July 14-15

Another beautiful day here in Fairbanks, a little cloudy but no rain. We had an high of about 68 today. No complaints here!

Yesterday was full of work inside the house. I worked on cleaning bathrooms and lining the drawers in the kitchen. Jason and I both were back and forth to Lowe's and Home Depot, trying to decide on paint color for our room.  After testing out a few samples we decided on Winter Flannel - (no it does not turn into a what a flannel shirt would look like after you paint it) - you can see what it looks like down below. Painting took a long time to complete, and after not painting the correct way for the first wall, we quickly learned how to work together.  From there on, it went quite smoothly!  We LOVE the look, and can't wait to see how the furniture looks in it. 

After painting we were blessed to have a delcious meal prepared for us by a member's wife.  Sloppy Joe's, veggies, homemade potato salad, and root beer floats for dessert! It was incredible!  Totally hit the spot!  We ended our night by watching "Harry Potter Part 1".  We will hopefully go see Part 2 quite soon. 

 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6

Today was a day of waiting.  Waiting for our car to finish up with an oil change (meanwhile, we went to Lowe's and Walmart once again, returning things that didn't work).  I also waited in line at Fred Meyer, wondering why everyone at the store was in such a huge hurry (Fred Meyer is one of the grocery stores we have here, and I visited for the first time.  Very nice, HUGE, kind of like a shopko or pamida mixed in with a pick n save.  Fridays and 5:00 will no longer be the time I go grocery shopping; too many fast-moving, impatient people).  We especially waited to hear back from our mover, or to see him pulling up in our driveway.  Neither of these two occured. 

A Little Talk with Jesus:
                This passage above is one that reminds me to go to the Lord, in prayer, when my lack of patience begins to take over.  When I begin to worry that the mover took all our posessions, drove through Canada, and decided to stay there for good, or that he won't be here for 2 more weeks; I need to look to my Savior.  Patience is one of those "fruits of the spirit" (just like every other "fruit") that doesn't come easy; we must work at it.  God gives us opportunites in our life in order for us to develop these "fruits".  Don't shy away from them, but grab ahold of them, EAT, and ENJOY!

So it is 10:38 p.m. Alaska time.  1:38 a.m. Wisconsin/Minnesota time.  We have done everything that we can think of doing until our things get here.  We will say our prayers tonight and see what the Lord has in mind for tomorrow.  I think I better go help Jason with the last set of blinds, I think he has had his fill!
Goodnight and God bless!
Enjoy the pics! I'll put up some more of the house when we actually have our stuff in! 

 Outside of Syndoulos Lutheran Church

 Outside of house (railing off for moving in furniture)

 Another view of church

 Having some fun while painting our room

 Jason working hard. We'll show you the finished product when we move in our furntire, eventually!

 Kitchen and part of the dining room

Our bedroom - with a rolled up ball of tin foil on the ground (This is what some Alaskans use to keep out the light in summer.  We decided we wanted to see the beautiful woods we live in, so we took it out and got cutains and blinds.)

 Fairbanks welcome sign

 Living room - one wall has wood, the opposite wall that you can't see is painted over that wood.  We eventually want to do some sort of accent colored wall on the opposite side.

Outside and opposite side of church building