Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Welcome to our New Look!
Until today, I never knew I could change all the colors of everything on my blog. I just thought since it was free, it didn't have alot of options. So imagine my happy surprise when I discovered that I could make everything PURPLE! It may not stay this way long, if William has anything to say about it, but he doesn't check it very often, I don't think. I may just keep experimenting, 'cause I now know there's other things I can change too, such as the fonts, etc. I am still having problems uploading photos, but I hope I can figure something out soon so I can get some on here. The stories aren't quite as much fun without accompanying images! (especially the progress on our new house!)
New (to us!) Furniture
We got even more stuff for the house (furniture) from our friends the Characters. They had an old house on the land they own, and were getting it cleaned out. Betsy offered us whatever we wanted from everything, and we said we would take it all, sight unseen (sort of) because we knew we could use most of it, and it would be easier for them to just load it all up at once and take it away.
Ben was bringing it Sunday to church, and on the way had a blow out on one of the tires on the trailer. Thankfully, no one was hurt, and he was able to get to a place to take care of the problem, but it was too late for him to come on to church. That afternoon, William went and met him in Tuscaloosa and hooked up the trailer and brought it to our house. That night, it was supposed to rain, so Noah and I hunted down a tarp to cover everything. We found a small tarp, then William remembered a large piece of plastic we had so we were able to get it covered. I was out there with a flashlight, curiously peeking around, trying to see what all was there. Betsy had brough her camera to church last Sunday, but I could not see the images very well on such a small screen. So I had an idea of what was there, but...
Next morning, I went out and tried to loosen the ropes holding everything together. Let me just say, Ben gets the Boy Scout Award for knot tying! I finally found the ends, and was able to untie and untangle the ropes where they had been tightly twisted throughout different pieces of furniture legs, backs, feet ( torsos, arms, etc.) Bailey and I started by unloading the 4 dining room chairs, something I have been wanting for awhile. We had a bench in our dining area that sat in the corner, and ran along 2 adjacent walls. I never really liked this. Although it did provide alot of seating space, things would inevitably get knocked through the seats onto the floor under the benches, and lost, if the person (people) sweeping didn't happen to reach far enough back with the broom. Also, the corner piece was enclosed and you could not even get under that part of the bench if you wanted to, without moving a mountain, so to speak. So you can imagine what sort of treasures (and scary things!) we found when William and Noah took the benches apart and moved them out of the kitchen! We are glad to have our new chairs!
We also got a dresser and I decided to move it into Noah and Bailey's room. We had a white metal cabinet in there, but I thought we would move that into the new house for now, since it would not be hurt by the weather. Bailey was so excited to have her own dresser! (She and Noah have been sharing up til now.) We put a small bookshelf and and entertainment center they sent on top of the dresser to make up for the extra storage space needed.
Other items included a corner desk (which will be PERFECT for Bailey's corner vanity that we had already planned for her new room), a cool coffee table that is octagonal, with 4 wedge-shaped glass inserts; another entertainment center, 3 lamps, and another small 3 tiered table. There was even a sewing maching and ironing board! What a wonderful blessing from the Lord!
The only thing we really couldn't use was another coffee table, and our good friend from church , Ms. Ruth had told me she was looking for a coffee table for her son. ("Nothing fancy, just something for him to keep his stuff on. I don't want to go and pay for one, because he won't be able to take very good care of it.") Well, this one fits the bill exactly! It is VERY sturdy and in good shape, but not beautiful to look at. I don't think Scott will mind. He just wants somewhere to keep his stuff. And "free" is always a good price!
Ben was bringing it Sunday to church, and on the way had a blow out on one of the tires on the trailer. Thankfully, no one was hurt, and he was able to get to a place to take care of the problem, but it was too late for him to come on to church. That afternoon, William went and met him in Tuscaloosa and hooked up the trailer and brought it to our house. That night, it was supposed to rain, so Noah and I hunted down a tarp to cover everything. We found a small tarp, then William remembered a large piece of plastic we had so we were able to get it covered. I was out there with a flashlight, curiously peeking around, trying to see what all was there. Betsy had brough her camera to church last Sunday, but I could not see the images very well on such a small screen. So I had an idea of what was there, but...
Next morning, I went out and tried to loosen the ropes holding everything together. Let me just say, Ben gets the Boy Scout Award for knot tying! I finally found the ends, and was able to untie and untangle the ropes where they had been tightly twisted throughout different pieces of furniture legs, backs, feet ( torsos, arms, etc.) Bailey and I started by unloading the 4 dining room chairs, something I have been wanting for awhile. We had a bench in our dining area that sat in the corner, and ran along 2 adjacent walls. I never really liked this. Although it did provide alot of seating space, things would inevitably get knocked through the seats onto the floor under the benches, and lost, if the person (people) sweeping didn't happen to reach far enough back with the broom. Also, the corner piece was enclosed and you could not even get under that part of the bench if you wanted to, without moving a mountain, so to speak. So you can imagine what sort of treasures (and scary things!) we found when William and Noah took the benches apart and moved them out of the kitchen! We are glad to have our new chairs!
We also got a dresser and I decided to move it into Noah and Bailey's room. We had a white metal cabinet in there, but I thought we would move that into the new house for now, since it would not be hurt by the weather. Bailey was so excited to have her own dresser! (She and Noah have been sharing up til now.) We put a small bookshelf and and entertainment center they sent on top of the dresser to make up for the extra storage space needed.
Other items included a corner desk (which will be PERFECT for Bailey's corner vanity that we had already planned for her new room), a cool coffee table that is octagonal, with 4 wedge-shaped glass inserts; another entertainment center, 3 lamps, and another small 3 tiered table. There was even a sewing maching and ironing board! What a wonderful blessing from the Lord!
The only thing we really couldn't use was another coffee table, and our good friend from church , Ms. Ruth had told me she was looking for a coffee table for her son. ("Nothing fancy, just something for him to keep his stuff on. I don't want to go and pay for one, because he won't be able to take very good care of it.") Well, this one fits the bill exactly! It is VERY sturdy and in good shape, but not beautiful to look at. I don't think Scott will mind. He just wants somewhere to keep his stuff. And "free" is always a good price!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Trials are for our good
With things taking a daily turn for the worse in our economy, where do we turn for hope? Well, I HOPE our hope is in the LORD! He is the only true source of hope, and we can trust Him, because, not only is HE in control, but He is faithful.
Romans 8:28
And we know all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called, according to His purpose.
Some may have misunderstood this verse to mean that all things will always be great for everyone.(Some people mistakenly think they love God, when their lifestyle is contrary to His ways) Or that all things will go smoothly for God's chosen. But lets look at it more carefully. What this verse is really saying is that no matter what the situation seems like, God is USING it for his children's good. It may not seem good or fun at the time, but ULTIMATELY, He knows what is best for us, and how to give us what we need.
As I was reminded yesterday at church, through the sharing of one brother, and the teaching of our pastor, true faith is reconizing that we need to trust that God will give us what we need, even when we don't think it's what we want or need. It is trusting that He has our best at heart, and that He is shaping our character through the circumstances of our life. Our growth occurs when we are going through trials. Although we don't like the trials, we do love the closeness it brings us to our Father, and the more it causes us to depend on Him.
Romans 8:28
And we know all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called, according to His purpose.
Some may have misunderstood this verse to mean that all things will always be great for everyone.(Some people mistakenly think they love God, when their lifestyle is contrary to His ways) Or that all things will go smoothly for God's chosen. But lets look at it more carefully. What this verse is really saying is that no matter what the situation seems like, God is USING it for his children's good. It may not seem good or fun at the time, but ULTIMATELY, He knows what is best for us, and how to give us what we need.
As I was reminded yesterday at church, through the sharing of one brother, and the teaching of our pastor, true faith is reconizing that we need to trust that God will give us what we need, even when we don't think it's what we want or need. It is trusting that He has our best at heart, and that He is shaping our character through the circumstances of our life. Our growth occurs when we are going through trials. Although we don't like the trials, we do love the closeness it brings us to our Father, and the more it causes us to depend on Him.
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