This new house

Well to our surprise we will be closing on our new house way sooner than what we had anticipated. Our original date was June 6th and now it is April 30th. We plan to live here at our rental until the middle of next month giving us a couple of weeks to get the new house painted and prepared for the move.

We met with the landscaper yesterday. We have chosen to have a full yard of sod which is so lovely and plush. I would post a picture of the completed exterior but that will have to wait until closing.

They have all of our cabinets, hardware, lights, etc. put in. Now they are just working on the finishing touches. The carpet will go in at the beginning of next week, the landscaping will be done next Tuesday and then WOW we will be just about done. This has been a wonderful blessing for Brian and I as many of you know what we went through with our old house and all of the repair. To know that when we move in there will only be fun things to take care of. Well, painting is not exactly fun but it is better than tearing down walls and gutting bathrooms.

I will take some pictures this weekend of the inside and I will post them for your enjoyment. OK for my enjoyment because I just love looking at all of my new toys in our new house. We are planning on having a house warming party for you all to come and celebrate with us.

We found out last weekend that a couple we used to go to church with their son and his family live right beside of us and have 3 children as well. They are super sweet and looking forward to us moving in. Their little boy is Lilly's age and also in kindergarten the other two children are a little older than our boys. We met our other neighbors and they are very pleasant as well. We already have a babysitter signed up who loves a couple of houses down from ours. God has been so good to us. Thank you Jesus!

Now that the paint has been decided upon I do need some help finding so really cool wall paper. We are wall papering the bathrooms but the only place that I have been able to locate it has been Lowes. If you know of some places here in Charlotte please share them with me.

Who is God?

Yesterday my question was "God where are you?" Then I was reminded who God really is and what he means to me.

I have been so blessed in the past 24 hours since my break in. I had an interview yesterday with the company I have been praying about for the door to open. Then early this morning I received the phone call that they wanted a 2nd interview today at 2:30. The interview went wonderfully and I really feel the Lord working in this. It is everything that I have prayed about and that I have desired in a career.

Please continue to pray for me. I will find out tomorrow mid afternoon if the position is mine. I do have a peace of mind and know that the Lord is with me. I will post an update tomorrow evening.

Please read "Who is God?" below and apply this to your life as I will mine.

Who is God?

EL SHADDAI: God Almighty or "God All Sufficient."

ADONAI: "Master'' or "Lord" JEHOVAH: LORD in our English Bibles (all capitals).

Yahweh, YHWH is the covenant name of God. "The Self-Existent One," "I AM WHO I AM" or 'I WILL BE WHO I WILL BE" as revealed to Moses at the burning bush, Ex.3.

JEHOVAH-JIREH: "The Lord will Provide." Gen. 22:14. God always provides, adequate when the times come.

JEHOVAH-ROPHE: "The Lord Who Heals" Ex. 15:22-26. God heals body, soul and spirit; all levels of man's being. (Jer. 3:22, 30:17)

JEHOVAH-NISSI: "The Lord Our Banner." Ex. 17:15. God on the battlefield JEHOVAH-M'KADDESH: "The Lord Who Sanctifies" "To make whole, set apart for holiness." Lev. 20:8.

JEHOVAH-SHALOM: "The Lord Our Peace". Judges 6:24

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU "The Lord Our Righteousness" Jer. 23:5, 6, 33:16. JEHOVAH-ROHI: "The Lord Our Shepherd" Psa. 23,

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH: "The Lord is There" (Ezek. 48:35).

JEHOVAH-SABAOTH: "The Lord of Hosts" The commander of the angelic host and the armies of God. Isa. 1:24; Psa. 46:7, 11

Here is another peak at our new house. We have windows WOW! It is so fun to go by it and see all of the new things. I absolutely love every step of this project (except for the mistakes made by the builder that I have since corrected with my yankee attitude).

Brian still goes by our house daily to check in and I frequent it a couple of times a week. It is amazing to watch all of these things come in place in making a home. The subflooring, pipes, wiring, and now added insulation, architectural shingles, and windows. It is the small things that are making me happy right now. We should be getting our vinyl this week Lord willing if the weather permits.

Looking at this picture the office is the room down stairs where the windows are then you have the kitchen behind it with the living room in the back of the house. Then upstairs with the double windows is Landens room, and our room is where the other windows are beside of Landen. The fun shaped window is in my closet. On the back side will be Gabriel and Lilly's rooms.

We will continue to update you on the progress.