Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com

This is a little mean. But I can't help but share it. 😉

Are there any other countries outside of the Nordic countries that have similar red wooden houses? These houses where I live (Finnish west coast) are all 100-200 years old, but thoroughly renovated. We have a lot of them in this village - looks like Sweden, because they are typically Swedish (we were a part of Sweden for almost 700 years). The red paint originated from the copper mine in Falun, Sweden, and became very popular during the 17th-19th century. They wanted the houses to look like the more "luxurious" tile walls in Europe. Most houses in Sweden were wooden.

I like helping my son (grade 6) with his English homework... but he doesn't need much help, it's quite easy for him. He has learned a lot by playing Minecraft and following youtubers.

Photo by Petri Leinonen. I just shared a YouTube clip with the Northern lights (aurora borealis). This is real, not photoshopping!

Frank Viola: The Insurgence- Reclaming the Gospel of the Kingdom

The social gospel is NOT the same as the gospel of the Kingdom, Frank Viola writes in Insurgence - Reclaming the Gospel of the Kingdom. You don’t get the whole chapter, so I take a risk. But people don't read long texts on social media...

Did you know that about myrrh? I didn't know until recently. I have bought a bottle of myrrh essential oil, as I read about it in the book "The truth about cancer" by Ty Bollinger. You can follow them on DD as well the same name as the book)!! All thumbs up that they are on DD! What I love about them is that they are believers, and that everything is based on research. It's really difficult today to find such information since "big Pharma" has done their best the ladt century to silence the voices of those who advocate natural remedies. It's about pharmaceutical monopoly, and to keep people sick and dependent on their expensive drugs.

Sometimes we tend to over spiritualize and over think things. Of course it's never wrong to pray. In particular if the problem is of spiritual origin. And I'll be the first to admit that it's difficult to discern between what's spiritual, emotional or purely physical in my own life, since I'm a bit complicated, and all parts are connected. I have met so many emotionally and spiritually immature Christians, and have gone through different stages myself in my life. We need to look at life in a more holistic way! It's never wrong to use physical exercise as a method for releasing stress. God has created all materia, and that includes the human body, and he said "it was very good". Over spiritualizing physical things is more gnostic than biblical thinking. I have seen bad and sad consequences in the lives of "gnostic Christians".

I am not fluent in English. So you teach me bad English, please! I pay in advance, you happy. 😂 😅 ✌️

Good morning! I feel like I am trapped in a land of eternal permafrost. 🙀 😱 March should be springtime...

Soon time for barbecue on our terrace.... I hope. 😂