New Adventure of Life

                                                                                                                                                          January 3, 2022  Dad,  When Kim called to tell me that you were not breathing and that the paramedics were working on you in the kitchen was one of the hardest phone calls I received. Listening to my sister fight back her tears just to make sure I knew what was going on. Later on I ended up being on FaceTime with everyone while the paramedics continue doing their job of working on you. When the lady came and said that they had try for an hour to bring you back and there was nothing else they could do and that you were gone was one of the hardest moments to witness. To listen to mom cry out to God why?, but in the next breath praise God and say that He is in control still was hard. Not being able to be with my siblings the day that you died is hard. Wishing Alaska wasn't so far from Michigan is hard.  James, the kids, and I are goi

  This year has been quite a year for us.  Living during a pandemic while losing you income while starting your own business has been hard.  I know for everyone everywhere this pandemic has had an effect someway or another.  For us it was hard when James' company went bankrupt and closed their doors. This was income for eight and a half years. Losing your income and insurance is hard. During this time though James has worked at making a dream become a reality.  And at the end of November James opened A Little Leaven.  Opening  the bakery has been an adjustment for us. We are still working things out, but we have had a few sales. James is selling danishes and he is hoping to sell doughnuts soon. While yes he is working I am also searching for a job to help supplement our income.  This has been a season of trusting God. We have not gone without. Things have been provided for. We have been living month to month which is hard to do. We lived like this when we first got married and befo

It's hard finding  a good spot to start talking. I had some things written, but then decided that I didn't need to share that stuff. Honestly I have been wanting to write for awhile, but I've struggled with what to write about. I mean I have a lot of thoughts that run though my mind, but I don't ever know what to really right about.  Today though I am going to share some songs that have spoke to me this summer.  At the beginning of April this year James' company he worked for filed for bankruptcy. Everyone was let go except a small crew to help make sure nothing happened to any of the planes while they went though this. James and two others workers here in Bethel were left on. So now James had become the go to person for the base here in town.  His schedule also changed. Instead of two weeks on and two weeks off he went to an eight hour five day week. It was a big adjustment for us a family, but it was nice too.  We had no clue on how long James would be working. We

Dear Grandpa, It's been almost a year since I got the phone call that you passed away. I remember that day. My alarm had gone off at 6:30 in the morning because I was suppose to babysit at 7:45. I heard my phone going off just before 7 and it was my moms specialize ringtone. I didn't answer it because I wanted to sleep more. I hadn't been sleeping well because I was pregnant. Not sure if my mom or dad told you. Anyways right after my phone stopped ringing I heard Robin call me. It was her specialized ringtone. the thing is our phone service is weird out here in Bethel. I haven't had their special ringtones work in quite awhile. Thinking on it now it was most likely a God thing that the ringtones went through. I don't keep my phone in my room at night so it is easier to ignore. Anyways when I heard Robin's ringtone at 7 in the morning I knew it was something serious. James happened to be out in the kitchen and reached the phone first. He had to tell my that you

My last post was about James' medical issue.  I posted as my Facebook status about the lab results, but I thought I would just write it here as well. A couple of weeks after the blood work was drawn James got a call from the doctor that it turns out he had to major virus's. One of them was parvo and the other was the strain that can cause mono. The recovering is anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months.Since we don't which one was the worse we planned on him have to deal with the symptoms for up to 6 month if not a little longer. James ended going back to work the Tuesday after Memorial day. My mom came for up for a visit during the beginning of June. A few days after she left James and Payton went to Anchorage for Payton to get some fillings done. Also his mom and Grandma came that weekend. Which happen to be the week after my mom left.  During this time James was working 10 hour shifts Tuesday-Friday. He was pretty worn out by the time he came home that he had to relax in the

About a week and a half ago I posted on Facebook that my family could use some prayers and that when I was able I would share more. Well here is what has been going on for the last couple of weeks. First off, May 21, 2018 we welcomed on third child to our family. We kept it a secret off of social media sites. We had a little boy. Ezra Michael. So the prayer request was mostly for James, but a little about the coming to end of my pregnancy. Wednesday May 9 I ended up having to take James into the ER because his arms were cramping up and going numb and then he was starting to get the chills, but was sweating and was also having a hard time concentrating. We get the ER and I stay in the waiting room since we brought the kids with us. A little while later the doctor comes out to get me and as we were walking to James' exam room she informed me that he was now stuttering. The stutter literally started as he was walking into the exam room. The doctor informs us that she is going to d