Sunday and the new bishop, the King, the lunch.......my time has been filled with preparations and I have not had much possibilities to think ahead. Like counting of time in many ways stops at Christmas Eve, kind of before and after, for me the blessing of our new bishop has been a focus point. My couting of time ended on Sunday. When the service and the lunch was over, we went home and I did nothing! Wrong - I did alot, I went through the day again and again in my mind, in my heart, and was filled with thankfulness. Thank you God for the church, thank you for the bishops, thank you for the people.
I watchen the Norwegian women handball team win the European Championship, and when Terje and the girls started to make gingerbread cookies, I layed down on the coach, slept, dozed and enjoyed the Christmas smell filling the house.
Life did not stop on Sunday though. Of course it did not. I woke up Monday morning fresh and ready for new challenges. A few hours of work and then meeting three best friends in town for lunch and exchanging of gifts.
Exchanging of gifts! And no preparations done by me! On my way from the office I passed the cathedral shop, and there is no better place for buying Christmas gifts. While listening to a cd with music by the Nidaros Cathedral Boy's Choir I could sit down and write Christmas cards to my three best friends while the lady behind the counter beautifully wrapped three precious gifts. First in beautiful paper, then the three gifts were put down in three angel totebags.
I met my three friends and a couple of hours were spent, chatting, eating......air filled with love and laughter. I had even found time to buy a birthday present to one of them, the birthday girl, a cd with music by the Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt. Some days life is easy.
Photos: Handknitted socks. Many among my friends and family will find my handknitted socks under the Christmas Tree this year.
