Hello All!

What a week we have had! We have had birthday parties, enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with the Lyons family, and decorated the church for Christmas *whew*! Ms. LuLu is now officially nine (how did that happen)? We had a party for her friends yesterday and she had a blast with her friends. My favorite part was when we put "Crazy Frog" on and they made a circle and did a 'dance party' ... it was a great time!

Thanksgiving this year was really nice. We were invited to Travis and Tracy Lyons' home with their two boys, her mom and dad Jim & Carol as well as Tracy's sister Stacy, her husband Seth and their two boys. We packed the house, ate a wonderful dinner, played some cards and enjoyed our first Thanksgiving in Alaska!

The church looks AWESOME!! Rod did a great job of creating and ordering banners to hang on either side of the screen (see the pics). Then the guys came together to move the sound board, the media table as well as the worship team around to create more seating space and open things up a bit. It looks wonderful and it feels even better.

We are excited about all the great things God is doing at ACF. New folks come each week, Rod's energy level is still very high, and the members are getting behind the vision and helping make things happen. We started a full-blown children's ministry today with worship and a lesson etc. and it was a great success! God IS Good!

We have received many e-mails letting us know how chilly it's been in Snoqualmie and that those temps are probably nothing compared to the cold temps here in Alaska. Well, just to set the record straight, we have had down right balmy temps this past week - in the upwards of 50* That's HOT for Alaska in November! Honestly, we realize winter has yet to rear it's ugly head, and are grateful for every minute we get before it hits!

We hope this finds you happy, healthy and seeking God in all you do! If you think of it, please join us as we pray for: continued adjustment for our children and that they would have a desire to know more about God each day as well as protection and continued communication in our marriage.

We miss you all and send our love,

The Polar Poepping's