~Photo by Micah Lee~

You run, you hide

As tears fall from your eyes

They fall like snow

From a wounded soul

You hold inside

The hurt of great divide

The hole is starting to get old

So come back to the light

To the love, you will find

It’s been here all along

So come back to the start

And you’ll find in your heart

That you always belonged

To Me

Just take the rope

I won’t let it go

Give in

We can start again

I’m life, I’m hope

And I’m ready to explode

With how bad I want you back home

You’re my daughter, you’re my son

You’re the one I long to love

And you’ve heard I chose to die

Do you know you’re the reason why?

~Grey Holiday~

Seth installs insulation around one area of the house.

Daily lunch break is taken under the shelter built by the Alaska Airline crew.

Micah and Kenton were assigned the task of organizing the contractor's supply trailer.

The north side of the basement floor with the garage in the background.

While Seth and Andrew worked...

Micah, Kenton, and Doug took off on a two-day Kasilof dipnetting-for-salmon trip.

A short rest at Beluga Point along the Seward Highway as we headed south to the Kasilof River.

Micah waits for the shaking of the net in Kasilof.

More waiting....

Then... feel the shaking of the net, twist it to keep the fish from escaping, then run for shore! Fishing goes on day and night. Micah, Kenton, and Doug caught 27 salmon in about 18 hours.

Jay and his wife Kathleen show off one of the netted red salmon. Kathleen caught more fish than any other dip netter and was awarded the coveted title Fish Wisperer. Jay cleaned more fish than any other dip netter and was awarded the title Good Husband.

We pretty much had the entire beach to ourselves.

Tracy combs the beach for gems.
Life's not all about fishing!

It's also about eating and gabbing.

Dave and Tracy cooked up a huge batch of French toast for all to enjoy. Their Tent setup was named the "Tarp" Mahal.

Pastor Ron was the tough guy among all the die-hard fishermen.

The gulls were always ready for us to throw food to them. They never slept, so it appeared. By evening at low tide, there were thousands of them along the shore making lots of racket.

Dip netting is a relaxing, social event for all the families. Nothing like a campfire to warm the body and soul.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,

plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me,

and I will listen to you.

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

I will be found by you.

" ~Jeremiah 29:11-14~

"Why must Christian keep knocking, and why doesn't the gate immediately open at the first knock? Perhaps for Christian's own sake, God is testing his heart. A student once asked a wise sage, 'How can I know God?' The sage pushed the student's head into a basin of water until he began flailing his arms in desperation. The sage, after letting him resurface, said, 'When you want God as much as your lungs wanted air, you will find Him.'

As we continue knocking at His gate, we discover for ourselves the depth of desire for God in our hearts. Do we really want Him?"

~ from the Pilgrim's Progress Devotional~

It is the cry of our hearts to follow You wholeheartedly. Where we must knock, let us knock until we see the way open before us.

Progress at the property continues at a rapid pace. On Wednesday the fourth wall to the garage was raised.

Since Doug had taken Micah and Kenton to Kasilof for two days to fish for salmon, Andrew filled in to assist Duncan, Roger, and Carl.

The final concrete pour was finished on Wednesday.

Andrew and Seth take turns running the radial arm saw.

The sweeping crew celebrates the end of Wednesday's work.

Thursday saw the walls to the basement story of the house built and put in place.

Working together on the northern wall of the house.

Mr. Carl, Duncan, and Roger instruct the novices.

The northern wall of the house goes from horizontal to vertical.

Peeking through the new window.

The western wall follows next.

The Eeyore Box for wood scraps - Duncan and Roger take NO credit for the construction of this dimensionally challenged structure.

Each day brings the creation of a new scene.

Thankfulness continues to fill our hearts.