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 | Sep 16, 2024 | Devotions
What Others Think I’m standing in the river casting my fly in the water, letting it drift, then snatching it out again. Nothing is happening. No fish are biting. I plunk the line back in and watch it float down. I yank it back out. Rain starts to fall as I cast again....
by judyanneparker | Feb 19, 2024 | Devotions
The Weight of it All We have received over eight feet of snow so far this season! I know that is not a lot for some places in the world, but for our neck of the woods, it’s the most ever officially recorded. The snow evaporates and compacts down, so we don’t have that...
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 | Jun 8, 2022 | Devotions
Are you Hiding Under the Bed? Abby, the cat, came to live with us back in October. I was so excited to welcome her into our home, but I knew she would need some time to adjust. She came from a family that loved her dearly but they discovered one of their children was...
by judyanneparker | Dec 15, 2021 | Devotions
Nothing is Wasted Our neighbor’s tree could not handle an early season storm with heavy snow, but she made the most of the situation and blessed us with some firewood for the winter. A week ago Sunday was a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” I can count on...
