We moved into our rental house in November. Since our arrival, the bulbs of the track lighting in the living room have played electrical chairs (taking turns flickering on and off). The daily aftershocks add movement to their placement. One day, they all decided to stay off, after some crackling and shedding a few sparks.Continue reading “in the dark”
Category Archives: life
frozen
Winter has arrived. The temperatures have plummeted to the single digits and even to negative numbers this past week. The still silence is broken by the chattering of our teeth whenever we are outdoors. The littles ones are trained. When someone says, “it is so cold out,” their response “welcome to Alaska!” There is an amazing beautyContinue reading “frozen”
happy birthday ak
Happy Birthday Alaska! 60 years ago (Jan. 3, 1959) Alaska became the 49th state.
2018 reflections
The last day of the year. Our family’s 2018 was full of adventures. Roadtrips, family & friend visits, birthdays & wedding celebrations, multi-language work in Latin America, a move from the desert to snow covered mountains, three homes in three months, new congregational ministry, new faces & places, earthquake, dust, snow, wildlife and many thingsContinue reading “2018 reflections”
feliz navidad
In 2018, the four of us celebrated the Savior’s birth with our church family in Anchorage on Christmas Eve and Day. Both my husband and I have lived in different parts of the world for the past 20 years. We have celebrated holidays with our parents and/or sibilings a handful of times in the pastContinue reading “feliz navidad”
no more iced coffee
Mamas with children can relate to pouring a hot cup of coffee, only to find yourself drinking it hours later COLD. This happens to me on a daily basis. I set out with the best intentions to enjoy my hot latte and then the requests begin. “Mommy, can you read me a story? Another one.Continue reading “no more iced coffee”
winter solstice
Today is the shortest day of the year. I don’t think the winter solstice has ever meant as much to me as it does now. We enjoyed five hours, 27 minutes, and 48 seconds of daylight today. The sun rose at 10:13 am and set at 3:41 pm, losing six seconds of light compared toContinue reading “winter solstice”
trauma & transition
As residents of Anchorage, we continue to experience the earthquake aftermath of aftershocks in our daily routines. I believe the ongoing count has surpassed 2,000 since Friday’s 7.0 quake, some registering as high as a magnitude of 5.4 with most being 2.0 or lower. Our little ones cry when the house shakes. They don’t wantContinue reading “trauma & transition”
shaken
“Is everyone okay?” flooded my phone and social media as the 7.0 earthquake hit Anchorage, AK at 8:29 this morning. The news reports the epicenter was 7 miles north of Anchorage, but it felt like we were right on top of it. I had experienced earthquakes in Japan & Dominican Republic, but this was theContinue reading “shaken”
moose on the loose
Tonight, we saw our first moose outside our apartment. My husband was coming home from church around 10:00 pm. He texted and then called to let me know there was a bull moose right in front of our apartment door. I slowly opened the door and saw the big moose licking the sidewalk. He lookedContinue reading “moose on the loose”
WALKING WITH PENGUINS 