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The Liz+Lina podcast S2 E2: Growing up with Liz + Lina
Autumn makes me feel nostalgic. It’s when the holiday season really kicks off; and, so, I always find myself remembering…
I found love on Midsummer’s Eve: Songs for Days 170 – 176
Summer is really truly here. Who’s excited? Hands up! To honor this season, I’d like to take this week to…
Episode 19 // Don’t forget to fall in love with yourself first
So, yeah. Valentine’s Day. In 3 days. How do you feel about that? Are you a fan, or not? I…
our most memorable moments of 2016 // episode #14
We’re are getting full swing into the holidays now, and enjoying every minute of it. We’re not going all-out-crazy with…
Q + A with Liz + Lina // episode #12
it’s podcast time! and this week we’re answering the questions that you sent in! thanks to you, we’ve covered everything from favorite…
My wife is bad ass
Mondays are crazy, aren’t they? And, if you’re at all like me, they leave you feeling hopeful, energized, motivated, depressed,…
weekend in paris • 4
oh no… our last day in paris had arrived. however, lucky for us, we had a late flight, so we…
the week that was like a mini summer break // 18 (week #5 of becoming a life coach)
you guys, mother nature brought summer to sweden this past week. it was pure perfection. and i may even be…
celebrating 2015 // photos of some of my most memorable moments
the photo above was taken on new year’s eve in 2009. just 5 days after lina and i had gotten…
december 26 // celebrating six years of marriage
On this day, 6 years ago, I looked out this very same window, to take in this very same morning…
what you liked the most: the top nine posts of 2015
happy hump day, friends! time for my third, and next-to-final, countdown as i look back over my 2015. over the past two weeks…
// week forty three // inspired by the everyday
monday again?! already?! and we’ve only got one week left in october, friends. the month has seriously flown by, and it…
currently…
last week, i came across a blog post from one of my newest blogging buddies, miriam, from farm girl miriam called…
// week forty two // why my mondays are my yin + yang
i thought about ending my monday posts where i look back on the week that just was. but, then it…
shifting energies: time to reorganize + redecorate
when life brings about lots of changes (and life has certainly done that to me lately, with more to come), sometimes…
mom + dad: still riding through it all together after 44 years
i got this adorable, fabulous photo from my mom the other day. it’s just a regular day for my parents…
what’s at stake: waiting for the supreme court to decide on love
2 0 0 9 / 2 0 1 0 five and a half years ago i married the most amazing…
it’s a great day for a wedding
Today is a special day in my Swedish family… my brother-in-law is getting married! Also, our dear friend from Ireland is…
five reasons she’s the best thing that ever happened to me
today is a special day in my little family. it’s my beloved wife’s 31st birthday! in honor of her, i…
a week ago today: our (real) move to uppsala
this time last week, i met my love at the train station in uppsala and we boarded a train bound…
stockholm is for lovers
for valentine’s day, my love and i took the 30 minute train ride from uppsala to stockholm. how amazing is…
a simple valentine
dedicated to the one with whom i share my life’s adventures. my love, my partner, my wife. my everything. i…
celebrating five years of marriage!
while most of you celebrate boxing day or annandag jul (sweden’s second day of christmas) or simply rest up from…
the many ways to celebrate love
well guys, the weekend of weddings is over. it was wild and amazing. and each of the three weddings were…
wedding bells weekend
i’m gonna try to write words, but i know that my words will not do the experience justice. today, i…
the day that love came to north carolina
here we are. in 2010. at a rally for marriage equality in raleigh, north carolina. yesterday was day one in…
how available are you?
when you don’t have a 9-5 job, or any job with a set schedule, then you tend to be available…
balancing the everyday
happy monday, out there. a good weekend was had by all, i hope. mine was a combination of a fun, party-like…
making time for my love
Whoa, life has been busy lately. So crazy… and I have been no where near living any semblance of a regular life….
wedding photos & an (unexpected) announcement
i’ve been waiting to finish editing my photos from my sister-in-law’s wedding last saturday and show them to her before putting…
celebrating love
lina’s sister is getting married today! we’ve been up to our eyeballs in wedding preparations all week long, with, of…
celebrate life!
last month, my love celebrated her one year life anniversary – it was one year since she was put in…
wednesday wisdom. rule of living # 10.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older & think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time….
lina’s life anniversary ♥
i remember exactly what happened one year ago. in fact i wrote down every single moment in my journal. it was…
“strip away the fear. underneath it’s all the same love.”
it’s awards season on tv, and last night was all about the grammys. of course, i tuned in after downton…
and the celebrations continue…
Four years ago, on a beautiful, snowy Swedish day, I married my amazing Lina. It has been an incredible 4th…
same love.
watch this video, and then read on… most of y’all know that even though lina and i are legally married,…
pins and needles.
waiting on pins and needles today as the supreme court is slated to determine the fate of the love and…
the next chapter from my memoir: 33 changed everything.
my husband closed the door behind him and i was standing in our, in my, home… alone. it was the…
her words.
she may just be the most amazing person i have ever met. no. not may. she is. last summer my…
i’m still so in love.
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride:…
big big big news. i mean b. i. g.
i don’t know how to begin this blog. i’ve got news. BIG NEWS. HUGE NEWS. my heart is fluttering in…
three years at home.
It’s December 26. Rain is falling outside my window. The christmas lights over the bed are lit. I’m sipping coffee…
edith & her fight.
42 years. that’s how long edith windsor (in the pic above) & her soulmate, thea, were together. sadly, they are…
get out of the boat.
summer 2007 denmark: the plane touched down. five excited, never-been-to-europe-before university students, a fellow minister, and i found our way…
fly away, little bird. fly away.
may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once…
daydreaming.
i have a confession to make. i’m having a super difficult time concentrating these days. i am spending so much…