Progress Report...

Slow but sure... and very exciting...
that's how I would describe the progress report on our house remodel.


The kitchen has come a long way since the first report...
and since the last update... two weeks ago... Michael has finished
the beadboard in the family room... and I still have a bit of it left to paint.


He replaced the door to the laundry room with one that matches the other
doors in the house... note it still needs white paint!


Most of his time has been spent on preparing the floors to start laying the
hardwood flooring that is presently stacked sky high in my studio!


It has not been an easy job at all.  He had to replace a few boards and
tighten up all the existing sub-floor.  Here you see where he patched the
corner where the chimney had been... so glad it's gone!


But the major job has been leveling it all because the family room is an
addition so the floor in there is higher than the kitchen floor
which is also part of the floor you see above. And then... this floor
is lower than the breakfast nook floor which is also an addition!! 
It's been like a puzzle figuring it all out and I'm so proud of my husband
for his ability to solve problems and do such quality work!


But I must say... the biggest PRAISE THE LORD may be no more plastic wall...
and no more zipper!!  Yippee... yay!!  Lovin' it!!  It's starting to look so pretty!


I found this round table for the breakfast nook on Craigslist...
and right now it's holding 3 sets of track lights destined for the
family room and above the buffet bar... I LOVE lotsa light!


 And I've slowly begun unpacking a few boxes of decor...
still trying to figure out what to put on these shelves since I've never been
big on knick-knacks... hmmm... I think I see some fun shopping in my future.


The dining area is starting to take shape...


and so is the living room... slowly but surely... one day at a time.

It's fun to share the progress with you... thanks for caring. It helps to stop
and see how far we've really come because it's been 4 months now...
and we still have so far to go!!!

This house has become our workmanship... much like you and I are God's...

“For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10

Ponder this...
I would love for our house to be done today... I'm ready... but sometimes it
feels like it will never get done!!  And that's how we can be with God's work
in our lives... we want to be further along than we are.  We think we should
be all totally remodeled and perfect today...  but we're not.
There's still so much work to be done... but God continues to mold and
shape us every day... much like Michael and I are doing to our house. 

It is a slow process but it's worth it and that's how God feels about us.
He has a plan and a vision for us, just like we have a vision for this house!!
And He's faithful... he'll never give up on you... so don't give up on Him!!

Take a moment and do your own progress report... let yourself delight in
pondering what God has already done in your life... and let it build your
faith to know that He's not done with yet either! 
What rooms has He already remodeled in your heart?
How grateful we are for the Remodeler and Restorer of our Souls.

Father God... thank You for not giving up on us... but for loving us...
and living in us and through us just the way we are...
with the continual hope of of greater restoration ahead!  Amen.