I got a job!

Finally!!! I found out two days ago that I will be working at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage as a clinical acute care dietitian. This is the job that I have been pursuing for the last two months or so. It has been dragging on and on and on....What a faith builder! I had my first interview the 3rd week of June. Then the second on the 2nd week of July. My future boss was on vacation for a month and I had to wait until the beginning of August for all the paperwork to be sent to HR. It only took their HR a MONTH to get me some news (note the bit of sarcasm) Anyway, I was really trying hard to leave it all in Gods hands but it turned out to be a struggle to wait. Well it was all worth it because once again God has come through in a mighty way and provided yet another blessing in our lives. I officially start with orientation September 29th!

Take your shoes off cuz we're going to the beach!

Florence, Heceta Head and Newport beach on the Oregon coast specifically. During this last week we also went to Eugene to visit my see-ster and bro-n-law (Jen & Jimmy). As the weather was around 100 degrees on saturday, we decided to cool off by heading to the beach.



This is the famous, most photographed lighthouse in the world...Heceta Head Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast just 1.5 hours from Eugene.




Here we are playing frisbee at the beach near Heceta head.


We ate dinner in Newport beach at this great pub and wandered around to a few shops and the piers. By this time we were tired and it was time to head home.

Recreation in Bend, Oregon

This week has been a memory maker and a blast all together. Gerry and I ventured off to Bend, Oregon to visit the Clemens (who just moved there in June from Willow, AK). I've always heard that Bend was a nice place with a ton of outdoor recreation things to do but I had no idea. It's an amazing place! We went to several lakes to go boating and went hiking in the mountains and along lava flows. We were able to bring Jasper along where he had a blast swimming and frolicking along the way.






Here we are at Todd Lake. As you can see it was a beautiful day. Jasper was sure enjoying the cool water. Look at him jump! He looks like a pro with his little feet tucked n' everything!





This is us at Sparks Lake. Gerry is chillin' and he works hard to row the canoe. Jean & Bruce Clemens are in the kayak. Beautiful place isn't it?!

A place to lay our heads!

Can you believe how fast God works!?!?!? I literally just finished my RD exam (August 1st) and then think to myself...hmmm I better start looking online for potential places to stay in Alaska. Because we have a dog, and not a small one under 25 pounds, it complicates things. He doesn't qualify for many places in Anchorage because of the weight limit. He also needs to run (which means trails nearby) and he needs a back yard to do his business. Where in the heck are we gonna find a place like that in Anchorage for cheap?! Well I didn't have to worry about it because God found us a place. Just like that (finger snaps) too! One of my mothers friends sent out an email asking several people to keep their eyes out for a place for us. Within a day, a woman named Diane Henninger called me. She lives off of Lake Otis and E 50th area. Get this, we get a 4 bedroom house, 2 car garage, backyard, a place on cambell creek trail system, AND the use of everything in her house (which means we don't have to look for furniture) from September 24th until April sometime. All of this for $500 bucks a month!!! Man am I excited! This means we don't have to look for an apartment someplace, we can save money, we don't have to pay extra days on our Uhaul and we can store our stuff in the garage for free. This is truely orchestrated by our all mighty powerful God. Thank you Jesus for such a gift!!!

RD Exam

I PASSED!!! Why is this such a big deal??? This test was something I had been dreading for YEARS!!! Actually I dreaded going through school to get my bachelors too. Why? I don't know except that I believed many a lie from satan and was bound by fear. This stopped me in many things in the past until God said "ENOUGH!" This is a HUGE DEAL in the fact that this was not just a test of my knowledge of nutrition, it was a spiritual battle for whether or not I was going to believe that God has the strength to get me through anything (even if I don't) and will just have faith to let him prove it to me. So THANK YOU GOD for helping me pass!!!