Week 2!

Our family has had a busy, great second week in our new home state of Alaska.  We have been looking at used trucks for Greg, and are hoping to make a decision soon. Also, the container carrying our home and van made it to Wasilla Thursday.  It feels a little strange driving our Georgia van up here!  But it also feels like a little piece of home! We sorted through all the boxes in the warehouse and pulled out all we want to keep with us for now - important things like barbies, legos, winter boots and more clothes and shoes for me! The rest has been put into storage while we wait for our Macon house to sell.  

This is all of our belongings that made the move from GA to the warehouse in AK.

We rented a U-Haul to bring some of our boxes to the house we are living in for now.

Our van!

Boxes and more boxes

Here's an update on our family:


Jackson just keeps growing...and growing!  He is starting to tower over me!  And when he hugs me he has to bend over some!!  A man at church told us that everything - including kids - grow faster here because of all the extra sunlight. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but something is happening!  He went to Bible study Sunday morning for the first time and had a good time meeting lots of new middle schoolers.


Turner is growing too - especially in his feet!  We bought him new tennis shoes Saturday night...and he now wears men's sizes! He also went to Bible study for the first time Sunday and met a boy who just moved to Chugiak from Japan.  They had been here only 4 days - I think it was nice to have another new boy there!


Caroline is our social butterfly.  She made a couple of friends when we were here in March and has picked right back up with them.  She spent the night with one friend last week, and her Sunday School buddy has been showing her the ropes - and where the donuts are kept! She is really adjusting well to life in Alaska.  She is even working on her fear of dogs.  The family we are staying with have the 2 sweetest, most well-behaved dogs on the planet.  But she has been very cautious around them...until the past few days.  She is getting more and more comfortable having them around, and even has started wanting to walk them every single day!  I'm so proud of her!

Greg is enjoying his role at The Crossing. He is getting to know the different members of the worship team and is doing a super job planning and leading worship. We had supper at the pastor's house Wednesday night with all of the staff and their families - God has blessed this church with a great team and I am grateful to be a part! And this Sunday after worship Greg helped with two baptisms in a very chilly lake. But it was a beautiful place to celebrate baptism!

The Crossing at Birchwood

Baptism at Mirror Lake

This continues to be a sweet, overwhelming experience for all of us.  While we still miss our family, friends and church in GA, we are loving this new place of service. God is pouring out His blessings and His presence on us daily and we are so grateful!