The last gift my dad gave us before he died was a GoPro. I don't think it was a coincidence my dad randomly gave us the GoPro about a month before Em's birthday. If he had waited till her actual birthday it would have been too late. The other crazy thing is I made a dumb video with my brother to say thanks to my dad for the GoPro. I decided to send him the video 4 days early instead of waiting until I saw him in person. 2 days after I sent the video my dad passed away in his sleep from a heart attack. Because my life quote is "Think of the stories you want to tell someday, then go out and live them" my dad told us the GoPro was to help us make some more stories. I don't think our lives are movie worthy but I'd like to think that somehow my dad is watching us, cheering us on. I never got to say goodbye. But sending him that video felt like a final thank you. Later when we were cleaning out his office we found a letter in his desk that I had written him the year before. I had no idea he kept it and I barely remembered writing it. But it was 4 paragraphs of everything that I would have wanted to say to him before he passed. It's a reminder to tell the ones around you how much you love them because you never know when it might be your last chance. My dad died before we started traveling. There's no way he could have known when he bought us that GoPro 8 years ago that we'd still be traveling and making videos every day. My dad's biggest hope that he told us growing up wasn't that we'd have the best job or find the most success. His biggest hope for us was to share the love of Jesus with others. Dad I wish I could tell you Em and I are on a trip to visit every country. We are doing our best to love others the way Jesus did. Your encouragement and example meant the world to us. Thanks for giving us that GoPro a few weeks early. Love you dad ❤️ (Also we just found this artist and love this song and his music! Would love for you to use this song to share about Henrik. Henrik, we don't know you yet, but keep up the amazing music!) #travel #travelmontage #travelmovie #lifeasamovie #gopro #henrikhoeldtke