Exciting Trip Ahead
Well, at least I'm excited!! I just read our son's blog (Sean's) and I hope you read mine before his, or it might seem boring to you =), but our lives are anything but boring at this stage. (I am finding life only gets better and better with the Lord!)
We are right now in the midst of a total rehab job on the Timber Trail cottage, which we are moving into by April 30th. We're ending up doing a whole lot more than we had originally planned - it's sort of like dominoes - you do one thing and find you need to do more and more.
For example, if you put in a new entry to the bathroom from the bedroom, all the other doors now need to be changed to match. The same with the trim, walls and ceilings (getting rid of all the panelling and drop ceilings is quite a job, especially when there's nothing above it but insulation from the attic). We're even putting in new oak floors and a whole new kitchen - it's been so much fun designing it and the Lord's been giving us great bargains. Of course Al still has his construction business during the day, so it has to get done in between. He's doing an amazing job, and God brings the right help at the right time. (We still miss you Sean - it's the first house we're doing without him. =( I'll try to post some pics soon.
Anyway, the exciting news is we're taking some time off and finally going out west. I'm leaving on the 13th for OK and going to see our new granddaughter Astoria for the first time. I can hardly wait! It's the only grandchild that I have not been able to hold minutes after being born, but I had a chest cold which lasted for about 5 weeks, and I did not want to give it to her or the rest of the family (but I'll sure make up for that). I'm doing better now, and praising God that I'll be there soon with Storie, Addie, Holly and Christian.
Al is coming on the 20th and we'll spend 4 days together with them, and then fly to CA to visit with Sean for 3 days. How exciting is all that!!!! This will be our first time visiting Sean since he moved out west in September. Our RV trip will have to wait for more time and better weather. The nice thing about posponing the RV trip is that we'll get to see them all again, and Christian's family twice - on the way there and back. The Lord is soooooo good to us all. I love these verses:
Psalm 103: 10-11 says
"He does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities,
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His love for those who fear Him."
We are right now in the midst of a total rehab job on the Timber Trail cottage, which we are moving into by April 30th. We're ending up doing a whole lot more than we had originally planned - it's sort of like dominoes - you do one thing and find you need to do more and more.
For example, if you put in a new entry to the bathroom from the bedroom, all the other doors now need to be changed to match. The same with the trim, walls and ceilings (getting rid of all the panelling and drop ceilings is quite a job, especially when there's nothing above it but insulation from the attic). We're even putting in new oak floors and a whole new kitchen - it's been so much fun designing it and the Lord's been giving us great bargains. Of course Al still has his construction business during the day, so it has to get done in between. He's doing an amazing job, and God brings the right help at the right time. (We still miss you Sean - it's the first house we're doing without him. =( I'll try to post some pics soon.
Anyway, the exciting news is we're taking some time off and finally going out west. I'm leaving on the 13th for OK and going to see our new granddaughter Astoria for the first time. I can hardly wait! It's the only grandchild that I have not been able to hold minutes after being born, but I had a chest cold which lasted for about 5 weeks, and I did not want to give it to her or the rest of the family (but I'll sure make up for that). I'm doing better now, and praising God that I'll be there soon with Storie, Addie, Holly and Christian.
Al is coming on the 20th and we'll spend 4 days together with them, and then fly to CA to visit with Sean for 3 days. How exciting is all that!!!! This will be our first time visiting Sean since he moved out west in September. Our RV trip will have to wait for more time and better weather. The nice thing about posponing the RV trip is that we'll get to see them all again, and Christian's family twice - on the way there and back. The Lord is soooooo good to us all. I love these verses:
Psalm 103: 10-11 says
"He does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities,
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His love for those who fear Him."
2 Comments:
Can't wait to see you guys!
Great verse too. Thanks for sharing Mom.
Ps. Man, I would love to be helpind Dad on the Timber Trail house. Hang in there guys!
I LOVE the Timber Tail house! I can see you settling in there with that stream trickling by as you sit by the fire! Haven't seen the land yet, but sure do like the area!
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