Sinobach @sinbach@dingdash.com

@tanjaostman BTW, of course I am a HUGE HUGE fan of Funäsdalen, Bruksvallarna, and Ramundberget - it really is much slower here and is not for everyone. I LOVE it, but if you would like the cute factor and really best Swedish experience - Åre is the place to go. We love going to Åre as a treat. They have great shops, amazing restaurants, and the best wine selection in northern Sweden. Åre does get super crowded though during the busy times of the year and is why we prefer to be here in Burksvallarna. Bruksvallarna has Sweden's best cross country skiing, but is super slow and not many people - which is how we like it. It does however, mean that there is less here in terms of shops, stores, restaurants, etc.

@tanjaostman yes, we spent new years skiing one year in Finland's arctic circle at Levi, and even though we were given our cabin for free by family friends, we were broke from the price of lift passes, rental equipment, and the price of food. we didn't rent a car at that time, but it was still super expensive for us. though we had a wonderful time, we would not be able to afford it again.

@tanjaostman Funäsdalen is 20 minutes from our cabin. there are thousands of miles of cross country trails here which is what we enjoy and we can ski until mid-june. i would argue that you actually save money in sweden (depending on how long you stay). we have always found finland super expensive. we often take the ferry over when we travel to finland and take our car because car rental is so much cheaper in sweden, as is the price of fuel, food, lodging, and skiing. sweden is cheaper than even the US when it comes to lift passes. even now when we go skiing in america, we find the prices almost twice as much as in sweden.

it snowed today.
It was a GOOD day!

@MaryMamuzich ❤️

@OneofTen thanx so much for those kind words

My son at his final alumni banquet as a cadet.

there are a couple of issues with this OTHER than the obvious.
https://backtojerusalem.com/one-world-religion-headquarters-set-to-open-next-year/

BTJ Filming testimony for her explosive new book SHACKLED, due out on March 8, 2022

@Berrybunchfamily yep. that's the space where I am living

Even as a young boy, he had his eyes set on the military life.
Just two more weeks and I will be with him to watch him swear in to be contracted as an officer in the US Marine Corps.

@AaronMcKinney what other countries have you traveled to since Jan 2020?

@Berrybunchfamily i guess you were not upset, because we are in a similar box?

I have NOT been vaccinated.
Go ahead and gasp in shock. I will wait.....
I am thinking about getting vaccinated.
NOW the other half of the room can gasp in shock.
I await ALL of your article links informing me how uninformed I am.
The truth is, I have spent the entire pandemic traveling the world. This year, in 2021, I have been on a plane flying to a different country about every week. I have been pretty irresponsible - speaking in large groups, hosting illegal meetings, not wearing a mask, hugging, shaking hands, licking door knobs - you know the usual.
I have also been tested more than anyone reading this post.
Let's be honest - there will a huge group of people celebrating when I finally get COVID.
But after traveling around the world, experiencing the lockdowns in China, US, and Europe as well as enjoying the relative freedom of movement in Sudan, Iraq, and Sweden - I have a few opinions.
You asked for them. Now you got them.
https://backtojerusalem.com/podcast/episode-603-should-i-take-the-vaccine-my-thoughts/

@bethany I have never heard shepherds - only sailors. But then again, i did live on a ship for over a year and a half of my life.