The hideouts of the Heritics

Greetings all! It is pretty amazing to have the time to be over here, in Europe, before Matt's school starts. Even though it was in large part because of a ticket deal we nabbed before knowing that he was admitted to Tyndale, I think God had it planned out that the girls could make a lot of their mental and emotional transition, prior to getting to to Holland. They are learning to travel and we are learning to travel with them. We are basically eating out of the grocery stores, which interestingly seem to be a fair bit cheaper than in the US! The food quality is great!! Our few restaurant experiences have been great too.

We are seeing and experiencing some pretty amazing things, like Medieval castles/towns, cool beaches and mountains. (See the link for the coolest one so far, we hiked up and into it.). The natural and historical beauty is amazing. It has been unseasonably cold and we hit up a very cool, incredibly huge flea market in Barcelona for near winter gear!!

Nora's foot is completely healed, praise God! It only "hurts" when we are walking somewhere she absolutely does not want to go. Very clever! I figure if it didn't hurt mountain climbing yesterday, then that excuse is worn out for good.

Being gone while our house was still under pretty massive work has been a big headache for Matt as he wishes he could have done all the work himself and one contractor really left us in a pickle. It is finally on the market, thanks to the kindness of several great friends and family!

The timing was pretty amazing as on the same day the old house went on the market, we found a place in Holland to stay when we get there, which is great... More news later!

Thanks for the prayers and friendships, even from afar!