Today is the day for the review of our days in Wisconsin.
We spent a night with dear friends, Karen and Ed, at their cabin in Danbury. They are balm for the soul. It was only a night, but wonderfully renewing.
Then it was off to Madison to have tea with my uncle and aunt. It is a nice connection on our way through central Wisconsin. Anya found a 7-11 for a slurpee, a missed treat. Her internet research found that there are no 7-11s in Minnesota–at least in the areas we were in.
We continued on to the Hanson farmstead in southeastern Wisconsin. We spent two days on the farm and being spoiled by Aunt Donna.
The farm was heaven on earth for Eric. He spent many of his childhood summers and most of his teenage summers on the farm. His two older male cousins were like brothers to him. We left on the anniversary of the younger cousin’s death which was also from cancer. We visited the grave sites of both after church on Sunday.
These are special folk, and it is important to keep Anya connected with the relatives and special place.
Back to life in Uppsala:
Today, I had fika at Johannelund with a student who is willing to be my Swedish conversation partner over the summer. She had homemade ice cream, and we talked for almost two hours with my muddled Swedish.
In the evening, I watched the 1986 movie, The Mission, as part of my lesson prep for the fall. I’m teaching half of a history of missions course. Such a beautiful soundtrack to such a sad movie.
The movie ends with a quote from John 1:5:
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
May we be reflecting that light each day.
With blessings,
Beth