As I sit here while the Bridger and Cedar rest I calculated up wow we have been in Alaska for almost 5 months! I am just now getting to this! Where has the time gone:) So I wanted to start a blog about our life up here in Alaska. A lot has happened and you may be thinking this is old news:) I want to go all the way back to August when our Journey started. So each day I will try to quickly get us caught up. I am sorry it has been so long. Please enjoy the reading as you walk with us through this Journey.



Starts with Ryan looking for jobs in early July and I was just becoming close to friends in NE and thought why now. He applied in Wyoming and Montana and nothing happened with those jobs so Ryan one night came home and said what about Alaska? I looked at him and said where at in Alaska? Homer or Juno. I said well lets pray about it. Of course we did. He said I am going to apply are you ok with both places after a lot of research I said only Homer. If it doesn't happen then we know. He applied. 3 weeks until the application period closed. Each day Ryan said I doubt I get an interview. I said just pray and wait. The call came he had a job interview on Monday at 1 Ak time so yes this is where it all started with the time difference. 4 NE time. So he comes home early I take the kids to the park thinking it was going to be a 40 min or so interview. I went home after 40 mins and the interview kept going. As I pace and keep Bridger from going in the room I prayed.

Ryan came out after a total of an hour and 15 min interview and he smiled and said I don't know its between one other guy and I. It was the smoothest interview I have ever endured. I hugged him and said oh honey lets keep praying and asking God to guide us. She stated she would let him know by the following week but they may realist the job and do more interviews. So he was a tad discouraged.

On Wednesday July 23rd just 2 days later Ryan came home from work and we were busy doing the normal things I went for a run Ryan playing with the kids all of a sudden gets a phone call on his cell phone and he says I will be right back. He is gone talking for a while in the room. He comes out and by this time I am downstairs. He is quiet but has a glow about him. He says"I got it" I got the job in Homer AK. We hugged and cried so shocked to know already so scared, so excited!!!!

Thats when after praying a while and talking we started calling you all and preparing you for something I never thought you would hear. We accepted a job in Alaska!. Tears came from some. excitement came from others. Shock came from most.

Our journey had begun.

Today I am ending here in just the beginning of God starting his work in our lives up here in Alaska!

Stay tuned for the ride!!!