We have been asked just to post some more daily life pictures - but I must add the following message.
I have been reading Charles Swindoll's
Growing Deep - Exploring the Roots of Our Faith, here is an excerpt:
...unless God is the major pursuit of our lives, all other pursuits are dead-end streets. The by-product of such a process is discovering the peace you long for so desperately.
I wish I could shout that from the mountaintops. Amen.
Hiking on TeePee Ridge. This is what the light looks like midday in early January. No direct sunlight.
View from Hatcher Pass
Snow
Aquarium in Seward, AK with Caitlin
Sun coming back over the mountains into our living room!
Youth retreat on Index Lake
Grooming the cross country ski trails
"Comb over"
Frozen eye lashes - all day!
Gunsight Mountain in the distance
Wood shed for Miracle Lodge
Chris "feeding" the wood boiler to heat Miracle Lodge. This is done several times a day.
Trash & burnables trailers
Our garage!
Back walkway to our home
Victory's garden
Victory's horse barn
Moose tracks, not the ice cream!
End of airstrip
Awaiting summer
Maintenance yard
Fuel station
Camp vehicles - not Nikki
Truck we use to compact the snow on the camp roads instead of plowing.
Camp housing for guests
Camp gym
Camp chapel
Camp ice rink on Shallow Lake
Miracle Lodge
Liam working fund raising dinner at school
Matanuska River
This is where Debbie tried to back the truck off the edge of the driveway!
Wilderness Camp at Victory
Sleigh ride to transport guests to their housing
Becoming an Outdoors Woman retreat hosted at Victory
Miracle Lodge dining room
Our kitchen
Map of Victory Bible Camp
Part of Alpine Camp
Mt McKinley in the distance
Miracle Lodge
Baptismal for men's retreat
The snow on the path to our home is deep enough for Debbie to touch the roof!
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