Collection of Moments

Am I the only person who browses through their phone gallery every now and then? When I have a free moment late in the evening, I love to do that. It has nothing to do with the quality of these photos (my phone is no good when it comes to taking pictures) but about the moments they've caught. These pictures always make me smile, even the blurry ones, because they remind me I have a lot to be thankful for.

I thought I'd share some with you - a collection of moments from 2019. Some of them have a longer story behind them but I'll keep things sweet and short.

This is a picture of my first concert review in the biggest Estonian newspaper. You can guess whether I ran to the nearest newsstand first thing in the morning or not, haha!

Celebrating my birthday among my sweet classmates in Newbold. They even put candles on my cake(!!!) although the fate of the cake remains unknown. I put it in the dorm freezer and then simply forgot about it. I hope someone ate it. Otherwise I will when I go to Newbold next year.

The first cafe date with my dad and little brother after I got home from my school session in Newbold. There are a couple of places and people I miss so much it hurts almost physically when I'm away. My family and that particular cafe happens to be one of them.

We need more graffiti like this in Tallinn!

My cousin's son J. - one of my favourite kids in the whole world! That's us spending some quality time at their family's summer cottage.

This makes me laugh out loud every time I see this. A snippet from a conversation I had with U.

Nothing will ever beat autumn in a Northern forest.

A coctail night I had with a pastoral team of a US evangelical mega church. Don't ask how I ended up there because I'm not sure myself. We had a lovely conversation and they went to great lengths to make sure I got a non-alcoholic drink lol.

When I'm completely empty, I might or might not sneak to a nearby Lutheran church sometimes. Don't tell my church members.

This is one of my absolute favourites. This is our Conference's leadership team, having a regular Monday afternoon meeting in our office. The Union president is taking a nap (proper 10 minutes of it) and no-one pays any attention. I love my colleagues!

Another Shoebox Presents' project. This is how our Conference's desk looked like this Tuesday. Yesterday they were given to children in need. All 50 of them. 

This is my small group. Gotta lo-oo-oo-ve these guys!

Sitting in my favourite cafe and praying for the people who requested prayer on Facebook. A good cup of tea and chocolate cake always helps, even when praying.

From an art museum. This is Konrad Mägi, one of my favourite Estonian artists. I mean, the colors!

I love finding a torn piece of paper I've forgotten all about when reading my Bible. It looks like a program for the JUMP Church in Newbold. The handwriting must be U's. Who the singing Brazilians were and who are M & J, I no longer know. But it is a piece of history nevertheless!

A little hangout with Mr Nephew. <3