Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com

I'm helping my son with his homework, to understand equations. It's not the easiest thing to learn in math. A number line is always helpful, in particular if you count with negative numbers.

It would be fully possible to ski downhills, but the last day the lift was working was a week ago. My husband has been cross-country skiing 60 kilometers this week. That's crazy, since the tracks aren't in their best shape anymore, and the longest track is 5 km. I was walking up these stairs, that are between two slopes. That's very efficient and hard for the legs. I'm glad the roads are free from snow, so I can bike again. Many Scandinavians bike all year round with winter tyres. But after I fell and hit my head at 20 (no helmet back then), I stopped biking on icy roads.

These paintings by a young woman, with the account Salt & Gold collection, on Instagram, made me cry, and I am still. Foot washing is such a powerful demonstration of God's love and mercy towards humanity. John 3:16. I can't fathom it. I grew up in church with the lack of love a sensitive heart would have needed, and lots of legalism. But the Lord has softened my heart, and over and over again I need to be reminded that God is love (according to His definition of love. Not our own sinful definitions).

Foot washing part 5

Foot washing part 4

Foot washing part 3

Foot washing part 2.

Around 3000 year old words of wisdom regarding rulers and kings, from the Book of Proverbs.

Longing for these days, when nature turns from white and grey (as it has been last half year) into green and other colors! These pictures are from last year in May and June.

Have you done it wrong? This is how you get six pack!

This is ironically written by somebody. 😂 We are tired of the winter in Finland... April use to be spring time, not winter. It started melting a couple of weeks ago, but then it halted. It's been snowing again today. It started in November, so it's our sixth winter month... it's time for warmth, and to stop using winter jackets and winter boots, and to slip on icy roads.

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these." Mark 12:31

This is a serious threat on free speech! Twitter, Facebook and Instagram lock accounts out and call it hate speech, just because they are inconvenient or speak the truth. You know, even saying that Jesus is the only way to God, or saying God created us to male and female is hate speech. This world is upside down. The Babylon Bee is a satire page, humor! It's ridiculous that you can't even joke about the craziness in our world.

A picture of Finnish soldiers on skis, with Russian soldiers that are captives, during the Winter War (WWII). @sinbach told about these swift soldiers on skis, on a BTJ podcast episode. He's not the only one who has compared the war in Ukraine, with the Finnish Winter War. Stalin believed Finland would be overtaken in less than 2 weeks, but Finland showed unexpected resitance (just like Ukraine). We stayed independent.