This week our cabinets were dropped off at the house. We love the look. They are still raw wood, but we have chosen a gray weathered stain. We also had our fireplace installed.
We have been experiencing progress in many ways on Lynn Creek Road. Our acreage is a constant work in progress, with the bulk of that falling on Johnny's shoulders. We (mainly Johnny and his brother) cut down large trees and small trees and "devil trees" and piled them up into an huge burn pile. Then we burned the pile. (See previous post) Then drove over the pile and pushed it back together to burn it down again into ashes. Then picked up hundreds of branches and sticks and rocks and finally have a beautiful area that will be our backyard - free of stickers and thorns and rocks and sticks. I'm especially proud of the before and after pictures of the landscape. It looks like a homestead coming together. Before....see the large pile of trees and brush? After!!! Looks so great!! But today, we have a new type of progress that we have been patiently (....I've not been so patient...
"So, this is a little crazy, but hear me out..." and a couple months later, we've left our home, our jobs, security and our predictable lives for our new adventure. And once we decided to take the leap of faith, faith in God's plans and faith in one another, we started working on building our adventure. We looked at dozens of floor plans for a metal home with an open concept and just the right size for us and Buck. We finally thought, let's just design what we want and need. Very simple. And all ours. And with the land that we bought, we could just picture the large back porch overlooking the creek, watching the deer feed and the sun set behind the hills. So with our amazing builder chosen, we handed our plans over and gave him our trust. We went down and worked on clearing the land and getting a driveway ready. Johnny's brother and his wife have been working right alongside of us. The day the builders came and cleared our plot made everything se...
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