The temperatures have dropped to the teens this past week. The sun doesn't come up until 10am and sets around 6pm. It was weird going to church this morning in darkness.
I attended women's prayer this Saturday morning (it starts really early) and all my family was still sleeping. Then my hero woke up and the next thing I knew the car was started and the snow scraped off. Brad really challenges me with his servant-like behavior. I don't deserve this man God has given me!
Below: Grandma V. We visit this elder weekly. The girls like her a lot!
When I asked Grandma V. what her favorite food was she responded, "Moose knees and moose nose." Um...I was hoping for chocolate chip cookies (gives me an excuse to bake them).
During evening devotions--
Scarlet fever has been going around the village and multiple kids have got it...the girls were sick the past two weeks and we never took them to the doctor. When I looked at the symptoms online the girls had several of them...but they seem to be feeling better now.
Ruthie and Naomi were cleaning the kitchen floors and Brad said, "Thanks for serving girls." Ruthie responded, "I like to serve. It's hard work but I like to serve."
Below: We passed A. (a man from the village) as he was training and preparing his sled dogs for the winter months.
We walked along the Yukon to see the ice chunks floating by. Things are starting to freeze up around here!
Below: Check out the hood on this coat! There's no way any cold air will get to my neck...I thought while we were walking that if a bear did attack me (some aren't hibernating yet) their teeth wouldn't be able to break through the barrier of this amazingly warm coat. On the other hand, Brad would be easy bait for a bear...as he commented about being "toasty" in a simple underlayer. :)
