Alaskan Sunbathing

I thought Merrill and the boys were sledding and building snowmen, but when I looked out the window, I found them "sunbathing"! It was so funny!

Go Ahead, We DARE You!

So, most all of you have heard of the movie "Fireproof" and the devotion that they do called "The Love Dare". Well, Merrill and I started it three days ago, and it is AMAZING! We think that it is something that every married couple should do. It doesn't take long, and you don't have to sit and read it together. You just add it to your quiet time in the morning and then do the dare for the day. It is so easy and so wonderful! The first day's dare is to say nothing negative to your spouse and to excercise patience. You can do that!

Go get the book....We dare you!!

http://www.thelovedarebook.com/

A Visit from an Owl

This owl was sitting on our back porch this morning and then on our front porch this afternoon. It was so cute we thought we would share it with you.

Volcano Watch

For all of our friends and family who have heard about Mt. Redoubt and its' possible eruption, you can check out the Alaska Volcano Observatory website for current information. http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php

From everything that we have been told, we are far enough away that we will be safe. We may or may not have to deal with ash. It is all dependent upon the wind currents. Just to be safe, Merrill has bought some supplies like face masks and plastic to cover things up. We will try to keep you updated. Just don't worry, we will be fine!

Willow Winter Carnival

As you all know, we live in a community of about 1600 called Willow. This is the place that people come from all over the world to go salmon fishing during the summer. During the winter, however, we get to go to the Willow Winter Carnival. I thought you would all get a kick out of seeing the schedule (like the best Alaskan beard contest).
http://www.waco-ak.org/index.php/Carnival09/Schedule

Although we won't be able to go on Friday nights because of the youth group that we do (we usually have between 30-40 people that we bus in for this), we are definitely going to try to go on Saturday! Hope you enjoy seeing what we do for fun in the frozen north!

God Bless!