halibut fishing and bears

sure sign summer is here if you hadn't noticed

the temperature may never seem to change, the wind may not let up much, or the sun stay out too long, but somehow these beauties have slowly plumped up and are putting on a show.

at a closer look these are so delicate and dainty.

finally another project completed

happy fathers day

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Job 42:10

Job 42:10 "The Lord restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends"

This was todays reading in My Utmost for His highest, by Oswald Chambers. i've been reading it for years, over and over on and off....

Sometimes i get caught up in missing my friends who are away. instead of lifting them up in prayer.

couple of weeks ago we got takeout ( for those of you who don't know what that means for us, it is from the closest town with chinese, a 20 minute flight away) anyway my cookie said something along the lines of seeking advise from longtime friendships, Lucretia pointed out to me that can mean new friends intended to be long term, not necessarily ones i have had a long time. Again i was guilty of dweling in the past. i know from experience i have close friends that remain close and dear to my heart no matter the time in between visits, talks, or communicating.

a call i received today(here in alaska) reminded me of this. Shanon stopped by the house(maine one) to barrow something and called us from there... it was great.

So i will be more faithful to lift all my friends up in prayer to the Lord, who delights me daily with relationships He provides me with. I am truely blessed with great friends!

I am putting a cry out there to you though, to send me photos of you and your familys. i would like that.

keeping things interesting

ccoking burgers on stone... with a handy beach made spatula, tin can with wooden handle, isaac is some handy to have around.

a little 22 toying around

my second halibut of the year. 24lbs, not bad for rod and real! don't be fooled by shanes big catches i'm still up on him, his big ones were long lining. terms foreign to me before cold bay.

last night sunset

sun setting about 11:30ish i started the day singing "Bless the Lord..." out in the boat before sunrise, 6:00ish, pulling halibut out (95lber) and omlets in the cabin!! fresh halibut for lunch and out for a 4 wheeler ride!! this was the ride back! ended the day singing "this is the day that the Lord has made" so much to be thankful for!!! i'll post more later, goin' out bear viewing before sunset tonight.

first swim in Cold Bay

after tesing the kayak out in the pond, (we mde a small sail for it) and testing out our equipment (a little quick swim in our dry suits) we stopped by the dock on the way back to town..... Shane jumped in cause he is crazy, while i watched from the inside of the truck, that how cold and windy it was, ten he rinsed off........brrrrrr

warming up after with a big bowl of chili

mysterious delivery

This is what we came home to after a great crab dinnr at our friends house! we were already feeling so blessed for an evening with our friends, and so thankful for their freindship. we found this in our house when we got home! to fill those of you in who don't quite understand yet, these two items have to travel 700 miles to get here. Finds out friends of ours were traveling through our town to KingCove, and God used them to bless, delight and encourage us with yet another friendship we cherish.