Logs are Being Cut

Our logger, Billy Harris, has been trying so hard to get our logs cut, but the weather is not cooperating. When the temperature is below freezing, his equipment will not start. He only has about a fifth of our logs cut now and he has surgery on his arm in a few weeks, which will put him out of commission for at least a month. He says he will deliver to us as much as possible before his surgery and the rest after he recovers. That will give us something to start working on for now. We are going to be running at least six weeks behind our original schedule before we even start. Oh well, so goes the house building business. All things in God's timing! There is so much that is totally out of our control and I think God likes it that way. Each day has enough troubles of its own, doesn't it. In the meantime we are waiting for a dry Saturday that is above freezing to finish the outdoor playground. Hopefully sometime before April. We have been spoiled by the dry warm winters of the past few years and it is hard to lay low for these many weeks. I plan to have a few raised garden beds and want to make a compost pile. It is hard to wait when I have no idea when I can get started. We also want to have chickens and need to build a coop. Again now are the days of planning and dreaming and hoping and praying. We plan our days but God directs our paths. We look forward to seeing God's plans for our family unfold.

Adoption

We have begun the process of adopting Benjamin David. He should be officially ours in about 90 days. He is such a sweetie and we couldn't imagine our life without him.