well...

it wasnt here that the people read something...they read a private email and now...

eh...
i just have to wait...and in time...explain myself

right now? no...would be unwise to proceed.

just rest and know that God is workin on all involved.

no need jumpin off the surgery table when i know He has me opened up for some removal of some stuff and some rearranging of some that is already in there...

being me is hard

had a post here...felt good to write it..however...it just might be being read by people that might not understand

sigh.

ahhhh...what a change

i have a new friend now.
i will be visiting her.

she lives about 8 miles from me.

we just renovated her trailer and changed her living conditions...and brought HOPE to her.

(You can click on any of the pictures for an enlargement of it...)

this is the whole team...roughly half of which worked on OUR home site...the other half worked on another home site....2 families blessed with renovations....so many many many families blessed with the rewards of giving!

kitchen...day 2 after the stove and lower cabinets were removed and we could assess the water damage from leaks...replacing floor supports....and the beautiful after

the bathroom..right after demolition of cabinet and tearing up the vinyl flooring to reveal the floor damage from leaks.....and the magazine-like after

the original porch with its leaking and unsturdy roof...to the foundation of it...to the new screened in and furnished porch

a hard week of work...deadlines being stressed over...and...it all came together beautifully and we all learned more about ourselves and each other.

the Family of God...
our team...




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Thursday's progress

so proud...

i am so proud of my son

he seems to be happy and involved in this project.

we had to totally tear out the sink/cabinets/stove and then the entire FLOOR...
yes...that is what it looks like when you remove the floor of a trailer...

yes...there were creepy things under it.
we all lived.

with joy...

looks like tomorrow they will lay the flooring for her...

fun.

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Salkahatchie

a strange word...but i am LOVING bein a part of it.

son's girlfriend has done this for YEARS and has now introduced our family to it and we are hooked.

week long camp of youth and adults that come in from another section of the state and get fed and cared for by the local UMC churches....while they fix the homes of some local families.
(www.salkahatchie.org)

some of the homes are in such bad disrepair that ANY help is a big help.

the home i have been assigned to had such rotten floors that it was really unsafe for the wonderful woman who lives there.
We have totally torn up the bathroom floor and replaced...replaced the toilet and painted the walls and new vinyl tile on the floor.
We have washed all her dishes and belongings and cleaned cabinets and are painting the walls and cabinets a fresh bright color.
stove, sink and fan replaced.
a totally new floor for the entire kitchen area...and new vinyl.
and....
an unsafe porch roof was removed and a totally new frame built that will be screened in with a new screen door.

it makes my heart smile.
(yes, it makes my muscles groan...but my heart smile is bigger)

take care of the widows and the orphans...
take care of the less fortunate...give them a hand...give them HOPE.

Jesus is right here with us in this project...and...it is very very cool!

Testing mobile posting

yay..it worked.........now? subject line is empty...but at least i will have ways to track the thoughts by SMS now.

arent YOU lucky?