Building Updates

Here Karen, I've finally remembered to post a picture of David's latest project - a wood shed. I'm amazed by this crazy husband of mine, he made the posts of trees he cut down and he used his chainsaw to make the boards for the sides out of other logs. He also did this whole thing (it's 10 ft x 8 ft and 10 ft tall) all without a ladder!
** We can apply for our building permit tomorrow!!!

This is my project- I finally have a garden again! I really missed it the last 4-5 years! It was sort of a test this year to see if anything would actually grow in dirt that use to be a forest floor.  Yay for fresh, healthy vegetables soon!

We have grass growing!

New Tents!

CEF Ontario bought two 10 x10 tents for the Orillia area to use for the Fairs to replace the well used Good News Storyhouse trailer. I can't wait to see what the new banner looks like debuting the new name "Discovery Zone". Please pray for the volunteers that will run it for Canada Day, July 1 and Woodville Festival, July 10 and share the Gospel with kids through puppets, face painting and stories.

Time with God

I've been enjoying the beautiful mornings and the "pre-tourist" season with the chance to spend time with the Lord in the mornings in the most beautiful spot...Mary Lake! It's amazing how many times God does things so that the people might know "that I am the LORD" in Ezekiel. How do we live differently because He is the Lord?

Building

Who needs a house when you can have a swimming pool?

 

Thankfully most of the water has since been pumped out. When the hole for the foundation was dug, bedrock was discovered much higher than expected in parts. So...the last few weeks have been spent trying to figure out solutions and pursuing many different options. We are now hoping to do a walk-out basement, which means we can stick to our original house plans and still minorly adjust a few things to make the walk-out possible. The downside is that everything has been pushed back by about a month because of the delay. We are still seeking the Lord for His wisdom as we continue.

I love this spot now! It actually looks like a real house will look out onto it someday! This is part of our driveway and looking out to the septic bed. They filled it all in and placed the rocks there and seeded it...so grass has since started to grow! There was a little hill there before, but not any more! We'll actually have part of a yard!

A few more of the rocks that were uncovered during the excavating process. We may be able to use the top flat one for a step somewhere! The others will be useful for landscaping...whenever that happens.