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My kids kid around with me about my pot-belly which I cleverly hide behind large shirts.  But this picture is proof that I have a long ways to go before I can claim the title of the world’s fattest man.  Either that, or it proofs that the definition of ‘fat’ is relative, depending on what you compare yourself to.  I also wish I had this other man’s height every time I play basketball.

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First time sailing a couple days ago when a friend invited me and Jedidiah to give it a try.  Did not get a picture with the sails up since our hands were busy holding, pulling, securing ropes but here are a few of his 7 meter boat.  Thanks Hans for the great adventure!

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We’re at a conference in Germany, near Karlsruhe. This is me shopping for notebook and pen. Great to see friends again from all over Europe!

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Last year when we were in the states, a high school student took this B&W picture of his brother and Hannah.  He entered it into a contest and won an award.  Thanks Worleys for sending us a copy!

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Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea and part of Sweden.  Many Swedes travel here for vacation.  It is about 5 hours away from Stockholm, 1.5 hours car, 3.5 hours ferry.  The main city of Visby still has fortress walls around much of the city. 

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As you can see by the size, not much to it but the name caught my attention as we were driving by.

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Having been in USA the past 2 summers, it was nice to enjoy midsummer yesterday. Spent almost 10 hours with a couple Swedish families and a couple Americans vacationing in Stockholm. Jedidiah fell down this hill but thankfully no broken bones, just seriously bruised.

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Jedidiah’s indoor pet frog, Slimy, died today. Although colorful, it was not poisonous. Jedidiah buried it with the help of his sisters.

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Just finished preaching in Södermalm on one of the most famous verses of the Bible. The surrounding text also makes an interesting study. Contact us if you live in the Stockholm area and want to study this. Wednesday Bible study…

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The whole event started at 1pm and ended well after midnight.  Heard they had 345 cakes for the event, one of them 7 tiers.  In these photos you will be able to see the obvious difference between the ones I took off my cellphone from our tv and the one from our friend with a 15mp camera who stood in massive crowds to see the couple ride by in her carriage after the wedding.

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