Life has continued to be quite busy, as you can tell by my
lack of posts. Let’s start with an
update on the weather and LARGE amount of sun.
Tomorrow morning, sunrise is at 5:19 a.m. and sunset at 10:20 p.m. 17 hours and 1 minutes of daylight! It has been incredible!!! We have more energy, are staying up later,
are getting more projects done, and are just happier people. Summer is fast approaching. Temperature: 40's-50's LOTS of people in shorts.
Well, our church has a new name! As of May 20, we will no longer be Syndoulos,
but Light of the World Lutheran Church. It has been an exciting and in-depth process,
but the members are very excited for this new change. We are excited to share our new name with the
community in all our events coming up this summer. This new name clearly states who Jesus is,
the Light in this sin-darkened world. It
also fits nicely with our abundance of sun this time of year and our lack of
sun in winter. It also fits very well
with our women’s group, Northern GLOW (God’s Lights of the World). God continues to bless his church and it’s
members. We are greatly looking forward
to what God has planned for our future as Light of the World Lutheran
Church. A few of the summer activities
include a week-long VBS, “The Amazing Dessert Journey, “ multiple cookouts, one
church picnic with the service and everything out at a park, Concert in the
Park with Branches Band, GLOW women doing weekly walks, and much more. God is good!
Now that weather is nice, 40’s – 50’s, we have begun our
large list of projects. As you will see
in the pictures, I completed a wreath for our front door, and Jason has
completed an AMAZING gate for our front porch.
We had been using a piece of wood to block the entrance so our crazy pup
can’t escape. Now, thanks to my amazing
husband, we now have a beautiful gate that blends in perfectly! We have also planted some seeds, LOTS of
seeds including all kinds of vegetables, and flowers too. We are going to have our very own first garden!!! So now Jason will begin his second
woodworking project, our raised beds. We
both are also cleaning out our woods to prepare a place for the garden. Lots of work, but lots of sun to do it in!
I am almost done with my school year! May 18th! Can’t wait till summer!
Finley . . . well, what can I say, he is our spoiled little
baby, or should I say VERY large baby.
He is about 80 pounds and 10 months old.
His newest thing is going all the way down the stairs to grab a dirty shoe
and bring it onto our white carpet, just to run away from us! He thinks it’s a
game, we find it annoying. He is still
our adorable, incredibly loved puppy. We
are excited to see how he does with all our guests this summer. Earlier in the month, Finley got bit while at
the Dog Park. Some big mean dog wouldn’t
leave Finley alone, and bit him in the leg.
After a little bleeding, he was just fine. It took till this week to go back. (Finley
was fine, I was the one who was more nervous) He is getting several walks,
sometimes 3 a day. He is a joy in our
lives, and I couldn’t imagine life without him.
Jason is staying busy, and is looking forward to the
summer. He has added a service to his
workload, Monday evenings. This will
give members and guests a chance to come when they aren’t fishing, hunting, and
enjoying the beautiful weather. We will
also be doing some canvassing around the neighborhoods. Summer schedule will be still be busy, but
hopefully a different kind of busy.
God continues to shower down many blessings on his people
here in Fairbanks. We ask for his
continued guidance and love in our lives.
There are and will be moments of difficulty, sadness, and frustration,
but also many moments of success, happiness, and joy. God is with us through them all!
May God bless you and your families as we near the end of another
school year!
Love, Becky, Jason, and Finley
A birthday cake for Pastor from some of our members. I got to help pick it out. Packer colors!
My Alaska Blueberry hat and booties. Made for one of our member's babies!
Finley during "break-up", the time when everything is very very messy!
Finley thinks he is a cat.
A week or so ago when things were melting and leaving lakes in our parking lot.
Beautiful Fairbanks sky.
Our newly orgnaized and designed mothers/child's corner in our fellowship hall. 7 hours of work by our wonderful women of the church!
Pic of Finley taken with Instagram.
The only chair he gets to sit on.
The way beginning of our plants. They are much taller now.
Jason's beautiful gate. Nothing was there before.
My wreath I made for our front door.
One of Finley's sleeping positions.
