Repaired porch
New door and window
Inside after the sheet rock was all taken down. There were so many spots to patch and it would have been tricky to match the texture, so they decided to re-sheet rock it.
Starting to look better!
Darrell removing the vinyl tile.
Some good help sweeping up.
This little thing made work a little more bearable for the guys. The central A/C unit has now been replaced, thankfully.
Taped and mud.
This is the tile that will be in the kitchen and the used-to-be-garage/family/guest room. There is about 6 inches of concrete at the bottom of the room that was covered with carpet before, but now will be painted that tan - that was the best solution we could come up with...
Stuff stacked up in the laundry room so that the other rooms can be empty and ready for tile. You really should see all the bedrooms - they are crammed full, in no fantastic order...pretty funny.
Painting begun!
Kitchen and unpainted wainscoating.
Front door.
Painted wainscoating & a new opened up dining/living area. There used to be a 4 ft. wall coming from the front of the house in between these two rooms - right behind the door when it was swung open.
There you have it! It is beautiful, if I do say so. Wood floor in the living room and tile in the kitchen and guest room are next...
Thanks again for your prayers. Today, I woke up with an awful feeling that the kids' bikes had been stolen...I went over to the house later, and sure enough, Gracie's bike and Heath's treasured scooter were both gone. I have thought several times since we've been out of the house that I should lock them up in the shed, but I had extra stuff in there storing it while the work is happening and hadn't taken time to rearrange and make a spot for the bikes. Now, I'm sorry. Its hard for this country girl to learn to live in the city.
After that, I went to Target and had to report a guy I saw shoplifting... then Darrell got a call from our bank that someone in California is using our account... Ugh. I know it could be so much worse and after some time talking to God and releasing a few tears, things are OK again.
Looking forward to the sunrise tomorrow, Liz
4 comments:
I love following your progress. When I saw your pictures and thought back on how you have been strong through this, my heart was blessed to call you 'FRIEND". The light of Jesus has shown through both of you through this whole situation. I know there has been a lot of prayer going up for your family and I know that helps get through the tough times. When I read of your unfortunate circumstances today with Target, the bike/scooter, etc. and saw your responses to them the song came to mind, "The sun will shine again...the lightening may be crashing, the thunder clouds may roll, the rain may fall in torrents till the streams all overflow, but I won't fear the lightening, the thunder nor the rain, for when this life is over, the sun will shine again..." Blessings on you and your family.
Oh Liz! The Lord must really be using your family or WILL be soon the way the devil has been fighting you all! Been thinking about your family often lately and praying you'll soon be back to normal again! May the Lord watch over you and bless you abundantly! With love and prayers, Sharon and Paul Knight and family
So glad for the wonderful progress you all have made! The house is looking awesome. So sorry about the bikes, you sure didn't need that! The song "It Won't Rain Always" is coming to mind - praying that things just get better and better for you!
It's looking beautiful! I don't typically check blogs on Sunday before church, but I needed some lyrics for a song this morning, and decided to hop on over. The song I just printed is familiar, but I thought its words might strengthen you today,
"There's been grace for every mile, there's been grace for every trial. There's been grace sufficient from His vast supply...there'll be new grace I've not needed before." Love the fact that He can pour it out faster than we can use it up! Be encouraged today!
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