- There are walls starting to go up around the office (at the landing level between the basement and upper level - the left of the photo). This is cool. ;) Anything you build goes through cycles of feeling bigger and then smaller than you expect, until it's all done and (hopefully!) feels just right. The office is in a "bigger" stage right now.
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| the office is on the left a half-level down from the main level |
- Noble Hunter (the cat) thinks he's the construction site supervisor.
- the lower level radiant tubing system needs to hold 60 pounds of pressure for 12 hours to pass inspection. We need to pass inspection before the concrete can get poured. This is the pressure gauge showing 20 pounds of pressure after 6 hours. Matt may have something to post about that. ;) Notice also the bubbles. Nothing like soap and a paintbrush to find air leaks. Think there's some air leaking around that gauge?
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| looks like air bubbles to me! |
- We're going through a lot of money the past two weeks, and have plans to spend a lot more tomorrow (trusses, siding, roofing) and in the upcoming week or two...or three (framing lumber invoices, framing labor, concrete and excavation work which haven't been invoiced to us yet). We estimate our materials (and the labor we're paying for) plus the adoption will cost about 5 times our typical yearly income. (Now, in all fairness, I have to say that our typical yearly income is quite low (though sufficient) for a family of six going on seven, so it's not as extreme as it sounds, but still...) Just a reminder to all of you out there that you're watching along with us as something impossible is unfolding. ;)
- We would love you to pray with us that our faith would hold steady through this. We have told God all the way along that along with our "yes" comes the understanding that he will supply what we need to live the life he has set before us. But sometimes our frail human hearts and minds can forget that.
- this is what the hourly weather forecast has in store for the early hours of Friday:
- we're supposed to have our concrete guys back here Friday to pour the basement slab. (See weather forecast above)
- today this came in the mail:
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| I'm guessing this is the closest that Home Depot comes to a gift card that says "trust and obey for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus..." |
- today also happened (ha ha ha!!) to be the day that the couple who are giving us a small monthly amount to cover loose ends for K sent a check for July AND August. Oh, and they offered to come for a weekend to work. We're quickly approaching the kind of work where an extra set of hands (or two) will make things move a LOT quicker.
- do you think maybe God thought we needed some tangible reminders that he has money (and people) he can move around at will? Because $160 isn't going to be the make it or break it amount for an endeavor of this size. But there is something about God moving tangibly that is really good for these physical bodies (of which our heart and mind are part) of ours!
- next week we meet with new clients for our design business - a brand new house. With time being limited as Matt's putting in many hours on the house, the most effective way for us to generate income out of our three small businesses is through the design business which is about twice as productive per hour as the other businesses. We also got a phone call with a lead on another potential larger remodeling, and finalized plans to begin a small project with a past client. Seeing God bring this sort of work to us is another way we see his provision for us at this time.
- we wake up every morning eager to check our email (since by the time we wake up people in Eastern Europe have been awake for hours already), and every morning so far have found...nothing. But every day that goes by is one day closer to the day this boy has his family!
- Достатъчно (enough). Време за спане (time for bed).
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