Dad and me looking over the Trondhiem fjord

Dad, Cortney, and me in the Tyholt Tower eating pizza

I (Brett) was blessed to have my dad visit two weeks ago for 5 days. It had been over 6 months since we last said goodbye at the airport, so it was great to give him a hug hello. Cortney and I showed him around our city allowing him to treat us to coffee, hot chocolate, and of course some nice food. I actually had my first hamburger in Norway courtesy of my dad. Thanks dad, I almost forgot what real meat tastes like. :) It was great to show him a little of what our life is like here and meet some of our friends and the people we see often. So many things we did were "perfect" to use his words, and yes it was, I agree. We had many conversations over a warm drink or food and I miss that terribly now. Definately the most difficult part of being here is being away from our family and friends. It was not so easy to say goodbye to my dad at the airport here and hard to drive back home knowing that he will not be there anymore and nobody else will make the coffee early in the morning. We are incredibly blessed to have our families and thank God for their wonderful support.

So all of you back in the US...know that we think of you very often and have cried from being unable to see you. Vi er glad i dere! But we are extremely grateful for our time here in Norway and the great relationships we have. We are looking forward to the coming months anticipating God's love in our lives as we continue to seek first His kingdom.