Last Weekend..
January was a really good month. We cranked out framing for our bathroom and kitchen area in about two days (including demo). We are all set to move forward with more framing replacement, but unfortunately, we couldn't do any more work because of the huge mess we had made! So... it was time to rent another roll-off and get the yard cleaned up.
On Saturday we had a "clean up crew" remove the piles of construction debris that was trashing up our yard. We worked hard for several hot and dusty hours and ended up almost filling the dumpster.
(sorry ladies, but the handsome fella in this picture - the morning host of the local KVEC 920AM - is spoken for. His lovely fiance is coming in from Germany in the next week or so. No, it wasn't mail-order, he's known her for years...)
Zak and Eliot were so helpful. Eliot picked up the nails and Zak got out his wheelbarrow and shovel. It was pretty fun to see them so hard at work. Zak really moved alot of dirt, and Eliot has little hawk-eyes. As soon as a nail hit the sand, he was after it!
As a father, this whole house rebuilding process has been very challenging and rewarding at the same time. I look at my little daughter every night snuggled up in her bassinet on top of the RV dining table and I wish with all my heart that she could be in her own room with little animals and cute pictures on the wall. I long for the day when my boys can harrass each other from their bunk beds (which I still need to build). But then I look at these pictures and see how happy my boys are to help their daddy... and I know that they are getting the chance to help, and have responsibility and be useful, and Iknow that they are thriving under the conditions.
God has really blessed us with alot more help than I could have ever hoped for. It has been such a blessing to get to know the members of our growth group, as well as friends from church. There is nothing like being ministered to by the family of God to remind you how wonderful it is to be a part of it.
Thanks, everyone, for all of your hard work! But... there's still more to do!
On Saturday we had a "clean up crew" remove the piles of construction debris that was trashing up our yard. We worked hard for several hot and dusty hours and ended up almost filling the dumpster.(sorry ladies, but the handsome fella in this picture - the morning host of the local KVEC 920AM - is spoken for. His lovely fiance is coming in from Germany in the next week or so. No, it wasn't mail-order, he's known her for years...)
Zak and Eliot were so helpful. Eliot picked up the nails and Zak got out his wheelbarrow and shovel. It was pretty fun to see them so hard at work. Zak really moved alot of dirt, and Eliot has little hawk-eyes. As soon as a nail hit the sand, he was after it!
As a father, this whole house rebuilding process has been very challenging and rewarding at the same time. I look at my little daughter every night snuggled up in her bassinet on top of the RV dining table and I wish with all my heart that she could be in her own room with little animals and cute pictures on the wall. I long for the day when my boys can harrass each other from their bunk beds (which I still need to build). But then I look at these pictures and see how happy my boys are to help their daddy... and I know that they are getting the chance to help, and have responsibility and be useful, and Iknow that they are thriving under the conditions.God has really blessed us with alot more help than I could have ever hoped for. It has been such a blessing to get to know the members of our growth group, as well as friends from church. There is nothing like being ministered to by the family of God to remind you how wonderful it is to be a part of it.
Thanks, everyone, for all of your hard work! But... there's still more to do!
posted by Unknown at 7:43 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Phil!
Great job on the house! I have been praying for you all and was so excited to get the pictures of Eliannah. She is beautiful! She takes after her mommy :-) Hey, don't forget to update your profile to reflect that you have a daughter now! It's the Moses 5 now not the Moses 4!! :-) Love you all!
Erica
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