Mary Magdalene

I`ve found it!!! ;) And I`m very excited about this!!!
I looked her up on Wikipedia, and this is what it read concerning her name:

Consistently in the four Gospels, Mary Magdalene is distinguished from other women named Mary by adding "Magdalene" (η Μαγδαληνή) to her name.^[3] Traditionally, this has been interpreted to mean that she was from Magdala, a town thought to have been on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Luke 8:2 says that she was actually "called Magdalene." In Aramaic, "magdala" means "tower" or "elevated, great, magnificent".^[9]

Itchy feet

If there is anything that makes your feet restless, your heart-beat increasing and your temperature rising - I`d suggest you`d better go and do something about it!!!

"What you can`t stand you`re called to fix." - Joyce Meyer.

Soothing

Kids often have things with their names on; cups, towels and pencil-cases. I had very few of those things because my name was not that common back than. I remember feeling very annoyed that my brother had a cup with his name while I had a cup without a name (my dad had plans for "writing" my name on it, with some kind of "pen").

"Malin" comes from the Swedish "Magdala", meaning; "woman from Magdala". In the Bible there is mentioned in particular ONE woman from Magdala, and it says that Jesus delivered her from 7 evil spirits. Other than that is things that can be debated. Some claim that it was Mary Magdalene whom washed Jeus`feet and anointed them with oil, while others claim she was Marthas and Lazarus`sister.

For me its been hard to relate to the "woman from Magdala".

Than two years ago a teacher at the SOE prophesied over each of us, saying to me that I would be like an oak. Also, a guy doing the DTS that year was very much into the Elvish language (as in the fictional books/movies and not the singer!! ;P ). He showed me an website where the Elvish "meaning of names" could be found, mine being: "Tower".

Now recently I discovered that if you place an "a" after my name - "Malina" - it means; "tower, soothing" - in Hebrew. Now that I like!!!

What I don`t "get" is how it being only one letter away from my name, still my name comes from a name that doesn`t even sound related to my name... Therefore I`ve "decided" that if people ever ask what my name means - that will be my answer. :) "Cheating?" I don`t see it that way.

(And, on a side note: Who is "Mary Magdalene"?? - except from being one who Jesus threw 7 demons out of... I will try to write more about that in another blog.)

What`s new?

* Its a new year - 2009
* I have started a different blog (anoaktree.wordpress.com) - because of wanting to try something new, and wanting to see if people actually would comment on it... (not thus far!) ;)
* I still live in Skien
* Been looking for a job since the end of January...
* Hope to go and study photography next year!! :D



* Det er et nytt år - 2009
* Jeg har opprettet en ny blogg (anoaktree.wordpress.com) (direkte oversatt: "et eike tre") - fordi jeg hadde lyst til å prøve noe nytt, samtidig som jeg ville se om folk faktisk ville komme til å kommentere på den... (ikke så langt!) ;)
* Jeg bor fremdeles i Skien
* Har søkt etter jobb siden slutten av Januar...
* Håper å få kunne studere fotografi til neste år!! :D

My big brother turns 26!!!

This Friday, on the 31th of October, my brother is turning 26!!! Its a bit "freaky" to think about, especially since I can remember when he was 16. I alway admired him for being so daring and "adult", which never really faded, though he knew quite well how to use it for his own advantage at times. ;)

Ronny - GRATULERER MED DAGEN!!! :D I guess you probably won`t read this (or even know about it), but I would still like to "honor you": Thank you, for every memory and I everything that reminds me of you! Even remembering those times when you used to drive me so utterly mad, just because you found it funny - makes me smile now!! :D When you moved away to dads place, I really missed you, even if I knew why! I really wish we could have had more years of growing up together! I still miss you, a lot!! I dont want this to become a "sentimental thing"... Ronny, I love being your only sister! I hope you`ll have an amazing day! And I really (!) hope that we can get to spend some time together soon!!! :)

Animal noises

A new kind of relationship -teaching ;)

Some catching up...

When I finally realizes this, I wonder why I have a blog at all... But as there`s grace, I hope there might be a possibility for a "new chance"...

Since last time I`ve been on a week-long trip to Milan; working with YWAM and a few other organizations: Evangelizing, traveling by sub-way, hanging out in the most gorgeous park I`ve ever been to, having dinner regularly at 10 PM (!) and eating ice cream every day (in October!!). More pictures will (hopefully) come later... ;P (but I wont promise)

After we arrived back in Norway, which was both nice and yet somehow weird, we had another week of teaching. This time on: "The Gospel". The teacher we had is one of the leader of YWAM Norway (Geir Fagerbakke). The things he said brought for me more insight and revelations in what "covenant" actually means (in more normal terms). Ex: "Friend" is not a common "nick-name" that God gives or calls every person on the planet, but it`s a word used to describe one who is "His covenant-partner". :D

The week after that we went on a team-trip to Sandane (a city on the West-coast, where YWAM Skien has a team). Yan Nicholls were the teacher of the week, and our personal driver!;) Also two people, who work on an E-team in Harpenden (together with Yan) joined: Colin and Hayley. We got to hang out with the team. We did some evangelism during the day; walking around talking to people. We had teaching in a living-room (sweeet!), and just loads of fun!!! :D

We got back on Friday, after an 8 something hour ride (going up took 10 1/2 hour!!). All 3 of our "guests" were leaving quite early on Saturday. But instead of going to bed after a "cereal/toast - party" we had after a "prayer and ministry-time", we ended up doing the "Music Game"! :) It`s where 2 people have to sit on a chair, facing each other but with their heads down. They have to come up with a song, and than on the count of 3 - look into the other persons eyes and sing!!! It is not allowed to look away, touch the other person, start laughing, stand up of the chair or stop singing! The one who "looses controll" first has lost! Hence; the picture:

Miiiiiiilano!! (a few pics, more and explanation will come)