NAME: Yvonne Victoria Tao-Karlsson
AGE: 29
RESIDES IN: Redding, CA
MARRIED TO: Wictor Karlsson
HAS: 1 amazing son, Samuel
LOVES: my family, good friends, good food, laughing, worshipping, experiencing God :)
PASSIONATE ABOUT: intimacy with Father God, Jesus and Holy Spirit; seeing broken hearts, lives and families healed and restored; the beautiful process of redemption; being a Kingdom family that lives out the prayer "on earth as in heaven"; bringing hope to the nations; dancing, singing, creating beautiful things!
PET PEEVE: when the toilet paper roll is in an awkward or far away place so you have to twist your body weird or actually have to get up off the toilet seat to get it. Why put the toilet paper in a place where no one can reach it??
LIFE ROLE MODEL: Besides Jesus? Heidi Baker and Michele Perry :)
CURRENTLY: Full-time mommy to a gorgeous 10-month-old Samuel and full-time wife to my beyond-wonderful husband Wictor; worshipper of my beautiful Creator God; on-break physical therapy student at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Besides the ones I listed in "Resources", my two favorite worship leaders, hands down, are Rita Springer and Jason Upton. I honor Rita Springer for her relentless pursuit of intimacy with Jesus and her deep love for His presence. Her music carries a healing anointing and her heart for worship has been one of the greatest influences in my life. When I think of Jason Upton, I think of freedom - "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom". His music is full of truth and spirit and brings me into encounter with Jesus. It sets my heart free to worship God for who He really is and as I was created to worship - freely!!
