Today marks another milestone. We have wrecked the forms and completed the play set. The Girls want to give Big Thanks to Nonkie, Paw-paw Jerry, and Uncle Aaron. I want to thank the cutest carpenter - my Amanda!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
New House - Part 2
Praise God!
We prayed for good weather and he delivered this morning. That allowed us to go ahead with the slab work! Mr. Don Veronie's crew real ugly after it and we have a Sure Foundation to show for it.
We prayed for good weather and he delivered this morning. That allowed us to go ahead with the slab work! Mr. Don Veronie's crew real ugly after it and we have a Sure Foundation to show for it.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
New House - Part 1
Since we met with our builder today, Amanda and I thought it would be good to share the story of how we got to this point. For several years, we were thinking of building a house. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the Home God blessed us with in Moss Bluff; we had great neighbors (Shamsies and Thigpens!), a nice community, and a great house. Despite this, we both had thoughts and conversations about building. Four years ago I was just about ready to buy in our new subdivision, then we found out Baby was on the way! Finally, after much prayer, and several months of Amanda and I coming together on it, we bought our land in Sunrise Estates just west of KHS. We signed the papers in Spring of 2010 and got to work.
After mowing the grass a couple of times, we realized we would need a driveway. Jumping the ditch with a tractor or lawnmower wasn't convenient! We called the late Bro. Horace Baggett to help. He lined us up with what we'd need and shortly we had a driveway on the property. Bro Horace also put in some drainage and eventually put in our base house pad. He was a blessing to us.
And he wasn't the only one. Justin Gautreaux helped us with house plans and gave us lots of good advice. Mr. Danny Bell came out to put in our driveway, touched up the house pad, and brought in some soil for our blueberries. Our brothers, parents, and even our sister-in-law have helped with mowing, tree felling, pole setting, babysitting, wiring, pulling vehicles out of the mud, and setting our cornerstone.
As we sit here tonight two miles from our future home we have a lot to be thankful for beyond the house we are building. The changes in our life since we moved have brought Amanda, Faith, Grace and I closer to each other, closer to our families, and closer to our Lord. We've learned, we've considered, we've redecorated and we've grown. So far it's been a little work, some frustration, and a lot of fun. We are excited and a little scared all at once. Still, we know God is working for us in this endeavor and in our lives; we've seen that so clearly already. We hope you'll get to see that here. Sure, we want to keep our friends and family up to speed with the progression, but it's much more important to us to testify to His goodness. Enjoy!
Psalms 127.1: Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it
After mowing the grass a couple of times, we realized we would need a driveway. Jumping the ditch with a tractor or lawnmower wasn't convenient! We called the late Bro. Horace Baggett to help. He lined us up with what we'd need and shortly we had a driveway on the property. Bro Horace also put in some drainage and eventually put in our base house pad. He was a blessing to us.
And he wasn't the only one. Justin Gautreaux helped us with house plans and gave us lots of good advice. Mr. Danny Bell came out to put in our driveway, touched up the house pad, and brought in some soil for our blueberries. Our brothers, parents, and even our sister-in-law have helped with mowing, tree felling, pole setting, babysitting, wiring, pulling vehicles out of the mud, and setting our cornerstone.
As we sit here tonight two miles from our future home we have a lot to be thankful for beyond the house we are building. The changes in our life since we moved have brought Amanda, Faith, Grace and I closer to each other, closer to our families, and closer to our Lord. We've learned, we've considered, we've redecorated and we've grown. So far it's been a little work, some frustration, and a lot of fun. We are excited and a little scared all at once. Still, we know God is working for us in this endeavor and in our lives; we've seen that so clearly already. We hope you'll get to see that here. Sure, we want to keep our friends and family up to speed with the progression, but it's much more important to us to testify to His goodness. Enjoy!
Psalms 127.1: Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it
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