Author Archives: Jeweliah

The last few weeks flew by with our days full of ministry activities and our move. This is our first Lenten season with daddy as a parish pastor of a congregation. As a child, I grew up across the street from our local congregation where I thought I had a good grasp of all theContinue reading “forty days”

Have you ever felt like you were in three places at the same time? At least in your mind? This week, we are dealing with three houses. # 1 Our current rental house is going on the market in April. Today, we had a visit from a real estate agent and continue packing everything up.Continue reading “three houses”

They day we’ve been longing for has finally arrived! Today we had TWELVE hours and TWO minutes of daylight in Anchorage, Alaska! It is unbelieveable. It is amazing to watch the sunrise and have lots of light after suppertime. I will admit, our little ones’ bedtime is slowly getting pushed back as it is difficultContinue reading “12 / 12”

After a six week wait, we received the results from our recent DNA testing. The data confirms our family is a mix of European and Native American composition. There weren’t any surprises in the report. Our origins trace back to Germany, Poland and Latin America. A few educated guesses related to our ancestry timelines wereContinue reading “our roots”

Last Saturday, we attended our first ceromonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race! We are thankful to great friends who invited us to watch this amazing race from their favorite spot along the trail! We enjoyed cheering on the mushers (dog drivers) and their teams of 12-16 sled dogs. A list of theContinue reading “last great race on earth”

During the past month, the snowflakes fell in abundance. It was beautiful and dry.  The dryness took some of the chill out of the air. We spent lots of time playing and sledding in the snow.  We shoveled snow daily, often several times a day. Winter driving in Anchorage was a new experience. After aContinue reading “snow removal”

This month began with the birthday of a new year, 2019! The festivities continued with Epiphany as we celebrated the coming of the Christchild to the Gentile world. Two birthdays and placement anniversaries filled us with joy & thanksgiving followed. We spent wonderful moments together, exchanged small gifts and enjoyed delicious food. During these specialContinue reading “celebrations”

This week, our family of four completed and submitted samples for DNA genetic testing. The genetic analysis requires a vial of salvia, which can be an almost impossible task for a young toddler so we decided to wait until our little ones were a bit older. My husband I found it a struggle ourselves toContinue reading “ethnicity reveal”

This month we officially became residents of Alaska!  In other words, we received our Alaska Drivers’ License!  We waited to apply for our Alaskan Driver’s License at the DMV until we had a “semi-permament” address.  In preparation, we took a few online Alaska driving practice tests at home. I think I went through over 100 differentContinue reading “residency”