At the end of January my mom flew to Alaska to speak at the womens retreat at Tanalian Bible Camp. We had a wonderful week-end of fun and laughter and tears as my mom guided the group through building our house to last through the seasons of life.
My mom detoured to Dillingham after the retreat to stay with us for a week. We had such fun visiting, laughing, playing games and loving on each other! The kids adored having Grammy here and shortly after she left I was asked when Papa (my dad) would be coming to visit. When I said that Papa is not fond of cold and snow, the boys quickly decided that we would have to go to him!
What a blessing it was to get to see my momma three times in one year! Although we keep in close touch by phone and email and mail, it is not often that we get to spend time together face to face. We had Kendra's wedding in October, then we visited California right after the wedding, then mom came to AK in January. God is so good!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Open House
laundry room
dining room
mom's nook 
living room
We held an open house today and had a wonderful time showing and sharing our new home with many, many of the people who helped us and prayed for us during this last crazy chaotic year. Here are photos of the insid eof our new home! Enjoy! You can find more photos if you are interested on Facebook.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The house!!!
Here is a picture of the outside of the house! We will get more pictures up in the days to come...
Mom goes to Oregon
I didn't rush to OR when Kendra called...it was a very exciting moment for me to realize that though I am still her mom, the care of my daughter has now been passed to Brad! There was no burden for me to rush to her side when she was injured, that gave me the freedom to rest in the Lord and experience His peace in new ways. Several days after her injury Kendra asked me to come down. I went and spent a week arranging for people to bring meals, setting up visitors for the woman who couldn't move much and taking care of Brad as he took care of Kendra! It was a wonderful time of fellowship and talking and praying together as well as healing for those involved in Kendra's accident.
While I was gone, my long time dream came true...my family moved into the house! Yippee!! I came home to a mostly settled family and mostly unpacked boxes. Hooray!
While I was gone, my long time dream came true...my family moved into the house! Yippee!! I came home to a mostly settled family and mostly unpacked boxes. Hooray!
Furniture moving
We are SO blessed with so many wonderful friends!
8-10 people showed up at 10 am to help move fruniture into our new home on November 6th.
I stayed busy feeding peolpe, making coffee and directing furniture to rooms.
Everything ran smoothly until the last piece of furniture was ready to be moved. Our rolltop desk is beautiful...and heavy. I was asked, "Hey Shelly, how do you like your desk?" I replied that I loved it..."How do you like it right here?" I told the men that while the desk looked lovely in the container van, it was getting cold outside and I knew that it would look better INside the house on the wall it was designed for!
As the men discussed the how of moving the massive piece, I decided it was better for me to go off on an errand rather than stick around and see how it was done. :)
When I returned, the desk was in its place and the helpers were hungry!
Thanks Maryann for the wonderful homemade cookies that went great with lunch.
Christopher and Alyssa put together the dining table and chairs...good job guys!
We all worked over the next few days to finish putting together beds etc
Many, many thanks to those who gave up their Saturday morning to help! We appreciate you!
8-10 people showed up at 10 am to help move fruniture into our new home on November 6th.
I stayed busy feeding peolpe, making coffee and directing furniture to rooms.
Everything ran smoothly until the last piece of furniture was ready to be moved. Our rolltop desk is beautiful...and heavy. I was asked, "Hey Shelly, how do you like your desk?" I replied that I loved it..."How do you like it right here?" I told the men that while the desk looked lovely in the container van, it was getting cold outside and I knew that it would look better INside the house on the wall it was designed for!
As the men discussed the how of moving the massive piece, I decided it was better for me to go off on an errand rather than stick around and see how it was done. :)
When I returned, the desk was in its place and the helpers were hungry!
Thanks Maryann for the wonderful homemade cookies that went great with lunch.
Christopher and Alyssa put together the dining table and chairs...good job guys!
We all worked over the next few days to finish putting together beds etc
Many, many thanks to those who gave up their Saturday morning to help! We appreciate you!
day of many posts!
I finally have a minute to sit and update this blog! Thanks for being patient! :)
On November 6 we received a phone call from Kendra at 9:30 pm. She told us she had been in an accident on the ropes course, had broken some bones in her back, had a CT scan at the ER and would be in pain for several months, would be flat on her back for a week, and she would eventually, the Drs. hoped, be okay. Wow! And a bride of three weeks to boot!
This caused some stress to us...no kidding! We carried on with our plans to move furniture the next day, praying all the while.
On November 6 we received a phone call from Kendra at 9:30 pm. She told us she had been in an accident on the ropes course, had broken some bones in her back, had a CT scan at the ER and would be in pain for several months, would be flat on her back for a week, and she would eventually, the Drs. hoped, be okay. Wow! And a bride of three weeks to boot!
This caused some stress to us...no kidding! We carried on with our plans to move furniture the next day, praying all the while.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Furniture moving day!
Saturday is coming!! Saturday is coming!! We will be moving furniture out of the barge container and into the house!
We do not yet have a hard and fast move in and live there date; there are a few details that need to be taken care of like water filter/softener system, finish plumbing details, electrical trobleshooting (very minor) before we move in completely. But getting the furniture in will give us such a feel for our home.
I will keep you updated as we uncrate and get settled.
We do not yet have a hard and fast move in and live there date; there are a few details that need to be taken care of like water filter/softener system, finish plumbing details, electrical trobleshooting (very minor) before we move in completely. But getting the furniture in will give us such a feel for our home.
I will keep you updated as we uncrate and get settled.
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