Before I tell you guys about my suh-weet beach find, let me tell you about my super obnoxious dumb blonde moment (ha! I must really love you guys!). First, let me preface this by saying that before coming out to the bush, I was working for almost 2 years as a teller at the best … Continue reading Beach Find (!!!!!)
"In the book Daughters in My Kingdom, we read about Sister Hedwig Biereichel, a woman in Germany who suffered much sorrow and deprivation during World War II. Because of her love and charitable nature, and even in her own great need, she willingly shared her food with starving prisoners of war. Later, when asked how … Continue reading Sweet Somethings
One of the scariest things about moving to the bush is trying to figure out what you need to take! It is a daunting task, for sure! The village's little store is the only spot you can buy stuff-but the selection is limited. However, we are soooooo lucky that we live in a day and … Continue reading Packing for the Bush
Although PIP doesn't have roads that go to any other towns, it does have roads...not a ton...and they're all dirt and gravel...and they don't go very far, but they're there! The main road is a loop that goes around town and hits up pretty much all the spots you'd want to stop. It's about 2 … Continue reading Our Walk Through Pilot Point
"Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk. As long as I can have you here with me, I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans." --Neil Diamond ***Happy Birthday, Brother Neil!***
The truth is, I didn't know a whole lot about Alaska before we started researching it. I could name about 5 towns in the state and I knew it was cold. Other than that-nothing. If there's one thing I now know, it's that the state is jam-packed with towns. Teeny, tiny, probably-never-heard-of-it towns/villages. And so, … Continue reading Our Journey to Pilot Point(aka:PIP)
"Joy is the serious business of heaven." --C.S. Lewis
When Ben and I started telling friends and family we were going to be moving to Bush Alaska, we got a lot of questions. And one of the main questions we got was, "Why Alaska?" Welllllllll..... When Ben got closer to finishing his degree at BYU-I (in Spanish Education), we realized that we didn't know … Continue reading Why Alaska?
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