Another house update

We went by the house yesterday evening because they had started painting and the kiddos were anxious to see their rooms. Well, the boys were excited because their room was painted. Birdie's room was painted, too...just the wrong color. She was so disappointed, but we assured her that they would fix it!



They should start painting the main level today, so it will be exciting to see how it transforms with new paint. The ceiling in the living room should really pop with the coiffured trim!



Scott designed the trim in our entire house -- the crown molding, the doors, and windows. It is so beautiful!! And he even did the dining room himself. It's so special to have his hands all over our house as it's being built.







Front doors are in! Covered by plastic so they won't get paint on them, but still in!



And the outside -- brick and stone are complete, just waiting on exterior pain to be done and shutters put on. The dumpster has finally been moved from the front of the house!! Yay for a family picture on the front porch. :) I'm pretty sure landscaping will make a huge difference. ;)



Yay for more progress!! 31 days and counting. Hopefully!

House Progress

I am way behind on updating the progress of our new house, but I have pictures that I've taken because lots of work has been going on!! These first pics are from about a month ago.









 

The view from our back porch. Ahhh, I foresee me spending LOTS of time out here with this view. :)





Before the steps were built for the back porch. Looks very far down and makes me nervous!







Photo op on the front porch.







And in the front windows.



Inside progress.













And these pics are from two weeks ago. There's been so much going on since these pics were taken, but they've been painting so everything is covered up. I'll have to go over in a few days to get updated pics.

















It takes a long time and a lot of work to build a new house. But it has {mostly} been fun. We are definitely looking forward to it being complete and settling in. But of course that requires moving again...and that was hard work!!

Our foundation

As we are building our house, we want it to be on a solid foundation. So a few days ago, Scott and I went over to our new house and as he worked on some things, I wrote Bible verses all over the foundation of our home. More than anything, we want our family and our hearts to be rooted in Truth. As I chose specific verses for each room and wrote them on the frame of our new home, I prayed that God would be present in every space of our dwelling. (All pictures were taken with my phone, so pardon the quality.)

At the front entry, going up the casing of the doors -



In the kitchen -



In the living room -



In the master -





In the school room -



In the upstairs loft area outside the kiddos' rooms -





Birdie's room -



The boys' room -



The playroom -



Soon these verses will be hidden from sight as drywall is to begin sometime this week; they will be hidden, but they will not disappear. Writing these verses on our home's foundation does not prevent trials from coming our way. However, our home and our family is built on the secure foundation of God's love for us. We have prayed for this home for a long time, and now we are praying that God will work in and through our home to guide our family toward His will for us.

"Though the rain comes in torrents, and the floods rise and the storm winds beat against his house, it won’t collapse, for it is built on rock.." Matthew 7:25