The flight to Stockholm from Helsinki is less than an hour.
You go up, you have a shot of water, and you come back down, greeted by another blanket of green trees. It still had not hit me that I am now in Sweden. I have wanted to visit Stockholm for [...]

I was one of the first wedding guests to arrive at the hotel; the lobby was bustling with the wedding crew transforming the restaurant and lobby area into a wedding reception fit for royalty. I quickly dropped my bags in my hotel room (yes, the silver bullet arrived safe and sound at the airport), [...]

Is there such character trait as being over-punctual?
Is it strange that I over obsess on allowing ample time to get to the airport, check in, go thru security and board my flight considering I have priority access and can therefore use the first class counter for check in, scoot thru the priority security line and [...]

It’s official. I’ve overpacked and I’m not even at the airport yet.
Brand new 25-inch hardcase suitcase that my parents father talked me into as its super light weight + overstuffed hang up bag filled with dresses + overstuffed carry on that includes the essentials (just in case my 25″ silver bullet gets lost): two [...]

From where I lay I can see the sun
Rising through the trees
Before I face this morning rush
I get down on my knees
I lift my eyes and thank You for
This life You’ve granted me
I pray that every day I live
Your heart will be pleased
I pray for hands that hold You higher than anything else
And a heart [...]

The following video will move you to tears, it is emotional and beautiful and will quickly remind you how precious life is and how nothing else matters but love.

Daisy is the daughter of Britt and Kate Merrick, Britt was my Bible Study teacher in Santa Barbara and now is head pastor of Reality Carpinteria. [...]

As we all know, the northeast is currently under a heat lamp – the skylight in the apartment that has been a pleasant source of natural light up until 2 days ago, now bakes the apartment with direct sunlight all day long so regardless of the fact that every a/c unit is cranked down to [...]

Janis Joplin’s live performance in Stockholm in 1969.

This is a great sign. The message sounds so much more polite in French and the cow adds a nice touch, don’t you agree?
This sign pretty much sums up how I feel while enduring rush hour public transportation in NYC. I am not a fan of strangers invading my personal space. [...]

Despite the fact that I know more Swedish words than French – thanks to a dear friend who teaches me new words, including phonetic pronunciation and meaning via BBM..
Despite the fact that I am blessed with the most amazing Swedish friends..
Despite the fact that I love Swedish music, I wear WESC headphones while deejaying, and [...]

I love bread.
I love bread with butter, bread with jam, bread with jam and cheese, bread with jam and peanut butter, bread with peanut butter and honey, bread with honey and cheese (my latest obsession), bread with coconut butter, bread with almond butter… I could go on.
I love baking bread almost as much as I [...]

The other morning on Fox News, Former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis talked about a new book titled NFL Dads Dedicated to Daughters: Inspiring Personal Accounts on Fatherhood … Now, regardless of the 8-pack abs my father is no former NFL player, but my ears perked up when Bettis began talking about how his relationship [...]