Yes, we're still alive and going strong here in Trondheim! Thanks for checking in! Our goal for this year is to try to update weekly or bi-weekly, so keep stopping by! Here are some images of the last month...


Winter in Norge!


Cortney's sister Danielle comes to visit!!

Out to eat at radio tower overlooking Trondheim

First time skiing in Norway!!

Danielle gets to meet our lovely Norwegian friends

More memories from the past couple of months...

Brett and "the guys" at our Christmas/Haavik going-away/Kelly b-day party

Cortney and "the ladies"

Saying goodbye to our German friend Anne...we hope to visit her!

Attempting Christmas cookies...not as good as Mom's of course

Cortney and Kelly New Years in Trondheim...never seen so many fireworks in my life!

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Hei hei! So it's now 2007 and the completion of 6 months living in Norway, first major holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years away from home, 1 1/2 years of marriage, first Europe trip out of Scandinavia...as well as personal changes resulting from major challenges and awesome successes... moments on our knees and others with our hands lifted high... What a whirlwind adventure with God! So many days, still, it seems incredible to think of all that God has done in bringing us here, providing for us, using us, and teaching us. I often think how blessed I am to be living this life- challenges and all. None of this could be without His sovereign hand in on our lives and our surrender to His will. Never did we picture ourselves here...and the things we have seen and done and have yet to do are the things of dreams and visions. But yet here we are, living this life that is so unlike any other. Wow. Words can't describe it. I guess this is what Jesus meant when He promised to give us life to the full. Of course there are many things we miss being here (family of course, familiarity- though Trondheim is becoming that-, "cheaper" food and shopping, old friends, etc), but we know this is the life God is desiring us to live. We don't know what the future holds, but whatever it is, we know that it will be beyond what we can imagine...because life right now certainly is. Thank you for praying for us. Thank you for believing in us. We pray that through sharing our experiences here with you (another 1 1/2 years to go!) will remind of you of God's grace and His undeniable love for His children...and His desire to use our lives to bring Him glory. What a privilege.
More images and stories coming VERY soon...can't wait to tell you about our trip to Budapest, Hungary! It was amazing! Ha det bra for now!