the beckinghams

BLOGGER APP FOR ANDROID

2011-04-17T20:24:00.001+02:00

WOW... just found a new google app for Blogger on Android! Let the mobile blogging begin... again ;)

Relationship

2010-10-31T09:59:00.003+01:00

I guess you've figured out by now that blogging is not on our top 10 things to-do-list. And that's OK with me. I've never been a big writer anyways. But once in a while I get the feeling that I really want to blog today- and today is the day!

All that I want to share today is just something God encouraged me with the other day:
As long as I spend time with Him every day - through reading the Bible and talking with Him - in other words as long as I have a real relationship with Him, life has meaning. Things can be hard and you might feel like giving up, but as long as you have a relationship with God everything will be alright. In the end, your friendship with God is what's important.

Simple as that :)

God bless you and may your relationship with Him become more and more all that He intended for it to be.

Today's PLAN for our journey to Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) :D

2010-07-12T07:31:00.000+02:00

07:30 Leave Vigrestad

08:15 Arrive at Ganddal

09:00 Leave Ganddal

09:05 Shopping at Kiwi

09:20 Leave Kiwi and drive to Lauvvik

10:15 Boat from Lauvvik to Oanes

10:25 Arrive Oanes

10:40 Arrive at Preikestolen

:)

2010-03-02T13:33:00.000+01:00

Sam 3 months!

2009-12-04T14:45:00.004+01:00

Here's some photos of little Samantha Kate for those of you who doesn't have facebook :) She grows up so quickly! She has started giggling, smiling, grabbing toys and "talking" a lot! It's so much fun to see all the new things she can do. Being parents is truly a blessing!

Your Love Is Strong : Jon Foreman

2009-10-16T23:51:00.008+02:00

Heavenly Father, you always amaze me
Let your kingdom come in my world and in my life
You give me the food I need to live through the day
And forgive me as I forgive the people that wrong me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one

I look out the window the birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune or out of place
I walk to the meadow and stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl on her wedding day

So why should I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need

Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong
x3

The kingdom of the heavens, is now advancing
Invade my heart, invade this broken town
The kingdom of the heavens, is buried treasure
Would you sell yourself to buy the one you've found?

Two things you told me
That you are strong
And you love me
Yes you love me

Your love is
Your love is
Your love is strong
x3

Our God in heaven
Hallowed be
Thy name above all names
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us weary sinners
Keep us far away from our vices
And deliver us from these prisons

The near miss & JEHOVAH-SABAOTH on Postveien

2009-09-23T12:57:00.007+02:00

Yesterday, driving on the way to Kvadrat shopping centre we had a close encounter of the almost crashing kind (including the Heavenly Hosts kind). At first we thought it was just some guy reversing CRAZY FAST from his driveway across both lanes of traffic on a main road. We (Kim, Sam & I) braked just in time, including the car in the oncoming lane. Either the driver was really really small, invisible or not present (turned out to be the latter).

The car rolled down out of a slanted driveway, across the road, up onto the footpath on the other side, hit the wood fence that then bent and almost allowed the car to continue down into someone's backyard/house. However, the fence acted like a slingshot and sent the car flying back across the road for the second time!

I put my HANDBRAKE on as you do, and flicked on my emergency lights jumped out of the car & then proceeded to try and open the driverless car's driver door (in hopes to turn on the HANDBRAKE). The door was locked. So i resorted to pushing on the side of the car to stop it from rolling backwards once again - while thinking, that fence doesn't look like it will stand another blow.

Then I noticed that someone had just opened the door at the culprits house and was poking his head out. I started waving frantically for him to come and help (not sure if any word successfully escaped my mouth, but i thought the situation was extremely obvious) - apparently not so. Culprit did some strange ("get away from my car") gesture, closed the door & went back inside. Did that just happen? What did he think i was doing with his car - stealing it?

The guy in the other car that also almost go hit {let's call him Hero#2 to make it easy} ;-) said, "Hadde han ikke håndbrekket på?" (Did he not have the hand brake on?). Answer - NO. Hero#2 jumped out of his car and helped to push the car further off the road. He grabbed a rock and stuck it under the wheel and then jumped back in his car. Being older & wiser than I, he realized that one rock was enough to stop a car moving. Thanks Hero#2!

I then considered going up to Culprit's house, to have a friendly chat, when i noticed that the traffic had actually started to pile up. So aborting that plan & before jumping back in our car I decided to chuck a couple of extra rocks under the wheels, just to be sure - which apparently put a smile on Hero#2 face :D

Thank you God (JEHOVAH-SABAOTH) for looking after us & for perfect timing. You & your angels rock!

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Announce that baby... :D

2009-09-22T00:05:00.002+02:00

Samantha Kate Beckingham

We were blessed with a beautiful little baby girl on the 16th of August 2009. She was born at 20:55, weighed 3070 grams and was 46 cm long.

1 month on... she is healthy, hungry, growing, cute & loves her mummy & daddy :-)

Love from Shane & Kim

photos can be found:
http://bit.ly/eUtUF - http://bit.ly/jtSHV
& http://bit.ly/DV0Qc

Sam already knows what is important...

2009-09-19T17:17:00.004+02:00

Pray and worship God! :)

2009-08-17T00:45:00.000+02:00

2009-08-17T00:37:00.000+02:00

Samantha is here!!!

2009-08-16T22:31:00.000+02:00

20.55 we meet our AMAZING little girl!! - RIGHT NOW! -

Under 10 mins. for the last 3 hrs.

2009-08-16T16:48:00.000+02:00

HOSPITAL SOON!? Come on little one...

Date;Time;Duration(s);Interval(s);
2009-08-16;12:40;41.41;0.00;
2009-08-16;12:51;147.40;677.40;
2009-08-16;13:04;79.11;735.30;
2009-08-16;13:16;105.80;738.22;
2009-08-16;13:26;48.63;605.83;
2009-08-16;13:34;110.13;507.41;
2009-08-16;13:41;71.58;368.66;
2009-08-16;13:46;92.71;342.45;
2009-08-16;13:56;87.98;562.31;
2009-08-16;14:04;92.58;481.68;
2009-08-16;14:12;68.45;506.31;
2009-08-16;14:20;90.15;450.21;
2009-08-16;14:29;110.39;563.43;
2009-08-16;14:39;105.35;574.97;
2009-08-16;14:47;77.77;509.73;
2009-08-16;14:51;68.26;244.12;
2009-08-16;14:57;96.01;357.96;
2009-08-16;15:02;136.54;310.49;
2009-08-16;15:11;121.86;502.18;
2009-08-16;15:16;117.53;327.43;
2009-08-16;15:22;81.02;351.18;
2009-08-16;15:29;79.64;446.75;
2009-08-16;15:33;101.09;227.13;
2009-08-16;15:40;82.89;420.83;
2009-08-16;15:48;131.56;442.89;
2009-08-16;15:53;73.94;339.61;
2009-08-16;16:00;84.81;404.28;
2009-08-16;16:08;116.85;491.17;
2009-08-16;16:15;154.62;423.64;
2009-08-16;16:23;89.19;469.86;
2009-08-16;16:28;115.62;322.37;
2009-08-16;16:34;98.37;334.40;
2009-08-16;16:40;69.24;339.56;

- RIGHT NOW! -

Not only Braxton Hicks Contractions

2009-08-15T13:48:00.001+02:00

Some crew have been wondering if Kim is having Braxton Hicks
Contractions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Braxton_Hicks_contractions . We'll yes she has those too, but check
out the info from just the last 24ish hr (got plenty more where that
came from). and you can see she's got the normal REAL ones too! And
not a whole lot of sleep either. Contractions began on Tuesday and
have been continuous with the only major break for sleep being
Thursday night.

(really long gaps in contractions intervals below are often from not
login them correctly due to sleep or tiredness)

Date;Time;Duration(s);Interval(s);
2009-08-14;20:11;43.88;0.00;
2009-08-14;20:28;72.90;1019.98;
2009-08-14;20:44;52.69;979.93;
2009-08-14;21:17;70.50;1988.86;
2009-08-14;21:32;23.00;919.08;
2009-08-14;22:00;71.43;1647.10;
2009-08-14;22:06;0.86;359.24;
2009-08-14;22:27;38.36;1238.70;
2009-08-14;22:37;44.01;615.69;
2009-08-14;22:56;69.19;1126.85;
2009-08-14;23:10;33.98;865.06;
2009-08-14;23:22;43.96;701.50;
2009-08-14;23:40;69.57;1071.21;
2009-08-14;23:51;63.91;714.92;
2009-08-15;00:09;65.21;1038.52;
2009-08-15;00:16;56.74;440.26;
2009-08-15;00:29;53.35;760.62;
2009-08-15;00:41;63.88;731.62;
2009-08-15;00:51;81.53;599.45;
2009-08-15;01:05;40.42;866.10;
2009-08-15;01:11;30.42;320.34;
2009-08-15;01:16;92.34;343.31;
2009-08-15;01:26;61.83;570.57;
2009-08-15;01:36;53.39;590.21;
2009-08-15;01:51;104.84;931.45;
2009-08-15;01:58;70.92;412.05;
2009-08-15;02:06;61.60;493.96;
2009-08-15;02:21;67.52;857.11;
2009-08-15;02:29;67.83;505.09;
2009-08-15;02:39;93.79;563.99;
2009-08-15;02:49;105.64;596.77;
2009-08-15;02:59;89.02;628.78;
2009-08-15;03:12;61.34;760.57;
2009-08-15;03:21;61.40;559.48;
2009-08-15;04:19;11.73;3476.95;
2009-08-15;04:25;70.85;377.82;
2009-08-15;04:34;59.14;542.35;
2009-08-15;04:41;50.90;427.39;
2009-08-15;04:46;59.46;0.00;
2009-08-15;04:52;73.32;358.78;
2009-08-15;05:02;1.02;567.49;
2009-08-15;05:04;52.15;152.07;
2009-08-15;05:10;47.34;307.88;
2009-08-15;05:15;55.99;302.75;
2009-08-15;05:22;87.42;473.12;
2009-08-15;05:32;27.82;565.99;
2009-08-15;05:39;391.23;438.38;
2009-08-15;05:46;119.34;411.02;
2009-08-15;05:56;38.10;625.54;
2009-08-15;06:02;45.68;337.51;
2009-08-15;06:08;28.37;338.67;
2009-08-15;06:13;56.55;324.99;
2009-08-15;06:20;75.72;397.11;
2009-08-15;06:26;68.25;359.61;
2009-08-15;06:34;73.98;477.03;
2009-08-15;06:40;70.30;406.47;
2009-08-15;06:46;32.31;303.48;
2009-08-15;06:53;80.90;456.75;
2009-08-15;06:57;28.94;230.42;
2009-08-15;07:02;50.62;277.61;
2009-08-15;07:07;66.46;320.02;
2009-08-15;07:13;37.95;381.69;
2009-08-15;07:23;73.74;555.44;
2009-08-15;07:31;56.97;511.67;
2009-08-15;07:40;43.72;512.64;
2009-08-15;07:48;10.14;529.85;
2009-08-15;08:12;23.04;1430.04;
2009-08-15;08:59;30.82;2795.21;
2009-08-15;09:10;36.14;649.04;
2009-08-15;09:31;14.23;1272.75;
2009-08-15;09:40;14.63;540.83;
2009-08-15;10:01;49.52;1237.35;
2009-08-15;10:13;88.03;743.66;
2009-08-15;10:21;83.42;472.69;
2009-08-15;10:30;70.52;539.98;
2009-08-15;10:38;117.10;511.17;
2009-08-15;10:48;90.78;593.82;
2009-08-15;11:08;28.59;1166.75;
2009-08-15;11:15;49.08;453.29;
2009-08-15;11:21;46.04;372.90;
2009-08-15;13:11;88.79;6560.12;

Sleep (hopefully) time

2009-08-13T08:58:00.002+02:00

Contractions keep going up and down, so heres Kim trying to get some
sleep with the contraction tracker ipod action not far away.

- RIGHT NOW! -

2009-08-12T09:39:00.000+02:00

Just started to enter kim's contractions into this app. Been having
them since Monday night.. But Camille just found us this. Bring on
next phase action :-)

Crazy noodles

2009-08-06T20:57:00.000+02:00

With camille, berit and gunnar - RIGHT NOW! -

Yummi bolle breakfast:)

2009-08-05T14:08:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Dolly BRUCEY Dimples

2009-08-02T20:21:00.000+02:00

Also featuring Shane, Kim & baby Dimples - RIGHT NOW! -

Lunch at ICA with Brucey:)

2009-08-01T15:40:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Camille is finally in the country

2009-08-01T14:16:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Luke and Naomi leaving on a jetplane

2009-07-26T18:49:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

7 weeks left to go!

2009-07-07T13:13:00.007+02:00

Wow, I didn't realize that we get to see our little one so soon. And there's still so much things to prepare. It is hard not to worry. I guess we can't be completely ready, but just gotta take it one step at a time once the baby is out.

We both went to the midwife last week. She is such a great and helpful woman, and I'm so glad that we get to go to her. When she was listening to baby's heartbeat she asked if we knew if it was gonna be a boy or a girl. I answered no, but as I saw she had a very cheeky smile on her face I quickly asked "Do you??". She answered "I have an idea". I couldn't hold my curiousity back any longer so I said "Please tell us!"

She said that our baby's heart rate was 150, and normally girls has a higher heart rate than boys. Boys usually has a heart rate between 130-140, while girls usually has a heart rate between 150-160. She said in general the girls were more stressed than boys even from the womb, haha! How true.

Also she said that you could sometimes tell by how the tummy looked like if it was going to be a boy or a girl. With boys your tummy sometimes sticks more out, while with girls the tummy looks more wide. My tummy is definitely more wide than sticking out.

The midwife clearly said that she couldn't be 100% sure, so we should still be buying clothes with neutral colours :)

Kim, 33 weeks

Glimpses of Kim's Tummy... Week 32 :-)

2009-06-29T00:32:00.000+02:00

Dyreparken part 2

2009-06-26T23:08:00.000+02:00

Loving the sweet mid journey pirate boat war between Captain Sabeltann's boat and the ghost ship, the yelling across the water and the loud gun powder noises + the fact the boats could sail backwards without sails open, priceless. For everything else, there's kim's mastercard...

Dyreparken part 1

2009-06-26T22:56:00.000+02:00

Checkout the ALBINO wallaby, all the others were picking on the "white sheep" of the family :-(

To Kristiansand! Plane or train... Pretty much the same?

2009-06-26T08:29:00.000+02:00

Note the airsicknessbag, what the? :-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Kim's mini update

2009-06-13T12:40:00.003+02:00

I was just thinking that it has actually been a while since we wrote anything on our blog. We've mostly just put up photos of all sorts of random things... and sometimes the photos just doesn't tell the whole story. So now I'm gonna WRITE a little bit for all of you who check our blog from time to time, and also for myself so I don't forget how to write in English :)

Right now I'm on summer holidays. I finished my exams and all is good. The only bummer is that I didn't finish my job experience with the school. I was suppose to be working at a nursing home for ten weeks total, but couldn't finish my last two weeks because of the back problems I was having. Yes, the baby in my tummy was getting heavier and heavier. So I have applied to finish those last two weeks next spring in 2010. The worst thing that could happen is that I would have to do the whole ten weeks all over again. So I'm praying that the school would accept my application and just let me do those two weeks that I have left.

The baby is doing fine. I was at the doctor a couple a weeks ago, and she told me after she did her measurements, that it actually was a pretty big baby. It is hiding pretty well though, so I don't look very big. I am now almost 30 weeks.

I don't want to make this update too long so I will end it here. I'm sure you will see more of me now that I'm on holidays ;)

Love, Kim

New battery for my MBP!

2009-06-06T21:24:00.000+02:00

The battery saga has finally come to an end :-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Kim's here too :-)

2009-05-30T18:24:00.000+02:00

And baby!

Getting back to nature

2009-05-30T17:40:00.000+02:00

It don't get any fresher than this! - RIGHT NOW! -

Summer night in the summer sun

2009-05-29T19:45:00.000+02:00

BBQ on the roof - RIGHT NOW! -

Gratulera med dagen - 17 mai!

2009-05-18T00:02:00.000+02:00

A few photos from norways national day parade

1st of May... 'Spring release'

2009-05-01T12:43:00.000+02:00

Thousands of norwegian motorbikes hit the streets - RIGHT NOW! -

MAC and BABY :-)

2009-03-28T00:11:00.000+01:00

Just tonight we got a package from Australia! It's so exciting... Awesome things for our baby and for the bigger baby in our family ;-) thanks so much to everyone for their crazy awesome gifts!!! Xoxo - RIGHT TONIGHT! -

1st day!

2009-03-24T18:04:00.000+01:00

They provide the uniform, but they are my shoes... Sneakers tomorrow! I aimed a bit too high! :-) - ALL DAY TODAY! -

Oh oh oh he's a (ICA) working class man.... :-)

2009-03-23T21:20:00.011+01:00

On wednesday i found out that i have finally been given my Norwegian Visa & Work Permit!!! Thanks God!!! :-) And just today i went for an interview at a food shop called "ICA"... about 5 hrs later i got a call asking if i could start tomorrow at 8:45! PRAISE GOD AGAIN!!! :-D

....Oh oh oh he's a (ICA) working class man
Oh yeah Yes he is
Well he's a (ICA) working class man
Oh Ma ma . . . . . . . i tell you he's a (ICA) working class man

(ICA) Working class
(ICA) Working class man
Yes he is

(ICA) Working class
(ICA) Working class man
I wanna tell you he's a (ICA) working class man

(ICA) Working class
(ICA) Working class man
Ma ma ma

(ICA) Working class
(ICA) Working class man
I got to tell you he's a (ICA) working class man...

- THANKS TO JIMMY BARNES & WWW.ICA.NO for the job!!! -

More photos of baby "Dimples" Beckingham! :-)

2009-03-19T21:25:00.005+01:00

Ultrasound... 'hello there Baby!' :-)

2009-03-19T15:47:00.000+01:00

'It's a baby!' :)! we don't know if it's a boy or a girl, but it's definately there, healthy and cute! :-) the really photos will be up soon - JUST EARLIER! -

Saturday is the moving into the house for real day

2009-02-28T21:18:00.000+01:00

Heaps of cleaning, heaps of shopping, heaps of building stuff... Heaps of everything! What a day :-) - RIGHT TODAY! -

IKEA giftcard fun

2009-02-25T23:44:00.000+01:00

We are going to get the white desk and shelf... The shelf is on sale! :-) - EARLIER TONIGHT! -

Moving in!

2009-02-25T20:08:00.000+01:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

A house

2009-02-24T14:53:00.001+01:00

We saw this house yesterday

Ticket to ride europe

2009-02-22T00:10:00.001+01:00

Having fun! - EARLIER TONIGHT -

Skitrip - War wounds and going home!

2009-02-11T16:09:00.001+01:00

We're totally going to come back when we've had our baby and Kim can actually go skiing :-) can't wait! - RIGHT NOW! -

Skitrip - fun in the sun!

2009-02-11T15:13:00.000+01:00

Shane rocked the slope after 4 early falls.... Ouch! He is victorious - RIGHT NOW! -

Skitrip - on the way!

2009-02-11T09:21:00.001+01:00

Shane, Kim, Charlotte & Kirsten - RIGHT NOW! -

Midnight walk in the snow

2009-02-09T00:21:00.000+01:00

Cause kim and oy wanted to - RIGHT NOW! -

The lava is lamping

2009-02-02T16:05:00.000+01:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Kims Birthday

2009-02-02T15:46:00.000+01:00

Gifts from Shane - RIGHT NOW! -

Wedding reception

2009-01-24T23:06:00.000+01:00

In norway when the bride goes to the toilet the girls all kiss the groom... When the groom goes to the toilet the boys all kiss the the bride... Shane just kissed both ;-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Wedding time

2009-01-24T16:05:00.000+01:00

For kim's friend from school - RIGHT NOW! -

January 09 NEWS

2009-01-15T21:18:00.008+01:00

Hello friends and family all over the globe,

It has been a while since we gave you all a proper update on what we are doing these days. Well, here it is!

As some of you know, we are currently living in the land of Norway. We felt it was the right time for us to move to Norway after our adventure in Thailand. We swooped by Perth for a little week, and then we continued our travels to the North.

WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE DOING HERE…?

KIM is studying nursing at the University in Stavanger at the moment, while also working part time at a nursing home on some weekends. It is going good, and she’s now in her last part (2nd semester) of her first year at Uni. The Norwegian school year is divided into two; 1st semester, which can also be called fall semester, and the 2nd semester, which can also be called spring semester. It has been a very challenging time, and she’s realized that it takes a lot of time of reading and doing assignments. It had been about 3 yrs since she’d been in a school setting like this, and in the beginning it was hard to keep up with everything going on in school. Things have been going better though, and she passed all of her exams! (she aced her exams cos she’s a smarty head ;)

Now she’s enjoying school a lot more and she also has found some friends who she spends her school days with. None of them are Christians, so it has from time to time been challenging to be a witness to them. They all know that she is a Christian, and it’s been a joy for Kim to tell them about what she was doing in Thailand. Please continue to pray that she would be a light to her friends, and that God would open their heart for Jesus.

SHANE is also in school. He is learning NORWEGIAN! He has been going there for about 4.5 months, and is learning to write, read and speak in NORSK. They have just moved over to a computer based course which the geek in him loves! They still have lots of classes with a teacher and working together also. He has made lots of new friends in his school - with people from Thailand, Somalia, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Philippines, Russia, Poland & more... It’s such an amazing place to be. Shane often goes to their houses to hangout while they eat together & also has become their personal computer repair man. Shane is heaps excited about the opportunities there are to reach out to his friends from so many nations and religions. Please pray that he will have wisdom & boldness packed with love.

WE have joined a local church (30 mins by train) called Sandnes Sentrumkirken & it is a big blessing to be a part of this church, connecting and being inspired. The church has a really youthy feel, but has its fair share of not so youthy people too. Shane sings regularly on the worship music team & is now helping them by designing most of the churches flyers & programs.

We still continue to wait for Shane’s VISA to come through. It has been a long process so far, but the end is almost in sight! Back in October we were told that the application had been rejected as we did not meet the financial requirement (this had been increased just prior to our application, but we were not informed). After realising they had given him an option to either leave the country in a few weeks or make a complaint.... we filed an official complaint, and Kim found a part time job to cover the extra money needed (as Shane is not allowed to work until the VISA is approved). Then we waited... again. Just last week Shane called the immigration office to ask how it was going & if he could speak with the person in charge of his case.

They continue to say that there is no one specifically assigned to the case and it is simply with a group of case workers. This seems to be code for, ‘they’ll get around to it later’. They are now saying that someone will be assigned to the case in a month & we will get an answer in early March... that will be amazing! Please pray with us that the answer will come even sooner and also with big YES! Shane will then be allowed to get a job & we will be able to find a place of our own to live :-)

NOW.. WHAT YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR... BABY SURPRISE!! :-) Yeah that’s right... we’re expecting a little one around August 16th. We just went to the doctor today for the first time & so now it’s “official”! This new year is going to be a great one with some big changes and we are excited for our family to grow. This means that Kim will need to take a year off studies starting in June & plans to continue again after that break. PARENTHOOD HERE WE COME! :-)

We will continue to keep you all updated & we’d love to hear from you also! Thanks so much for your friendship & support (both prayerfully & financially) in the past, in this time of settling in & in the future.

XOXO
Love Shane & Kim

HOW TO CONTACT US…?

PHONE is seriously the way to go! :-)
If you’re in AUSTRALIA, believe it or not you can now call us on an Australian (Perth) phone number & it will only cost you a local call! So go on give it a go
- (08) 6102 1226 -
*STD rates may apply from country areas & standard Mobile rates

NORWEGIAN MOBILE PHONES for msgs & more!
shane: +47 4809 3917 & kim: +47 9514 6478

SKYPE for free voice & video calls! :-)
usernames: shanebeckingham & kimbjoerk

EMAIL works too!
shanebecks@gmail.com & kimbecks@gmail.com

WEBSITE is the place to be!
www.thebeckinghams.blogspot.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2009-01-01T00:34:00.000+01:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

AFTER

2008-12-31T15:09:00.000+01:00

Kim loves it ;-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Before

2008-12-31T15:06:00.000+01:00

It's been since the DTS gradutation (5ish months ago) that i had my last hair cut... :-) - JUST BEFORE! -

Ice skating without ice skates

2008-12-28T15:31:00.000+01:00

We just went to Brusand - the best place to go play on the ice. This is no everyday ice skating rink, it's a real lake! It was the most fun thing we'd done today;) but it was also a bit scary cuz we could hear the ice crack beneath our feet... Luckily for us, even tho the ice was only 2 inches thick the lake was only 10 inches deep. Even without skates we still braved the ice - RIGHT NOW! -

Will is here :-)

2008-12-14T23:55:00.000+01:00

Party party party! - RIGHT NOW! -

Skype Pranks 2

2008-12-10T01:01:00.006+01:00

On the 7th we got another skype prank voice mail msg via our Perth phone number +61(8)61021226 . Feel free to call us for a chat or to do the same :-)

Guess the language and person and leave your answers in the comment section ;-)

p.s. for more info on the cost of calling us... click on this post's

Disclaimer: These calls may or may not be legitimate calls. The use of the term Skype Pranks is used lightly and intended to attract attention only. Therefore the intent of the person who placed the call may not be correctly represented by the authors of this blog. ;-)

Lego gun

2008-11-29T14:49:00.000+01:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Online auctions and roadtrip plans

2008-11-29T00:25:00.000+01:00

Just won some actions with berit and gunnar, we got a Sami style tent for a road trip up to the midnight sun with luke and naomi :-) - RIGHT THEN! -

Hair cut

2008-11-26T15:41:00.000+01:00

I just cut myself some bangs :)

Snow, ice, kim's work & trains

2008-11-23T15:49:00.000+01:00

I just took kim to work... :-) We had some fun in the snow no the way there! We could have iceskated on the foot path! - JUST BEFORE! -

HAVING FUN IN THE SNOW!

2008-11-20T20:39:00.019+01:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!
IT'S SNOWING IN NORWAY!

Earlier today it started to snow a little... we got a few photos out the window, but as soon as we got outside it had stopped! But tonight... the snow came back with avengence! We made a snowman (Kim named him Shane Jr.), threw snowballs at each other & wrote things in the snow :-) How romantic! WHEN ALL THE FUN WAS OVER... MY HANDS & KIM'S FEET WERE FREEEZZZIINNNGG!!!!

Check out what we got up to...

see more snow photos here - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44459&l=c924e&id=689817968

- RIGHT TONIGHT! -

Where I belong

2008-11-20T02:37:00.003+01:00

Everybody hopes
That maybe somewhere down this road
We'd finally find that place where we belong
That place where we're complete
The one that occupies our dreams
That place we're lucky to call our home
Well, I have arrived
And I can't keep this inside

So I raise my hands
And shout Your name
To praise You with my song
My dream's at hand
I've found my place
The place where I belong

Everybody tries
To find the purpose for their life
In hopes that one more day is justified
But once you truly see
The very reason why you breathe
It becomes so much more than getting by
Well, I have arrived
And I can't keep this inside

Skype Pranks

2008-11-17T18:08:00.007+01:00

As some of you folk who are Facebook dweller may already be aware...

We just got a Perth Landline Skype Number!

What this means is that you can call us on +61(8)61021226 from any phone & you'll either get US (on skype, cause the number redirects to our computer) or our VOICEMAIL. If you're living in Perth you will only be charged LOCAL call costs when calling from your landline (if calling from a mobile, standard mobile charges will apply). For some of you maybe the feel of a REAL phone in your hands will make this a great experience :-) WE CAN ALSO CALL EVERYONES LANDLINE PHONES IN AUSTRALIA FOR FREE (well almost €3.95/month)! See here for details.

We've only had this number for 1 week. We still haven't had anyone call us up for a convo yet, but some PRANKSTER ;-) has already started leaving VOICEMAIL msgs for us! HAHAHA! I almost wee'd my pants a little when i listened to this...! I know who this wise guy is, but have your guess in the comment section below...

AND BETTER YET... PRANK US YOURSELVES!
it's an easy way to get on our blog ;-)

Disclaimer: These calls may or may not be legitimate calls. The use of the term Skype Pranks is used lightly and intended to attract attention only. Therefore the intent of the person who placed the call may not be correctly represented by the authors of this blog. ;-)

Singing at church

2008-11-02T18:01:00.000+01:00

Shane just joined the music team. On the left in the black :) - JUST THEN! -

Good old times!

2008-10-31T13:49:00.000+01:00

Shopping - RIGHT NOW! -

SNOW!!! :-)

2008-10-28T08:34:00.000+01:00

Almost... They call it Sludd (sleet i guess)... Kinda Rain + Snow! IT'S STILL CRAZY TOWN AMAZING. I threw my sludd ball... Ohh yeah! but sadly no one was around to get hit :-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Kim on the way to her first day @ work!

2008-10-27T14:50:00.000+01:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Cape Gooseberry

2008-10-26T13:05:00.000+01:00

When Shane was a little kid, his brother, sister and cousins used to eat them at Grandma's farm in Mukibudin! They'd get them straight of the bush and it didn't matter if they weren't ripe yet... You'd just get a tummy ache :-) eating them - RIGHT NOW! -

Pizza Fun

2008-10-24T18:03:00.000+02:00

- TONIGHT! -

Someone painted the train

2008-10-24T08:35:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT THEN! -

Shane er på norsk skolen i dag

2008-10-20T12:52:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

New church & chinese

2008-10-05T23:20:00.001+02:00

Tonight we went to Sentrum Church which is in Sandnes. It is the church kim was baptised in 5 years ago :-) it's was a really cool church, with a rocking band and we will go back next sunday to check it out again! After that we went and ate some chinese food... And it was good :-) - Right Tonight! -

www.sentrumkirken.org - i just found there website... so you can check it out in norwegian ;-)

Dry those hands!

2008-10-04T14:29:00.000+02:00

I just used the most amazing hand dryer ever! You insert both hands downwards into the opening (i had one holding the camera). Your hands are then dried by warm air coming out of lots of little holes at a higher pressure than your everyday ordinary one. It takes about 10-15 seconds :-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Sorry Kiah, my partner.

2008-09-27T18:41:00.000+02:00

Kim just ate her first McDonalds in almost 3 months, but it seems like an eternity! This breaking the one-year fast doesn't come without consequences though, a roller-coaster awaits. But the real question is: was it worth it? To quote Kim exactly "It's so stinkin' good! " and "I love McDonalds!" So bring on that roller coaster! (Good thing no roller coasters are running untill Norway's summer next year:-)). Ps. For the record, Shane's been to the McDonalds 9 times during the fast. - RIGHT NOW! -

Looking back at looking down from the Pulpit Rock!

2008-09-20T14:43:00.000+02:00

Possibly the highest blog of history! (This was intended to be a -RIGHT NOW!- moment a few weekends back, but blogger was taking an unschedualed holiday!)

1st Wedding Anniversary of many many many many (you get the picture) more to come! :-)

2008-09-08T23:00:00.007+02:00

Today was a great day! It was our FIRST Wedding Anniversary! We watched the video and photos from our wedding and year together. We had so many amazing adventures... and its only been 1 year! Thanks to everyone who made our wedding day so special! We love you all XOXO

My DC Pure XE kicks

2008-09-03T22:04:00.000+02:00

Here due to popular request :-)

Waiting for the train

2008-09-02T03:57:00.000+02:00

Kim left for uni on the 6:57 and now i'm waiting for the 8:57 - RIGHT NOW! -

Test from phone

2008-08-30T04:27:00.000+02:00

These last few weeks mobile blogging hasn't been working. Ohh how i missed it... And you all missed some amazing - RIGHT NOW! - So now it's time to get to the bottom of this!

1st day in Norwegian class

2008-08-19T12:30:00.000+02:00

so i (Shane) just finished my FIRST day in norwegian language class. It was really awesome! It was all about 98% in norwegian. So that doesn't leave much room for english :-) but you'd be suprised how much you can actually understand like that! Class runs tuesday to friday (wed is optional norwegian society class). I'm looking forward to the rest. They gave me a free pencil, eraser, note book and a language cd... Oh and guess what... my study is free... Thanks Norge! :-) and - RIGHT NOW! - i'm on the bus to kim's uni to see her on her FIRST day too! (This is the first day we have done something really different from each other since we got married almost 1 year ago! It sure is strange!)

GOD'S terminal

2008-08-14T19:56:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Lunch & TB tests

2008-08-12T15:26:00.000+02:00

Kim needed a TB test for entering uni and i had a heap of farse for lunch! :-) - RIGHT NOW! -

Icecream and Egersund

2008-08-10T16:47:00.000+02:00

It was the most creamiest soft serve ever, but too much of a good thing is... Umm... Still good right? ;-)

Driving...

2008-08-08T13:31:00.000+02:00

In norway - RIGHT NOW! -

9.28 PM

2008-08-07T22:35:00.000+02:00

Still bright! - RIGHT NOW! -

Hotdogs in the late night sunlight...

2008-08-07T22:22:00.000+02:00

At 8.37 PM! - JUST BEFORE! -

Believe it or not... - RIGHT NOW! - has arrived in NORGE...

2008-08-07T20:08:00.000+02:00

... Believe it! On the way to the movies :-)

NORGE...

2008-08-06T18:34:00.000+02:00

hey everyone!

here we are in NORWAY!!!
and here are our new phone numbers :-)

SHANE: +4799422774
KIM: +4795146478

right now we don't have internet yet... but we will let you know when we do!

miss you all and love you lots

XOXO
Shane & Kim

What we just did!

2008-08-06T18:24:00.004+02:00

Sun 27th July
17:00pm - bus Chiang Rai to Bangkok (11ish hrs.)

Mon 28th July
08:20am - 11:45am // fly Bangkok to Singapore (Tiger Airways - TR 103)
15:50pm - 21:05pm // fly Singapore to Perth (Tiger Airways - TR 716)

Mon 4th Aug
10:50am - 16:10pm // fly Perth to Brunei (Royal Brunei - BI 68)
19:30pm - 06:25am the next day // fly Brunei to London (Royal Brunei - BI 97)

Tues 5th Aug
11:05am - 13:55pm // fly London to Stavanger, NORWAY (Scandinavian Airlines - SK 4630)

Now that was a long and AMAZING journey!!! :-)

- RIGHT NOW! -

2008-07-28T03:02:00.000+02:00

This is definately the last thailand RIGHT NOW for a while :-) but who knows what new technological geeking advancements await us in AUS/NOR! We hope you enjoyed this wild MOBILE ride with us so far! All the people, places, food, adventures and living with God! Lots of love from us and peace out! :-)

GOD'S TAXI

2008-07-28T00:33:00.000+02:00

... This unmarked taxi... With no meter... Charging a small fortune... Getting us in the taxi when we still don't know if we want to. Is this one of God's angels! Well he is sure driving like it :-) - RIGHT NOW! - ps. This angel doesn't have a taxi photo ID ;-)

See you laters and crashes...

2008-07-27T16:33:00.000+02:00

This afternoon Leaving alot of great chiang rai friends :-( WE LOVE YOU ALL! there have been alot of tears with alot of great times over these last few days! Also please take note of the milk billboard... umm well thats not your normal off in the distance big sign... Thats on the back of the bus we crashed into in the parking lot! Our bus got a broken mirror and a smashed window so they changed our bus and we left 45 minutes late. We're trusting God for a great run to the airport! Amen

"Leaving home...

2008-07-27T10:56:00.000+02:00

...CHIANG RAI was always good to me..." :-) - RIGHT NOW AND THENISH! - ps please vote by commenting on who suitcase fits whos personality ;-)

Colour that hair! :-)

2008-07-19T17:24:00.000+02:00

- RIGHT NOW! -

Hair cuts and mullets

2008-07-19T16:31:00.000+02:00

It had been 6 months since the last cut - EARLIER TODAY! -

Ohh yeah!!

2008-07-09T11:01:00.000+02:00

"The McD's Experience" :-) and testing out some glasses... umm without glass in it?! - JUST THEN! -

On the way home...

2008-07-09T05:08:00.000+02:00

It has been amazing to be out here and serve God! We hope He will bring us again :-) - RIGHT THEN! -