Family of missionaries :)

Hello there (again)! It's me... :D

For a long time I have been single and unmarried all my life. No children. That is why I am so happy to have my ever-growing family of bonus children. Thank you so very much to my "first borns" who I adopted back in 2021. I thought that I am old enough to be their mum so why not?

It is not always easy either. It is easy because missionaries are grown, I don't need to take care of them since infancy and I can enjoy being their mom for the while they are here and when they go home still if they want to.

One of my lovely daughters from the East Coast of the USA is really a wonderful daughter. She keeps in touch, she is soon going home. She visited me in the hospital with the other missionaries last year. I am so happy I could skip the hospital (or so it seems) this year and the reason is my current family :)

I have the most lovely children here at the moment. I get along with them all really well and they have helped me get out of my depression. They are my vitamins and anti depressants. I think I have never had so many children at the same time that I feel so connected to. Thank you.

They have given me a blessing, they have cheered me up when I needed it. They have invited me to church to activities. I really used to spend all day on the couch scrolling on my phone, many weeks I did not leave home, only for church. You do not see my depression because I smile a lot. You never know about the pains of someone just by looking at them so never judge a book by its cover.

We have had so much fun. We have eaten ice cream in my home, we have played Cluedo (the Swedish version lol) and I have soon finished a scarf that I am knitting for one of them. BTW: I do not take orders lol. hahhah. Well, I have been really blessed. I will never forget all the good times.

I have also tried to help them with the missionary work. I have invited friends, I have become friends with their friends at church and I have tried to be a good example. I am too emotional sometimes so I cry sometimes and/or act goofy. I am not afraid to be myself with them.

I love these children.

We are not perfect but we are a nice family. :)

More later! :)

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Transfers: Update

Dear all,¨ I hope you are all doing well. I am really happy but I am so sorry I haven't updated this blog in a long time... There has been some changes. I mean transfers :D lol. I have spent a lot of time in my hometown Jakobstad. I have been so blessed and happy that my bonus son elder Stratford has served there for the past month. It is his final transfer :( I know. It is sad... I have been so blessed and grateful to get to know elder Stratford. He has been a good example and a very nice friend and bonus son. He is a good example to everyone. He is very social and friendly. It is very hard to feel alone or unnoticed in his company. He makes people feel seen and appreciated. At least he has taken good care of me and been a great support and friend. I hope we can meet in Utah next year, I am still planning on going there next summer. We have got new missionaries to Tampere! :) Three new elders and one new sister! :) I am just getting to know them but at least they seem friendly

My trip to Finland's old capitol: TURKU and fun times with the missionaries...

Good morning! :) How goes it? I am happy and I am going to the Temple today with my best friend from my ward... Anywhooo... I visited Turku/Åbo at the end of November. It was a blast. I spent four days in the old capitol of my country, which in my humble opinion should have been kept as the capitol... As a person from Tampere/Tammerfors I should maybe expected to NOT like Turku, but like my father - I do like Turku and have liked it for a long time. I stayed at my friends' place and they were so kind to me and I could "do my stuff" there in peace, like reading, writing and listening to music. I also loved attending the zoom -meetings that I had during my stay. My lovely friends are originally from Jyväskylä. We have known each other for years... Sorry, long intro... :D I spent four fabulous days in Turku. On Thursday I arrived and didn't meet with the missionaries that day, I rested from my trip to Turku. I arrived in the morning. OK. Sorry for the long backstory.

Boss/Mom and her excellent children :)

Good afternoon! This post is about two things: 1. How awesome missionaries are 2. How I am always on their side come what may SO. There has been a little break from last week's Tuesday until this week's Tuesday when I couldn't go to church or the activities at church. I had the flu... :( A little remnants still but almost okay now. I went to Game night this week on Tuesday. It was good. I spent a lot of time talking with one of the sisters and we played the piano for each other.. Then I also got a blessing because my anxiety has been acting up again. I must say, our elder Heaton is like a big brother, even to me! :) So wise and je ne sais quoi. Just a really good person. I am so grateful for all my bonus children. I do not really remember if I told you in this blog that I am saving up money to go to Utah next year with my mom :) I have never been there. We have two relatives and their families living in Salt Lake City... I have like a billion children in Utah lol. Not a b

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