by judyanneparker | Mar 15, 2025 | Alaska Life, Devotions
Transformations Every year at the Alaska State Snow Sculpting Championships artists transform 8’ by 8’ blocks of snow into amazing works of art. My friend Allison and her family compete in this incredible experience. They carefully plan their design, use specific...
by judyanneparker | Feb 14, 2025 | Devotions
God is Not Disappointed in You God uses the weirdest circumstances to teach me lessons. On this particular occasion He used a sea urchin and a bottle of vodka to help me realize He is not disappointed in me. And I have wonderful news for you. He is NOT disappointed in...
by judyanneparker | Dec 11, 2024 | Recipes
Gingerbread Cookies Baking cookies has always been a tradition at our house at Christmas time. We bake a variety of types and make platters to give away to friends and coworkers. And of course, we make a lot for ourselves too. One of our favorite cookies is...
by judyanneparker | Nov 14, 2024 | Devotions
Uniquely Made Since we moved to Alaska, our family has had an annual snow contest every year. We each pick the date we think the first snow will fall. We have a few rules. The snow must cover the ground at our house; flurries don’t count. Snow that sticks on the...
by judyanneparker | Oct 9, 2024 | Alaska Life
If the Wood Fits My husband and I were trying to whittle away a few chores off our “honey-do” list and were stacking wood into one of our woodsheds. Ladd usually tries to get all the wood approximately the same length for easier stacking, but some of them were...
