Building Bridges.....

Soon the year 2011 is over, a new year will begin. It is always with mixed feelings I say goodbye to a year and greet the new one. It's true that you cant go back in time, you cant change the things you did wrong, the things you should not have done or things you think you should have done. Has the previous year been a success? has it been what you expected? Did it turn out to what you wanted it to be? Success, in what way? Success in your personal life or in your careers? What is success? When I talk to colleague and some close people around me, success is always about money and fame. Money, fame, beauty, cars, houses, sex,... John Maxwell in just one minute tells us what true success is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1kd605aqi7U enjoy and remember: You cant change mistakes you done in the past year, but you can change the rhythm to repeat them.. Happy New Year....

Today December 20 it's four days to Christmas. I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Jesus, the Light of the World, as we celebrate your birth may we begin to see the world in the light of the understanding you give us. As you chose the lowly, the outcasts, and the poor to receive the greatest news the world had ever known, so may we worship you in meekness of heart. May we also remember our brothers and sisters less fortunate than ourselves in this season of giving Blessings click for a simple blessing of Christmas http://www.icfeuropaporten.se/merrychristmas.html Mats

I've just now seen a debate program on Swedish TV, were they talked about should or should not when it comes to schools celebrating advent in churches. Some are against it some are for it. One of the guys against it said "it is not good, the children should not be forced to do this against their will. It is something they should do on their free time" "We are living in a secular society!" I agree with the priest that said" we have a secular government., We don't have a secular society since we are the society and I and many others are Christian believers." Very true. The society is US and I and very many others want to continue to go to church, sing advent songs, bless the children and be very proud and grateful that we are living in a "society" were we have the right to go to church. Live out your Christian faith! God bless you all.

Among other things, I work for the Swedish post office as a purchaser and just in front of me were I'm sitting the "lost and found has their office. Rather many things is fallen out of letters and small packet's, and when people find keys and wallets out in the street, they put them on the mailboxes. Then the "lost and found" take care of this keys and wallets and forward it to the police. This specific morning my colleague told me that something rare happen. She got a wallet with a driving licence, an ID card etc in it, but what was unusual, it contained rather much money! She tried to find the man, who was not a Swedish resident and by chance she got to speak to the mans wife! OH how glad she was that we found that wallet! The man came by later on to pick up the wallet, but by then my colleague had gone for the day. I met him, a Romanian guy and told him the story. He talked in English and when I told him that his ID card, his driving licence, h...