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Announcing....... with much pleasure.....we are.......

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The new recipients.......

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Of a Habitat For Humanity Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (CHA CHING!!!)
Yes that's right, folks!!!!

We will own our very own home in just a few (hopefully short) months! :D

Oh if you could only feel the excitement! If you could only hear the praises of Thanksgiving to the Lord!

If you could catch a glimpse of the renewed hope, the sense of joy overflowing, the feeling of peace in our household!

We are not only completely THRILLED that we will be able to move out of our tiny apartment (approx. 600 sq. ft.) to a much bigger (approx. 1100 sq. ft, maybe more), but I was very quick to realize that we will be able to PUT DOWN ROOTS for our children!!!

The Lord has given us a sneak peek at the future in telling us that he wants us to stay here awhile to do some of His work! Although that may be a little sad to our friends/family in Michigan, we can always still visit. And who knows where we may be in 5 to 10 years? Only God. Much praise is given to the Lord Most High for giving us a preview of what I'm sure everyone wonders about -- "What does God have in store for us?"

Without further adieu, here is a picture of the house
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The most work that will be required is that the bathroom needs to be gutted and the cabinets need to come down in the kitchen. It is a 3 bedroom so now DD can finally have a room of her own, which she is THRILLED about, I might add! We will be turning the attic into a playroom and we have a 1 car garage (not the one pictured, though) with a backyard. We will be putting in a chain-link fence in the back as well. We are asking (begging, really) volunteers of our church and my MOPS group to help. We need to log 500 hours total to complete our commitment and we want as much of the labor to be free as possible because the remainder goes into our mortgage.

So, here we sit, in the middle of paint swatches, cabinet and bathroom catalogs. What's that you ask? Oh, "aren't you jumping the gun"? Nope! Because #1) I'm excited!!!!!!!!!!!! #2) You try deciding paint, making it match, and designing the looks of your flooring, walls, trim, cabinets, sinks, toilet and tub as well as exterior paint and landscaping all at once and tell me how long you think it would take you to plan! HaHa! Oh, but it is a fun thing that I get to do all this and that my DH told me before we got married that decorating was completely my choice!!! :) We shall see if he sticks with that or renigs! :) I'm not a complicated person, but I tend to change my mind a lot esp. when it comes to decorating. I tend to go for very trendy looks, so I need to choose wisely so I won't be outdated in like a year or two. I also know for a fact that I most definitely will not be having any eggshell white or light tan like my dreadful apartment. No more of that! That is definitely too drab for me! I like liveliness! Excitement! Pizazz! So, keep checking......I will post when I get a chance. With DH working 6 days a week, I have to coordinate all of the work dates as well as oversee the crew and be present while the house is being worked on. ~~ Anyone want to come and help??? Do you know how to swing a hammer, wave a paint brush, rip off shingles and put on new ones?? C'mon over!!! Do you like kids? Come watch my angels while DH works and I am supervising. Do you not know how to do any of that stuff and you still want to help? That's ok too! We'll all learn together! Anyone who puts hours in to helping us counts toward our 500 hours, so the more the merrier! Well, I must be going! Decisions to be made! Hope to write again soon!