Progress is being made on the house. Yesterday the guys came out to raise our roof a foot (it was 7 ft.). What a process!! They continue working today. We're praying and trusting God protects them. This job has been done before but it's unusual. Some may call us crazy, but we don't think so. God provided this house through much prayer and very inexpensively. We are putting some $ into "re-doing" it, but what we're contributing is so minimal to what we could've paid buying a "move-in ready" home and quite truthfully, there aren't any homes in this area (in our price range) that are "move-in ready." The labor is mostly being done by us. We so desire to be good stewards of all God has provided.
In today's culture people are accustomed to purchasing a "move-in" ready home and taking out a loan for it. Many years ago, it was more common for families to build their own home. That's just how it was done. Neither avenue is wrong. We're just taking the "old" route I guess.
Time tends to be a major factor people don't build or remodel much. We freely admit our time has been crunched lately. Daytimes are spent at Camp involved in ministry there. Evenings off are spent working on the house. Day's off are spent working on the house. But without kids yet, it's a feasible task. And one that Jason's enjoying. He's also enjoying the "man-time" with others who have so graciously sacrificed their time.
I will post more pictures soon. It'll be interesting to hear your reactions :)
Once we're moved out in 2 weeks, the stress will majorly lighten.
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