Merry Christmas! It is crazy how quickly the year flew by! I am now 3/4ths of the way done with my second year of dental school. Bjørn performed jury duty last week in a case involving tax fraud. He enjoyed the experience and learned quite a bit! We will be traveling to Minot and Rapid City over the Christmas break.
We pray that everyone will have safe travels, joyful times with their families, and most importantly, that God will be glorified through all of the celebration of this holiday season!
"How Many Kings"
by Downhere (one of our favorite Christian bands)
Follow the star to a place unexpected
Would you believe after all we’ve projected
A child in a manger
Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliness hero, wrapped in his mothers shawl
Just a child
Is this who we’ve waited for?
Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Bringing our gifts for the newborn savior
All that we have whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for his honor and frankincense for his pleasure
And myrrh for the cross he’ll suffer
Do you believe, is this who we’ve waited for?
It’s who we’ve waited for
How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Only one did that for me
All for me
All for you
All for me
All for you
Just a few pictures from this month:
Follow the star to a place unexpected
Would you believe after all we’ve projected
A child in a manger
Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliness hero, wrapped in his mothers shawl
Just a child
Is this who we’ve waited for?
Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Bringing our gifts for the newborn savior
All that we have whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for his honor and frankincense for his pleasure
And myrrh for the cross he’ll suffer
Do you believe, is this who we’ve waited for?
It’s who we’ve waited for
How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Only one did that for me
All for me
All for you
All for me
All for you
Just a few pictures from this month:
I took Leif to a "Winter Wonderland" exhibit in downtown St. Paul. They had many decorated Christmas trees and gingerbread/candy houses and exhibits. This was the largest one, about 3 feet tall, and created by students from a culinary school.
I told Leif we needed to reorganize our little food pantry, and he got on the job right away! 
Leif learned how to crawl into his Lego tub, and it is now one of his favorite things to do! Sometimes he needs help and says "Out, out!" to get in, then "Out, out!" to get out. "Out" means a lot of things, including: in, out, on, off, up, down, open, and close.
My little Cobber!
