We are the Bride!

“I am in love with the man who came and gave his life for me. He is in love with me” This quote from the song “In Love”” by Talitha Waller has caused me to do quite alot of thinking these past two days. I have heard of couples who after they are Betrothed, they will separate and not see each other until the wedding day. The bride does not know the day that they are getting married. She anxiously awaits, and prepares for the day when she will the sound of the trumpet and her bridegroom calling out to her telling her that this is the day they are to be married. This represents how it is with us and Yeshua, we do not know when Yeshua is coming back, but we are preparing and awaiting the sound of the trumpet upon his return.
Think about how the bride feels awaiting the return of her bridegroom. Excited? You bet! She goes through everyday thinking “”Will this be the day?” “”When is he coming”” “”Ohhh I can’t wait until he comes!’” “”How come he has not come yet?”” She cannot wait until her bridegroom comes to sweep her off her feet because she is totally and 100% in love with him!!! She is lovesick for him!
Do we feel this way about Yeshua’s return to earth? Do we get as excited as the bride waiting for her bridegroom? Are we so in love with Yeshua that we wake up every day going” Is this the day? Is Yeshua coming today?! I can’t wait until he comes!” Do we anxiously prepare for his return? Are we so in love with him that we are giddy with excitement?
We need to be more like the Bride, we need to be so in love with Yeshua that we wake up every day anxiously awaiting his return, and we need to be so in love with him that we are lovesick while we are waiting for him return.
When the bride hears the sound of the trumpet upon the arrival, think of what she feels, she wants to run into the arms of her bridegroom and never let him go.
Imagine what it will be like to run into the arms of Yeshua and never let him go.
Await for the return of Yeshua with the same emotions as the bride awaiting the return of her bridegroom. Wait for him with such excitement that he cannot return fast enough!

Focus on Prayer

WOW! It has been one crazy whirlwind week!!! So many things have happened this past week! It has been crazy! You know how people always say that when things are going good, it’s easy to forget to Praise God for the many blessings that He has given us. This past week, I felt that God kept getting put off because I was to busy running around, helping people. I would pray but it was not the deep, intimate prayer that I normally have. I would be in the middle of doing something and I would just mutter a quick prayer under my breath. I am rather ashamed to admit that. How I longed for the deep and intimate prayer with my loving Abba but I could just not find the time.

I then remembered that you can never find time for anything, you have to make time. So I just stopped what I was doing, went in my room, shut the door and had my deep prayer time. It was wonderful! God is so good!

God longs for us to come before Him, to humble ourselves and bow down before Him. To spend time with Him. If we do not pray with God our relationship with Him does not grow and it starts to fade.
Prayer helps us grow closer and more intimately connected with God ( But if you stay joined to me and my words remain in you, you may ask any request you like, and it will be granted! John 15:7) We do not need to use big fancy words when we pray, simple prayers with simple words are often the best ( Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2). If we do not know what to pray , the Holy Spirit will help us pray ( In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. Romans 8:26-27)

When we pray we must have a Humble Heart ( If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land 2 Chronicles 7:14) Wholeheartedness ( You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13) Faith ( Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24) Righteousness ( Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16) Obedience ( And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.1 John 3:22).

God answers our prayers. (He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. Psalm 91:15)

Sometimes our prayers are refused. They must line up with God’s will.

We should always pray with other believers ( Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19)

Go make time to spend with God, humble yourself and bow before Him. Be in His presence. It’s amazing and wonderful. He is waiting for you to come to Him! He longs for you!

Shalom!




　

　

　




　




　

　

　

　

　

　

Hard to Breathe

As I’m sitting here choking on my own breath…I am a bundle of mixed emotions.

Two weeks ago we had a long time family friend die suddenly from cancer, it was shocking to say the least. None of us are still really recovered from it.

On Saturday I got a text from a friend telling me that Kolbjorn’s brain tumour was growing once again, the DMSO treatments did help in the way that we had all hoped and prayed for.

What did this mean for little Kolbjorn? I honestly have no idea, all I know is that the life of that precious boy is in the hands of our wonderful Abba.

I am so overcome with emotion right now that its hard to breath, I want to scream and cry at the same time. I keep thinking of his smile and the way his face lights up when he sees me and how he runs over and gives me the biggest hug ever.

If I am feeling this way, I have no idea what his family is feeling and my heart goes out to them.

The one comfort I have is that if the worst happens Kolbjorn will be with his loving Abba and there will be no more pain for him. He will be where he wants most to be.

When Kolbjorn was first diagnosed 2 years ago-ish, I saw him at Church and I went over and was hugging him and trying to keep from crying. He pushed me away and put his hands on my face and said

“It’s ok to cry, I know I might die but if I die I will be with Jesus and that’s where I want to be”

Well that sure got my tears flowing.

My heart and prayers go out to Kolbjorn and his family. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

On a more happy note, I have a cool story to share with everyone. As everyone knows I am thinking of moving to Regina because I feel that that is where God wants me.

Well, about a week ago I was talking with a friend who is moving to Regina for the summer, I was trying to convince her to move closer to me instead but it didn’t work. She kept telling me to move to Regina( Grrrrrrrrrrr :p ). So finally I said”, “it’s going to take a big flashing neon sign from God to get me to move there!”

Then I prayed “God if you want me to move to Regina give me a sign, the sign has to be someone I hardly know asking me if I live in Regina…”

Problem solved! Everyone knows where I live , no one will ask me if I live there…
The next day I get a random text from someone that I had just met and this is what it said

“”Do you live in Regina btw?””

　

Well…I guess I should go start packing now, hey? Hahaha I just hope that it ends up being a fun time there!!!!

Shalom!

　

　

　

Picture

So tonight I relaxing in my room, and I started taking pictures. I decided to play around a bit with one picture. It's not that great but I decided I would share it with you guys! Here it is!

Shalom!

Kirsebærkremkake and Riskrem

Yesterday I said I would post some yummy Norwegian recipes on here.  I tried to choose a couple with ingredients most people would have, and that would be easy ( Lefse and Krumkake are great, but Lefse is complicated and you need a Krumkake grill for Krumkake) to make. So I chose Kirsebærkremkake and Riskrem. They are both tasty! So here they are!

　

　

Kirsebærkremkake ( Cherry Cream Cake)

The Cake:
2 cups (almonds or other nuts
2 cups ( confectioners' sugar
8 egg whites

Cherry Cream:
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 egg yolks
2 T confectioners' sugar
3 1/2 T chocolate sauce or syrup
3 1/2 T cherry juice

The Cake:
Grind almonds twice, the second time with the confectioners' sugar. The almonds should have the consistency of flour. Whip the egg whites until stiff but not dry, and blend with the nuts. Divide and spread batter in two greased 9-inch (23 cm) springform pans, and bake at 320 degrees F (160 degrees C) 25 to 30 minutes. Cool slightly in pan before removing to rack to cool completely. Makes two 9-inch layers.

Cherry Cream:
Beat the cream until firm and glossy. Add eggs and confectioners' sugar which have been whipped together until light and fluffy. Stir in the chocolate sauce or syrup, and add cherry juice to taste. Place one cake layer on platter, baked side down, and cover with half of the cream mixture. Add second layer, baked side up, and top with remaining cream. Keep refrigerated until serving time.

Riskrem

Ingredients
1 Quart milk
3/4 Cup long-grain white rice
1/2 Cup plus 1 to 2 Tbsp superfine sugar
1 Tsp salt
1/2 Tsp almond extract
1/2 Cup almonds
1/2 Cup frozen raspberries, thawed
2 Cups whipping cream
3 Tbsp cloudberry or lingonberry preserves

Preheat your ove to 350º.


In a 3-4 quart non-stick sauce pan simmer the milk, rice, 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Make sure to stir the mixture often until the rice is tender. Simmer until the mixture will thicken to the consistency of porridge about 30 minutes. Add the almond extract. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and let cool, stiring occasionally for approximately 15-20 minutes.
Bake the almonds in a 9-inch pie pan until golden, approximately 10 minutes. Save one almond and chop the rest. The reserved almond should be hidden in the rice pudding and the person who finds it gets a gift.

To make the raspberry topping place the raspberries in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine wire strainer to remove the seeds. Discard the seeds and sweeten the puree with the remaining sugar to taste.


With your mixer on high speed, in a large bowl whip the cream until soft peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the cooled rice along with the reserved almond, chopped almonds. Mix until just blended.


To serve, heat the raspberry mixture in the microwave until just hot. If the preserve mixture is too thick add in a little hot water and whisk until smooth.


Serve and drizzle with the preserves or raspberry sauce.

Enjoy! :)

Shabbat Shalom!

What did you say?

Hvordan har du det? Jeg håpe din all skjønn! Back in high school I had the chance to take Norwegian as a second language. It was just a basic introduction to the language but it was ohh so wonderful! I enjoyed that class very much! I continued studying it on my own after graduation because I loved it so much! It was a great way to connect my heritage. I am not fluent in it, I can get by with a little bit of cheating from my Norwegian dictionary, but I hope to grasp it more fully one day! I don’t speak Nynorsk or Bokmål. It’s a weird combination of the two and English…! Some of my friends have learned what Tusen Takk, Jeg vet ikke, Hvorfor, Hvordan har du det( that’s my favourite thing to ask people..haha), Ha det bra, Vær så snill , Jeg elsker deg and a few other things mean because they sometimes just creep into speech everyday!

I have been in the mall or store with people and have said a phrase in Norwegian and have been asked by countless people if I am from Norway, Sweden , Denmark or Iceland ( basically all your Nordic countries…I’m probably missing one) because I look like and speak like a Nordic person apparently. I get a good laugh over it and usually whoever is with me does to! Then there was the time I was in the airport and I was saying goodbye to my family and I said “Ha det bra!”( Have it good) and this lady at the airport said to me “I hope you enjoyed your stay in Canada” I thought I was going to die from trying to keep a straight face and telling her that I really am a Canadian….and as soon as I got far enough away from her I doubled over laughing! It was priceless! I guess my Canadian accent didn’t give my Canadian-ess away!

I love my Norwegian heritage, its so wonderful and interesting to learn about! I could spend hours learning about it, or studying the language! Ohh and we have awesome food to….hehe!!! I will try to find a couple yummy ones to post on here!

So Takk så mye for reading my blog!

Shalom!

Rice Flour Bread and Coconut Challah

　

Since I became Celiac I have not found a good bread recipe until now! I love this bread and while it may not be everyone’s favourite, I enjoy it!

Rice Flour Bread

1 cup rice flour

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup almond milk
1/8 cup vegetable oil


Combine the dry ingredients and give them a good dry mix to ensure even distribution.
Beat the egg lightly and add it and the other liquids to the dry ingredients.
Mix thoroughly, the batter should be similar to the consistency of a muffin mix.
Pour the batter into a greased small loaf tin.
Place on the centre rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes on 350F
Check with a skewer to ensure the loaf is baked right through.
Allow to cool in the tin for 30 minutes.
Once completely cool, slice your loaf and enjoy.


I have also tried this batter for pancakes and it works WONDERFULLY!!! They are light, fluffy and ohhh so yummy! I sometimes put blueberries in mine and that makes them even more delightful!

I also make my own almond milk with organic almonds vs. buying almond milk. Here’s an easy way to make your own almond milk!

½ C. Almonds

2 C. Water

Place ½ cup of almonds and 2/3 cup of water into blender and blend until smooth. Add 1/3 cup of water and blend for awhile. You can either strain it or leave it as it is!

　

Also if anyone has ever tried to make gluten free bread you know what the batter looks like! It’s very runny and would be impossible to make Challah out of!( since you have to braid Challah). But I found something wonderful! Challah Molds!!! You can just pour the batter in the mold and it comes out looking like braided Challah! Baruch HaShem! I posted a link on the right-hand side of this page for the website. It’s the Kosher Cook link.

I also like to use coconut flour for my Challah. I have kind of adapted coconut as my “special Challah” and only eat it on Shabbat. So here is my Coconut Challah recipe or you can use it as a regular bread if you wish!

Krystal’s Coconut Challah

6 eggs

½ C. margarine( melted)

2 Tablespoons honey

½ tsp salt

¾ C. Coconut flour

1 tsp baking powder

Blend together eggs, honey and salt. Combine coconut flour with baking powder and whisk thoroughly into batter until there are no lumps. Pour into greased Challah mold( or a regular bread pan) and bake at 350F for 40 minutes or until done.

Shabbat Shalom Everyone!

　

　

Keep 'Em Alive!

I took my Level C CPR/AED training about two years ago. One thing we were told in  that class was to hum the song "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees when giving CPR. How come? The song has 103 beats per minute the  perfect number to maintain — and retain — the best rhythm for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

The one thing that everyone has trouble with from people who have their CPR training to trained medical professionals is that we dont push on the chest fast enough or hard enough. Thus, the blood does not get to where it needs to go. If you are pushing properly where you should( on the sternum) and the proper depth( 1/3-1/2 for Pediatric CPR and 1 1/2 - 2 for Adult CPR) you should break the persons ribs.

Humming this song helps keep the pace! So everyone go put this song on your ipod in case you ever need to do CPR! It may save a life!!!


The song I posted is a funny little parody.

Another song that has the proper rhythm to it... "Another one bites the dust".......I think I'm going to stick to "Staying Alive".....


That being said, I think it is important for everyone to know how to give CPR properly. If performed quickly and accurately, CPR has been demonstrated to save lives when implemented in the first minutes after someone's heart has stopped.

If you have no formal CPR training you can still help by calling 911 and then begin hands only compressions.

I encourage everyone to go take a CPR  training course, its a good thing to have, and having the ability and knowledge to save a life is worth it.

Have a great day!

Shalom!

Lord of the Dance

Ever since I was really little, a dream of mine has beenn to see Michael Flatleys Lord of the Dance live. About a week ago I got to fulfill that childhood dream and let me tell it was AMAZING!!!! It was everything I ever hoped for and I would go see it again in a heartbeat! The dancing was amazing...wonderful Irish dance and Irish music( It brought out 1/4 Irish in me :p )

One of the best parts was seeing these two amazing violinists. I have always loved violin music. This has got to be one of my favorite violin pieces.  My sister can play the violin and yes I am going to brag just a little bit, SHE IS AMAZING AT IT!

I hope everyone enjoys this amazing violin duel as much as I did!!!!

If you ever get the chance to see Lord of the Dance live...take the chance! You wont regret it!!!

Shalom!

Running!

I lived in Alberta while I went to Bible school. I love love love Alberta. I think my favourite part was the fact that I was only three hours from the Rocky Mountains!!! Ever since I came back home from Alberta, I have had a longing to go back there, and have been looking for a reason to go back.

In the past 2 months, I had been considering moving to Sylvan Lake, Alberta. My reason for going: I was running. Running from where God really wanted me. I wanted to get as far away as I could from where He wants me! I don’t want to admit this, but I have been running from where God has wanted me for the past two and a half years. For two and a half years God has placed on my heart to move to Regina. Three hours away from my family and friends. This August ,God again, made it known to me and it has come up many many times since then. My excuse for not going was always “I don’t know anybody there, I would be lonely”. Well, I really cant use that excuse anymore!!!! :)

So how come I don’t want to go there? Whats my reason? I’m scared to go there, scared because of two family members that live there. I know my chances of seeing them there are slim, but it still scares me big time. If they saw me, I really don’t know what they would do to me but it would not be pleasant. Thinking about what they would do to me just makes me go weak in the knees.

So how come God wants me there? I really don’t know. The only way to find out is to stop running, trust God and go where He wants me to go!

So I am praying, praying that God gives me courage, wisdom and strength to make this move and face whatever challenges lay ahead of me.

　

Shalom!