I did it, exactly one week since my last post!
Even though it's only been a week, it's been quite busy. I am continuing to nanny for an 8 month old boy. It is a blast! He is such a well behaved baby, and we have so much fun. Around lunch time each day, I take him to meet his mom, who is out working on the lakes in and around Fairbanks. I have had an opportunity to walk on more frozen lakes in the last week, then I have my entire life. I am not a huge fan of walking on frozen water, but with our cold temperatures, I felt pretty confident.
A view of one of the lakes I walked on.
Black and white photo of the lake north of town.
Shoveling off the lake in order to do their work. There was a layer of snow, layer of slush, and then a layer of water all on top of the frozen ice. A little bit scary to walk on.
Another lake picture.
My Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra rehearsal went very well. I am really enjoying my time with this group. Our director has so much energy, and is very gifted. Going into this, I thought we would just be singing only 2-3 songs. WRONG! So far, we have at least 8! One of which is three of the main songs from "Home Alone". Which are actually quite difficult to sing. The arrangements are very tricky. Some of our other selections are Hallelujah Chorus, Silent Night, O Holy Night, and Here Comes Santa Clause. Our concert is in about 2 months, so we still have 8 rehearsals. Should be a great concert.
On Saturday, a member at church gave us free tickets to a UAF (University of Alaska - Fairbanks) Volleyball game. It was so neat to finally get to one.
They won!
UAF mascot, the Nanook. Thought these mats were kind of cool.
So we are trying to eat what we have in our freezer. As you can see, we had a TURKEY in our freezer. So why not make a Thanksgiving meal. We enjoyed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, fruit, and homemade (Grandma Strong recipe) dinner rolls. Delicious. Still eating leftovers.
Sunday was a great day! 63 people in church, 9 kids in Sunday school, the kids sang for church with the choir, I had treats afterward, and we even had more visitors. GOD IS GOOD! We took Finley to the dog park after church, and he had a blast. That evening we had one of the UAF students over for dinner. He is the only one who could make it, but in the future, we are hoping to have all 7 over to our house. We will see what the Lord has in mind for the Campus Ministry.
My piano lessons continue to go smoothly! I am greatly enjoying teaching the children. Hoping to find a piano soon, so that we can have lessons over here at the home. Can't wait!
Last night we had a wonderful Women's Bible study here at the house. It was on "Building Healthy Relationships." It is such a blessing to be uplifted and encouraged by fellow Christians, and ultimately by our Savior. I greatly cherish this time!
So today, I got to take Jorgan (pronounced Yorgan) back out to his own house for lunch. After he ate, we went on an incredible hour and a half walk up along Chena Ridge. This overlooks Fairbanks, the Alaska Range, and Mt. McKinley. We saw all of the above. I even got to bring Finley with me. It was about 15 degrees, and sunny:) That sun makes all the difference in the world.
Me and my pup.
The three of us enjoying God's creation.
Alaska range in the background of this picture, but my phone doesn't take the best pictures.
Little Jorgan with his mom, all bundled up. He was so content the entire time, didn't do anything but sing, hum, and make little noises. Such a happy kid.
Jorgan and Finley! Both looking oh so cute!
God continues to give his blessings in so many ways. I am thankful for the job I have of watching Jorgan, and thankful for the good friends here in Fairbanks. If we all take time to look at our lives, we will see just how much the Lord continues to bless us, even though we don't deserve it. I continually fail to look at the positives, but succeed at complaining about the negatives. Why is this? I pray that the Lord helps me turn that around!
See ya next week!
God bless,
Becky
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