"Blogger" n. Someone with nothing to say writing for someone with nothing to do. This is the blog of Eric Swanson containing the developing thoughts and reflections on the externally focused church, the kingdom of God and what I see God doing in the world, in my life and the life of my family and friends. I also occassionally throw in a little commentary on good restaurants I like along with a few pictures.
I got a comment on this blog yesterday (without an email address) asking me if my mother's name is Violet and if she was of Finnish descent. And indeed all that is correct. She turned 80 last August and is in great health and next year will celebrate 60 years of marriage to Boyd. I'll attach a recent picture of the last time I was in Stockton.
posted by Eric Swanson @ 5:52 PM
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Eric has been married to Liz since 1977. They have three children. Son Andy and his wife Natalie live in East Asia and are proud parents of their baby daughter, Jenda Zoe (b. 12/18/06). Son Jeff returned February, 2005,from serving our country in Baghdad with the 126th MP Company for one year. Jeff and his wife, Ashlie, have one baby boy (b. 9/8/05), Gentry David. They are both in their last year at the University of Colorado. Daughter Kacey was married to Erik Olson on May 27, 2006. Erik works and Kacey will graduate from University of Northern Colorado in December. Eric and Liz served with Campus Crusade for 25 years before Eric joined Tango as Director of Charitable Investing. He is the co-author of "The Externally Focused Church," "Living a Life on Loan," and has written several published articles on churches that are serving their community. In partnership with Leadership Network (www.leadnet.org) Eric serves as a Leadership Community Director for Externally Focused Churches. In June of 2007 he received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Bakke Graduate University (bgu.edu).
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Hi Eric!I found you though you live between high mountains :=) I´m just looking at a picture of your mother and father from our familyreunion 20 years ago and another photo where our daughter Linda-Marie is sitting in Violets knee only 2-3 weeks old.
We are so glad to get in touch with you and to hear that Violet and Boyd are doing fine!
We have gone thru pictures from
your son Jeffs homecoming and we are wery proud of him and he is home safe with his wife children
and family.
It is about 100 years now when Karl
and many with him left this small island and now we find relatives to
those people by the klick on right link.I knew it was the right man when I saw the picture.
per-eric.beck@elisanet.fi
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