And we have cabinets

Well, as of last Friday they had finished the drywall and had put in cabinets in the kitchen and bathroom. The interior doors had been delivered and were sitting in the family room. It will be interesting to see what they get done this week.

A Prayer

Tonight as I was spending some time with the Lord, I was just asking that he would deepen my affections for him, and freshly redirect my heart to wholly focus upon him. In light of who he is, in light of all he has done for me in the cross, and in light of all the blessings he pours out daily, my heart should be so full of grattitude and love!...yet I know I am not but a fraction as thankful as I ought. I so want to love him more, but at the same time realize that it is not something I can just drum up, but must be something that by grace, the spirit develops in my heart. So for that I cry out to him for grace...and know that he delights answer. After praying I randomly openned up the Valley of Vision and happened upon this prayer which was along the lines of what was on my heart...

Christian Love

"O Lover of the loveless
It is thy will that I should love thee
with heart, soul, mind, strength
and my neighbour as myself.

But I am not sufficient for these things.
There is by nature no pure love in my soul;
Every affection in me is turned from thee;
I am bound, a slave to lust,
I cannot love thee, lovely as thou art,
until thou dost set me free.

By grace I am thy freeman and would serve thee,
for I believe tou art my God in Jesus,
and that through him I am redeemed,
and my sins are forgiven.

With this freedom I would always obey thee,
but I cannot walk in liberty,
any more than I could first attain it of myself.
May thy Spirit draw me nearer to thee and thy ways.

Thou art the end of all means,
for if they lead me not to thee,
I go away empty.
Order all my ways by thy holy Word
and make thy commandments the joy of my heart,
that by them I may have hpapy converse with thee.
May I grow in thy love and manifest it to mankind.

Spirit of love, make me like the loving Jesus;
give me his benevolent temper,
his beneficent actions,
that I may shine before men to they glory.
The more thou doest in love in me and by me,
humble me the more;
keep me meek, lowly,
and always ready to give thee honour."

A Drywalled House

After a bit of a delay, the drywall is now up! A few quick pictures of the latest progress:


From the entry way

From the kitchen area

From the kitchen area towards the family room

From the back porch into the kitchen

The master bedroom...kind of hard to see. Not massive, but big enough with a good size bathroom and walk-in closet.

The House

Was in the area of my house the other day, so I stopped by and snapped a couple of pictures. They've got it all sided and are close to beginning to put up insulation and drywall.