by judyanneparker | Apr 17, 2024 | Alaska Life
Top Ten Items You Need for Breakup Spring often brings thoughts of blooming flowers, budding trees, and sunny skies. Not so in Alaska. We only think of melting snow, potholes, and filthy cars. Otherwise known as breakup, spring is not a pleasant time in the north....
by judyanneparker | Mar 21, 2024 | Alaska Life
Field Trip to a Greenhouse The calendar says spring is here but all I can see outside my windows is snow. Thankfully, the daylight is increasing dramatically, the squirrels are practicing acrobats in the trees, and the piles of snow are shrinking. However, I still...
by judyanneparker | Jan 29, 2024 | Alaska Life, Devotions
Lunging at a Lynx Lunging at a lynx wasn’t the smartest thing I’ve ever done. In fact, now would be a good time to state officially that you should never approach wildlife, especially one that has just caught its dinner and wants to chow down. The problem was that its...
by judyanneparker | Jan 15, 2024 | Alaska Life
Top Ten Tips for Winter Driving in Alaska Alaska winter driving can be a very spiritually rewarding experience. You’ll at least increase your prayer life quite dramatically and realize your utter dependence on God Almighty. The Lord and I have become close after...
by judyanneparker | Nov 19, 2020 | Alaska Life
Toilet Trouble I lost it the other day over a leaking toilet. Normally a little water on the floor (ok, in this case, a lot) doesn’t bother me. But on this particular day, it pushed me right off the cliff and into the abyss. We moved into our current home over 10...
by judyanneparker | Aug 7, 2020 | Alaska Life
Dipnetting 101 Summers in Alaska are crazy busy for most people because they are so short. Everyone tries to cram in as much as possible before the snow starts to fly again. Our family is no different. We’ve been camping, fishing and hiking almost every weekend. By...
