This is just a more in-depth look at this post. Warning: This is an incredibly long post mostly for our memory book. This is only upstairs, the children's rooms. I picked verses about character, blessings and training. Every stud has a verse. Front window: East wall: West wall:
Writing on the Studs – Verses
I decided to break this into 2 posts because, well... I have no good reason other than I am doing these on my phone and apparently I was killing the picture post with to much data. Um, oops. So here we are. This is the detailed scriptures version of this post that explains more of the…
Drywall – Day 2
Also known as running a marathon while lifting weights. This is how we ended Day 1. Only 2 sheets left on the side walls and the ceiling to do for Day 2. No problem right? First I want to say that I am even more upset with the guy that did the insulation. The second…
Drywall Day 1
Yall the day finally arrived! What a beautiful site right! So much excitement (yay drywall!) Mixed with a bit of dread (ugh I stink royally at mudding!). But no pain, no gain right? And that pain would be quick to follow. The next day we set to work. Moving all of this: So we could…
Writing on the walls, er, studs
Today's project was writing Bible verses on the upstairs studs. Wow what a project that was. Imagine writing sideways on rafters that are sloping towards you. Ha! Someone told me years ago they did it and I filled it away in the Remember for Future Use file. So glad I did! This house has been…
Generator-ator
Here's a riddle for you. What does a generator, diet coke, cast iron skillets and electrical wires have in common. It's not what you think. Let me tell you. Another big ole huge leap recently has been a new generator! Wha wha! Yea, it kinda feels like winning the lottery. Or at least what I…
The Driveway Part 3 (or 4) – Day 1/7
I was so super excited to see I was not the only crazy dedicated person to sign on to this Blog Every Day for a Week linkup. Apparently there are many slackers busy people in our midst! Feel right at home. I am going to take this opportunity to clear out the Draft folder and…
2014 Goal List
My focus for the year is to get the house finished and the homestead up and running. I had thought about making debt payoff the focus. While that is certainly a valid choice, I think this year would be best spent getting the sufficiency aspect rolling, making the debt payoff easier later in the year/in…
Driveway… again…
Remember this from the spring. Oh yea, then this.Yea, forget all of that. I was going to post pictures, but this:Just doesn't do it justice like this:Yea. That. Over 5" of rain in 24 hours... Good thing - our previous fixes did work, just temporarily. It's back to the drawing board we go.
Building Faith
When we started this journey, it was a jump moment. Jump… and trust the Lord to hold on to us during the free fall. I heard it over and over when we started out “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even…
Together Simply 