A good day for sledding

Well, Brianna and Nate got to go sledding today, a big deal for them. It was rather funny, as we climbed up the hill, I was pulling both sleds with a rope connected to Nathan's sled and Brianna holding on with her left hand all the way up the hill. Right at the top, Brianna says... "Dad, my hand is letting go." I said, "Hold on, Brianna, we're almost there" She apparently couldn't hold for the next three seconds, so her first trip down the hill was backwards on her belly in the new faster sled we bought. She was scared and cried a little bit, but I just can't help but chuckle at her doing an advanced trick on her first sledding in almost a year.

Then Nathan was able to give it a "1, 2, 3. DOOUGH!" and off he went. He seemed to have enough fun and always said "DOOUGH" when he was ready. We got a great picture of Brianna and him in the sled. Nathan looks like he is traveling at incredibly high speed, but he really is just sneezing. Talk about a funny picture, click it and zoom in on his funny face! (It seems like he is in a wind tunnel and Brianna looks just fine.)




But after a few more tries, they conquered their fear of the "big hill" and showed off their sled in a victory pose.

After a while, Brianna made it clear that she didn't want to get anything to eat, the only thing she needed was to get home to a warm bath! A warm bath up in Alaska is the best way to finish a sledding trip. What a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody from the Hendricks in Alaska!

God is Good!!!

Well, it seems that much has been going on in our lives these days. Let me start with a little over a week ago.

Last Monday, we finally, after 4 1/2 years of marriage, are free of debt. Praise the Lord!!! We have been working diligently (most of the time) to pay off all student loans, credit cards and car loans that we had. So, the only thing left is our home, but that is an asset, so we aren't really counting that. But, we are so excited that the Lord has blessed us to the point of being able to live debt free.

Then, Tuesday, we had the elections, and even though things did not turn out the way we would have chosen, we are confident in our God, that He will work His plan for our country. Nathan has been encouraging us to pray for our leaders, which is all we can do at this point.

Wednesday was another great day for us. Nathan actually had the day off of work, which was a welcome break. However, he found out that morning that the stipulations for the pilots bonus came out, and he qualified for it. So, he went to work briefly to fill out the proper forms for that, and we will be getting that in the near future.

So, throughout all of this, we have been looking for a home in GA, and trying to get our home ready to sell here in AK. We found a home that we really, really like in GA, and contacted the owners. Come to find out, they are not leaving until May, so the timing seemed to be perfect. We communicated with this sweet couple for several days. They sent us additional video of their home and the property, paperwork and all kinds of stuff. And, because of the news of receiving the bonus, we felt comfortable going ahead and making an offer on the home. And, they accepted!!! YEA!!! So, we will have a home to move into when we move to GA. That is a bit of relief for me because Nathan will be starting training June 3, and so we can get somewhat settled in before we go to OK for Britt's wedding and before Nathan starts training.

Now, we just need to pray that our home sells in a timely manner. We have spent a lot of time working on the appearance of this home the past few days, getting ready to post it on Military For Sale By Owner. Since we are having Kinley in February, it would be nice to sell our home to someone who doesn't need it until mid-March or sometime in April. Please join us in this prayer!!!

OK, so all of that to say that GOD IS GOOD! We are so thankful for the provisions that God has given us.

Thanks Aunt Brookie!

Brianna was so happy to wear her new clothes from Aunt Brookskipoodledoodledoo-yodelaheehoohoohoo (We call her Brooke for short). We had to do the photo shoot and put up the pictures.













Brianna and Nathan have big smiles on their faces, because their Dad is very funny and makes them laugh!!