Family News
Topped off
The winter rainy season was fast approaching – in fact, rain was happening in town, in the county and all around us. But God held it off of our thirsty land while we hurried to dry in our house. A beautiful day dawned: The building stood ready…. First a blanket of insulation (yes, the 60 […]
What’s up?
Our roof! Trusses were delivered in a big stack – that almost didn’t make it off the truck. Several hours, a broken hydraulic line and a backhoe later, everything was unloaded. Each truss was carried from the pile, up the ramp and onto the house. Then cranked up manually with a duct lift. David did […]
Building with young ones
I’ve been reading through Genesis with the children the last two weeks and stumbled across a surprise. I’ve written out my thoughts along with a few pictures that help illustrate the point. Genesis 5 list out generations from Adam to Noah, ending with Noah having three sons at or around age 500. The next chapter […]
Catching up…
Where did I last leave you? Ah yes, I believe it was here: Things have changed quite a bit since then! More framing has gone up: walls, halls, bathrooms, pantry! Ivy looks out her bedroom window! OSB is added to the outside. The ground crew is ready for action!! A cooler morning calls for […]
A wall raising experience!
Many hands are needed for putting up walls, so we held a “barn raising” day. All the men related to the Jones side of the family came to help along with a few friends. On the morning of the big day – Lance is ready to start work! Flora is delighted with the color of […]