I met a fantastic family, the Jakobsen family. They were also members of our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saint. Karen, the mother, taught me everything I lacked in terms of both practical and spiritual qualities. I called them, and still do, my foster parents. I felt like part of their family. Being part of a real family was new to me. I learned so much during the years I lived in Sjælland. It is now 40 years since then, and I'm still in contact with them. Not so much the last few years, because of Lars' illness. But the gratitude and love for them is still there, and always will be.

Last week, I spoke to their daughter Zanna. She is amazing. Enthusiastic, insightful and spiritual.

The conversation turned to genealogy. I told her about Roothtech, a conference abt. genealogy.  Among many things, it allows you to see if there are others who have signed up for the conference - that you are related to. For fun, I opened my computer. I thought that feature was gone, but it wasn't.

Karen is my 7th cousin in a direct line! So the one who taught me so much that I admire - the ones who took me into their homes - is my family! Zanna is my 8th cousin!

The world is small. We can feel alone, but a family is what we make it.
A family is not only blood relatives, it can be people we meet, that we bond with... (and who, for me, by some miracle, are my family).

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Hej Alle

Tiden siden jeg sidst skrev har været en rutsjetur uden lige.

Det bedste har været, at vi fejrede Lars' 70 års fødselsdag.

Oprindeligt skulle det være en fest for HELE familien – men da tiden var inde til, at vi skulle invitere folk til fest, måtte vi erkende, at det ikke ville blive en stor fest. Vores børn og svigerbørn og barnebarn, og Lars' søskende og ægtefæller kom (og Mias far). Det var en vidunderlig tid med familien. Et par timer, men intense timer, hvor der blev grinet og tid til at mindes og endda se på familiebilleder. Lars var træt i flere dage bagefter. Men han var glad – fuld af minder! Det var det hele værd.

Desværre har Lars også været syg, han har haft en TCI (transitorisk iskæmisk infarkt, forbigående blodprop).  Desuden oplevede vi også, for første gang, at Lars vågnede med munden fuld af størknet blod. Vi vidste, det kunne ske, det var skræmmende. Heldigvis kunne vi tilkalde hjælp, og alt er ok.

Den største velsignelse i den foregående måned, har været... først lige lidt baggrund:

Jeg havde ikke så god en opvækst. Jeg flyttede hjemmefra som 13 årig. Jeg gik på skole i en anden by i 3 år - efter skolen begyndte jeg at arbejde. Som 19 årig flyttede jeg til Sjælland. Der mødte jeg en fantastisk familie, Familien Jakobsen. De var også medlem af vores kirke, Jesu Kristi Kirke af Sidste Dages Hellige. Karen, moderen, lærte mig alt det jeg manglede af både praktiske og åndelige egenskaber. Jeg kaldte dem, og gør det stadig, mine plejeforældre. Jeg følte mig som en del af familien. At være en del af en rigtig familie, var nyt for mig. Jeg lærte så meget, i de år jeg boede på Sjælland. Jeg har igennem alle de 40 år der er gået, haft kontakt til dem. Ikke så meget de sidste par år, på grund af Lars' sygdom. Men taknemmeligheden og kærligheden til dem, er der stadig, og vil altid være der.

I sidste uge, snakkede jeg deres datter Zanna. Hun er fantastisk: Begejstret, indsigtsfuld og åndelig.

Snakken faldt på genealogi. Jeg fortalte om konferencen, Roothtech, at man kunne se om der var andre, som havde tilmeldt sig - som man var i familie med. For sjovt åbnede jeg min computer. Jeg mente at, den feature var væk, men det var den ikke:

Karen er min 7. kusine i lige linje! Altså hende, som lærte mig så meget, som jeg beundrer - de som tog mig til sig - er min familie! Zanna er altså min 8. kusine!

Verden er lille. Vi kan føle os alene, men en familie er hvad vi gør den til.
En familie er ikke kun blodsbeslægtede, det kan være mennesker vi møder, som vi knytter bånd med... (og som, for mig, ved et mirakel, er min familie).