Author Archives: Jeweliah

I enjoy hot drinks. Specifically coffee, cocoa & tea… all with steamed milk on chilly mornings or cool nights. Over the years, I’ve collected unique mugs from places we lived and people we loved. As I began packing up our kitchen, I peered into our cupboard overflowing with these beautiful cups filled with precious memories.Continue reading “mugs with memories”

As we begin our farewells with friends, classmates, teachers, neighbors and our favorite places, tears flow in the corner of my eyes thinking this is “the last” time… doing something or visiting somewhere in Alaska. These moments are deeply bittersweet as we are looking forward to our next adventure in New Mexico and love ourContinue reading “the last…”

This morning we woke up to snow. This was a surprise as yesterday was “bike to school” day. Over 110 students rode their bikes to school with sunshine on dry roads or soggy trails through muddy puddles. Our second surprise this morning was seeing a moose on the way to school. This little one seemsContinue reading “on the way to school”

Every year in Alaska, we look forward to Star Wars Day at the Alaska Zoo as they celebrate May the 4th (Force) be with you or Revenge of the 5th or 6th (Sith). This year, the 501st Legion and the Alaskan Droid Builders made an appearance with R2D2! The zoo had signs with QR codesContinue reading “star wars”

We had an amazing visit with dear long time and new friends at the ministry conference. It was amazing to reconnect with our co-missionaries from Mexico who now serve in London as well as our new Native America teammates who served in Africa! Both a flashback from the past and a glimspe into the future!Continue reading “treasures in texas”

We hoped to travel to the valley of Fredericksburg area as it was in the band of full totality to watch the solar esclipse. Upon arrival in Texas, we realized many had made reservations and plans months or even years in advance. Theses towns were preparing for masses of visitors, multipling their population. We stayedContinue reading “solar eclipse”

Flying to and from Anchorage has limited direct flights. Many itinerary’s include a layover in Seattle, WA. This month, my husband and I attended a ministry conference to celebrate and encourage 25 years of the ministry in San Antonio, TX. We brought our children along and met up with my mom at the airport.

Alaska winters can be long and lined with darkness. Minutes of daylight disappear daily as we move toward solstice on December 21. Then we eagerly welcome the return of those moments we run toward spring. During those those shortened days, I found it essential to spend 30-60 minutes outside in the sunshine for physical andContinue reading “opt outside”

This month, Dallas Seavey won the 52nd Iditarod and made race history with his sixth Iditarod Championship! He completed 975 miles from Willow to Nome with an incredible team of dogs (started with 16/crossed the finish line with 10) in 9 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes and 8 seconds. Absolutely amazing! During this last greatContinue reading “the last great race”