My parents and the two of us took a trip to Mt. St. Helens right before we left. What a fun time we had! We stayed in a motel right on a lake, and the first day went fishing. You could actually fish from your deck if you wanted too! The second day we did the drive up the mountain, stopping at a few visitor's centers. It was a gorgeous day and the mountain was spectacular!

Day trip on the ferry to Friday Harbor, WA. (one of the San Juan Islands)

Some crazy sea creatures and plants off of the dock at the marina.

in Naknek...


Just a few days ago, August 18th, was our 3rd Anniversary and we got sunshine!! It's been a rainy summer, so it was a blessing to have the sun and a bit warmer weather. We took advantage of it and drove to the end of the road. :)

Alaskan wild flower, Fireweed, and a huge "bummbler" (bumble bee)

We will try to get some more recent pictures up soon. We’ll wait to post some pictures of our apartment until we get all of our things on the barge next month. Right now it’s not too personal, just someone’s apartment. J

Just a reminder about Lacey’s blog: laceyscards.blogspot.com

Also, if somehow you missed getting one, and you would like a prayer card, let us know.

Thank you for your prayers and support!

Nestled in Naknek!

Hello Friends and Family!
We wanted to update you and let you know that we made it safely here to Naknek last Thursday evening. The internet connection here has been very slow, so we're hoping and praying that it gets better. We want to be able to update frequently with pictures and stories, so we will try when we are able. The last few months have been busy, but we will have to wait to share with you later on. We were glad to be able to visit with some of you in the last two months. It was good to be in Washington for a while as well.
We are very glad to be back here. It's almost as if we never left in a way. It was great to catch up with old friends and meet a few new ones as well. We anticipate getting out in the community more very soon. For the most part, we have been unpacking and setting in. I (Lacey) have been re-learning how to work at the radio station. Jeremy has been helping out a lot as well, but will soon be involved in more of the flying, hanger care, pastor pilot, etc. :)
Thank you all for your prayers and support!

Alaska, here we come!

Would you like one of our Alaska prayer cards?
If we won't be seeing you before we head up there, send us your address at ImLovinGod@aol.com and we'll be sure to get one to you! Thanks!

Also, check out a way you can support us by purchasing some homemade photo cards. Go to www.laceyscards.blogspot.com

God Bless!

Hello Family and Friends! Our latest and greatest news is that...




We're going back to Alaska!

On March 27th, we received an official "letter of call" from the Home Missions Department of the AFLC (Association of Free Lutheran Congregations) asking us if we would consider going back up to the Naknek, AK area. This is where we had served for 6 months from June-November of last year on Jeremy's seminary internship. We really enjoyed our time there; and the people we met and worked with there were such a blessing. Well, we have been considering going back up there since we left. (actually, Jeremy has wanted to go up there for years) We were praying about it, thinking about it, wondering about it, looking at other options, etc. When we go the letter, it became a little more official and we began to pray harder and think about it a lot more. About two weeks later, we knew for sure that this is what we felt God leading us to. So, yesterday we accepted! We are very excited to go! (And many of you may have already heard the news via telephone. Of course, as soon as I posted it on facebook, almost the whole world knew. (Ok, not quite)

We are going to be arriving in the area on August 5th. We were hoping that we could be there for the busiest time of the Summer (fishing season), but time is just getting away from us.

On Sunday, we were able to share about Alaska here at Lutheran Church of Hope. We are only here for one more month before we head to Minnesota. Jeremy will be graduating from seminary on May 22nd in Minneapolis. It will be a fun time as we'll have family there, including my grandparents who will come from Michigan. After graduation, we'll be traveling around for a few weeks before the AFLC Annual Conference in the middle of June held in Minneapolis. We'll probably head up to Roseau, MN (way up north!) to visit with J's mom and step-dad, and we have some other plans that are still being formed. After conference, we'll be heading to Washington where 3/4th of our things are stored at my (Lacey's) parent's house. We look foward to spending time with them, some friends, and our home church for a little over a month until we head up to Naknek.

A few things we will be involved in (and hope to be involved in) up in Alaska:

Jeremy- His title? Welllllll....missionary/pastor/pilot? Things he'll be doing....missionary pilot things, traveling to different villages with Pastor Swanson, aircraft maitenance, etc.

Lacey- helping out at KAKN radio, kid's ministry, and wherever else I'm needed

Please keep us in your prayers for:

* Logistics as we are preparing for Alaska. There's a lot to be done. Unpacking, packing, shipping, barging?, etc. etc. etc. :)

*The month left here at Lutheran Church of Hope

*Safety and Health during traveling to Minnesota, all around Minnesota, and to Washington. (And wherever else the Lord brings us)

Spring Time in Colorado

One afternoon, about two weeks ago, we went fishing with Pastor Larry and two others. It was a lot of fun! Here Jeremy and Pastor are cleaning the trout. Jeremy got a little practice in a Alaska, but salmon are a lot bigger than trout!


I was holding the trout I caught initially. This is after it flew out my my hands. Those guys are slippery! I hadn't gone fishing since 17 with my dad.

One day, Jeremy and I went to "The Devil's Backbone." He has a really neat trail along the ridge of rocks.

"The Devil's Backbone"

The kids at Lutheran Church of Hope singing "Hosanna" on Palm Sunday. I (Lacey), have been involved in Children's Ministry while we have been here.

Here's a pic of the two of us that we had to take for the Servant Pastor "Magazine" that the AFLC publishes a couple times a year.

Spring Tulips!

One week about three weeks ago, our weather was like this. A huge snow downpour. Funny thing is, two days before that it was 75 and sunny.

When our friends Dary and Anna came to visit, we took them up to the Buffalo Bill Museum, gravesite, etc. There were tons of Hang-gliders and Para-gliders that day

We also took them up to Estes Park where we saw this elk on someone's porch.

It was really great to have them. We love having visitors!
This pic was taken at the Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory in Boulder, CO

The boys had way too much fun with this helicopter. They thought they

could get away with buying it while their wives were away in North Dakota. :)

Anna and I drove to Grafton, North Dakota where our good friends the

Boes are serving on internship as well. There was a new addition to their family,
Bridia Abigail and we wanted to see her and the rest of the family.

We had a girl's afternoon out to "The Daily Grind", the local coffee shop.

It was such a fun trip and we enjoyed each other's company.