Hi friends and family- I just wanted to help a friend out by bringing to your attention to this up and coming church planting conference in North Carolina- It begins June 4-6. All of your favorite speakers will be running the show! (just kidding- it is no show-) only God's Truth on display. John Piper, Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler and more! Here is the website for you to take a look! http://advance09.com/

When tired, when unconsoled, when doubts todder close to insanities edge...
wait one moment more for His presence to rise and greet you.
When sorrows lay upon your shoulders, when pebbles line your path,
when sickness peers 'round every corner...
wait one moment more and light will shine at last.

The hope of the righteous will cause the heart to sing with lightness, and the soul to rest ever nearer to the One where hope is found.

"Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength..."Isaiah 40:31
"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light and momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.."2nd Corinthians 4:16-17

Today, Ann (my best and precious friend) and myself went to Pike Place Market to take in the city life- smell the fish and bump the people. We endulged in some lovely gellato, tapas, peanut butter mocha and red velvet cake... YUUUUMMMYY It was such a special girl time for us and to make it even sweeter- we met up with some precious ladies from Kodiak- our friends whom are dearly loved and much missed- Ursula, Iris and Borgie....and to top it all off we got to do it all in the sun! Praise the Lord.

Happy Lord's day!

here are some blessed nuggets of truth to ponder from the prophet Isaiah -chapter 40

"Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their sttength;
they shall mount up on wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint."

Hope in the Lord today..and your joy will come rising like the dawn!

Today we had some precious friends come over for a few hours to help us with our blog- They are Aksanna and Tonia from the Household of Faith church fellowship where we are currently attending. They are both from Russia and so lively and fun! - Tonia takes pictures and so these are some that she took while she was here.

Hello friends and family! we are back in Washington from our trip to Alaska for fishing (some call it work =) It was a great trip. Fishing was better than usual and the weather was nice for a change (Ketchikan gets ALOT of rain, averaging between 165 and 180 inches a year!!!) I have chosen the title "Unsettled" for our blog for the time being, because that best describes our present situation. Because God is ultimate, we want our lives to be centered on what is most valuable and important, namely, Jesus Christ. And that means the local church where Christians are should be preeminent, of first importance. So, we are 'unsettled' because, we have yet to find our home church. Please be in prayer for us if you think of us. We are resting in his care for us and thankful that HE WILL make it plain to us in his time. I do plan on going to Alaska early next month for another short fishing trip with my brother for halibut, then back down.

punky playing peekabo with mamma

Hello ALL! Here we are this bright sunny day - learning how to Blog! we'll be keeping everyone informed on all of the happenings of this household and more! WE love you all - grace to you- here is punky not sure what he thinks about this..:-)