Just some old picks...

About 1 week ago my church got visit from Romania, and I got really reminded about our trip down there last summer. When the team from YWAM Costanta were talking in church, they also had a lot of pics of kids and people we met when we were down there. It was fun! Yeah... So here's some pics from our trip, and some fun picks from last summer before I went to the US.










When we gopt back home...
Me and some of the kids in Romania.







At one of the meetings among the poor people.




David and I are playing backgammon...





Jon Arne and some Romanian boys.

A A bunch from the team.





David....






Cricket at David's place...

It's this time of the month again...

...to update my blog i mean! Hey, no 'bad' thoughts on this blog!

And if that wasn't enough, it's this time of the year too... The time when the last of my friends that's leaving this town for the year, really is leaving... Aww, it's sooo sad. Not like I haven't seen it coming, but dang it's hard when the time really is here. Today I said goodbye to Ole Josè and Eirik, and it was pretty much sad.... But they're not moving that far away, it's gonna be worse when Synnøve leaves. She's going to Australia! I wish I could go too! Emily Bruce and Synnøve, here I come! But, dang, then it's the money....

So when I'm writing this it's past midnight and I'm sick and I'm talking to Kayla at MSN at the same time as I'm writing on facebook and an e-mail. Dang, women knows how to do two things at the same time! Well, my point is- you are probably wondering why i'm up so late on a school night? Well, #1-my parents are not at home at the moment. #2- I don't have school tomorrow! Yay for Norwegian schools!

YOU are perfect in God

"What do you thing you are good at?". The question was last asked me Tuesday by Jon-Arne (my youth pastor). “Dang”, I thought “what am I good at?”.
It's been a while sense I first asked myself that question, party cause the world forced me to do it. So, what am I good at? Well... I can cook. I know that, not because I really love what I'm cooking, but because others do. Or at least they say they do... So I hope they're telling me the truth. If not they'll just have to eat my stuff and pretend to like it. Well, even though I can cook, I do a lot of mistakes when I do it. Like when Helene and I was responsible for the dinner the last day we were in Sweden... We were making "Grøt", and bought 5 bags with rice for it. When we got home David came to us and asked us what we were thinking. To be honest I don't know what we were thinking, whatever it was it was totally wrong!!! We ended up using about 1/2 a bag of rice. To all 14 people... The rest we brought home and I could hand it over to my grandma who now probably has rice for the rest of this year... and next year....
Well, whatever. What more am I good at? Writing notes! Dude, I’m good at that... At least that’s what I’ve heard. Can’t really say I’ve noticed it myself, but when I get a lot of happy faces turned my way because I do it, I can’t really say that I want to stop...
So, both of the things I’ve said I’m good at, I’ve told you because others have told me. It’s not like I’m writing a note to my self, and when I’m reading it I’m thinking “Wow, Martine. Good job. Now I feel a lot more better!!”. But I love when other people say that to me. That’s when I know I’m good at something. When people tell me so.
So why don’t we go around telling people what they’re good at? It doesn’t take time, it doesn’t take much effort. All you have to do is say “Good job!” or “Way to go!” or even something longer and even nicer to someone you care about. The truth is that we’re all good at something. And it’s a lot of fun hearing someone telling you that you’re good at something! Maybe we already know that we are, but the world keep on saying “Whatever you do, don’t say you’re good at something! Don’t accept the fact that others thinks you’re good at something! Then the world will think you think you’re good at everything!” It’s called to brag...
Even though I’m a good cook, I SUCK in drawing. I promise you, my drawings... uh... they’re just ugly! Well, the world says: “Whatever you do, don’t say that!! Then world will think you’re not good at anything!”
So basically the world suck... It tells us to keep quiet no matter what! And if we keep on being quiet when people tells us that something we did or made was nice, well then they’ll stop saying it. And then you’re in “the evil circle”. Cause a lot of people today need somebody to tell them that they’re good at something to believe it. And if we just keep quiet and never tell anybody that they’re doing something good, a lot of people will think they’re not good at anything!
So here’s to all of you thinking you’re not worth a thing: YOU ARE!
Here’s to you who don’t think you have any positive parts: YOU HAVE!Here’s to you who think you’re a loser: YOU’RE NOT!
Here’s to you who think you can’t do anything right: YOU CAN!

God made us perfect for him. We are not meant to be of the world, that’s why we don’t fit in perfectly, that’s why we can’t to everything perfect. We were created by God. He knew all your talents and all your flaws from the very beginning. But he created you perfect for him, perfect for the Lord of lords and the King of kings. Now that’s something to brag about! And dude, that’s something we should brag about! That’s what He called us to do: go out to all the corners of the world and brag about how perfect He is, and how perfect we are in Him.

So let’s brag! Let’s go out to the corners of the world, the country, the town or your school with the good news. We are perfect! Not for this world. But for God.

Here’s my challenge to you today: Go out and tell your friends about what they’re good at. Tell them over and over again, and do not stop even though they’ll deny it the first, second or even the 99th time. On that way we can all spread Gods wonderful creature without yelling “JESUS LOVES YOU!”. Even though that’s true, I’ve noticed that a lot of people close their ears when you tell them... Work your way to the top, start with the small, but important parts, like self-confidence. It’s SO important if you want to understand God. But it’s also important to understand God if you want self-confidence...

And if you’re not a Christian, still, tell you’re friends what they’re good at! You can never hear it enough!

Back with pics!

So, what do you do when you're bored a saturday evening (I'm babysitting my brothers...)? Well, first of all you have to find out what you have to do with the pics to make them fit here.... And so I did, and here you go!
And sense I've been talking so much about them....

Sweden pics!

They're finally here. They're few, but they're funny, and there's a lot of humor and thoughts behind them!








Departure... We had to wait almost 1 hour in front of Kiwi in Stange, cause Jo Yngve had forgotten somehing home... But it was alright!









Grocery shopping in Sweden!


















Pål and David!













On the parking lot...




















The guys and the Furbees... and Helene...













It's the look...














Epelering is the word... and it hurts!














Volleyball!













On our way to Liseberg!



















Right outside the haunted house....








And yeah, it was deff raining!
















That one's SCARY!














Heck yeah we went swimming at 5 am!











Helene and Pål... In the middle of the night..

Pics from the summer vacation!




Andreas and Jonas watching a soccer game...










Me, Helene and Andreas








Andreas is trying to show that boys can do two things at once... Talking in the phone and jump...








The gang watching Pål being a reff at a soccer game...









My 3 dearest sunshines!










Lol. Ole and Ruben...











Kristian is showing the newest fashion...











Tonje, Jenny and me at Synnøves b-day party!








Tonje, Ruben, me and Synnøve!






Andreas and Jonas is fighting over the popcorn!













Kathrine, Sven Erik and Pølle... LoL






Eirik, Me, Helene and Pål at the Marit Larsen concert...

Time to update?

To be honest, not much has been happening... It feels kinda pointless updating a blog when you don't have anything to say. But oh well, here I go...

We can start with the ovbious; School... Right now I'm sitting here with a paper, due in... yeah like a week. I know that I have to do it, but I also know that don't want to do it. Then again, have to and want to do something is two totally different things, and in this case, the have to overwins the don't want to part... But sense I've been working today, I've given myself permission to not do it today; but tomorrow. Like I always do... But I know that I have to do it tomorrow, cause I'll never have time during the week...
So yeah, of course I'm stuck with homework on a weekend... I guess I can thank myself- when I don't show up to the classes we get permission to work on it in, I'm the one being stupid... I did not jip though! We really didn't have to show up in that class, and nobody did, so I guess I would have been a nerd if I had... Lol.
Well, school in general is ok. I just droped out of one un necessary class- SKb. It's the most boring class, and I would probably have failed if I had continued... But I wont so it's all good...
During lunch and free hours I usually have a big dicustion with my clasmates about God, Jesus and Christianity. It's great, even though it's hard sometimes, being the only one there with 7-8 people around you thinking you are wrong... But I love it, I really do! God is great, and he can use me. Maybe that's how he's using me now!

Besides school, my life is pretty much filled up with Work, Friends and God. And I'm pretty much loving it! Yesterday I first went to Freak, before me and Mimi went to a party. The contrastes are huge.... From a GREAT group of friends to a bunch of drunk people... And it was probably the most boring party ever! I'm so unbelievable thankfull to God that I can have another kind of life than that! I'm sorry guys, I love you, but I totally think (and you know it) that it's a waist of time laying drunk on somebodys toilet throwing up... But I have to say that it's so much fun listening to what you're all saying when you're drunk... Yesterday Jenny came up to me and wispered: "Martine, i so totally respect that you are a christian. But what would you be if you were't a christian? I meen, like I'm a budist, but I'm not a budist!" Jenny, you crack me up! I love you!

So, yeah, nothing new... Life is filled with FUN stuff, but nothing big- nothing to really brat about...
Take care!