Happenings in our home!

Eric went to Anchorage for the ACSI speech competition today. He had to quote a poem from memory and use expression. There were 18 kids in his category and he took second place! We are so very proud of him. He was so excited to go and compete. He really put a lot of effort and practice into it and we told him it really did pay off. His teacher had nothing but praise about him. She said he was well behaved and obedient on the whole trip. It was an all day affair. Mom is relieved for it to be over! :)

We are still amazed at God's beauty here in Alaska. The sunset pics are from the front of our house. No matter where we are in our town we can always see parts of the mountain chain here. Almost everyday we comment on how beautiful it is, thanks to our heavenly creator.

Yesterday Robert had his 30TH birthday! Little does he know that we are having a surprise party for him tonight. I took him some balloons and a present to him at work yesterday. So he thinks he has had his birthday. Tonight we are going to his brother's house for this surprise. I will definitely post about his party afterwards.

We thank the Lord for each and every day he gives us with each other. We have had our ups and downs in life, as does all, but lately we have realized how good God has been through it all. Our love for each other continues to blossom as the days go by. We continue to look to him on a daily basis for each and every step of life we face. What a great God we serve!