BTW – we still have an Omaha conference report coming, as well as something we did Monday afternoon, which we’ll post about too.
For now, I’ll leave you with a sampling of today’s pictures. The work is progressing!
Sarah for the rest
Cutting out the door way.
Jesse did a ton of fastening!
John
Cutting another piece of drywall.
Jesse
Anna helped the guys all day today. And, she is GREAT help!
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalms 118:24).
The work continues, and the excitement builds as we anticipate ITonRamp.com
Nathan’s studio office is taking shape! Joseph, John, and Jesse have been working hard to do this remodel in a few short days. Here are some pictures from yesterday’s work. The guys framed out the project, did all of the electrical, received the electrical inspection sign-off from the city, and insulated the office. Dad ran errands, stocking the boys with the supplies they needed.
Today it will be sheetrock, mudding, and who knows what else.
Joseph
Jesse
Unloading sheetrock
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
There's always stacks of mail waiting for our arrival home! This is actually only part of the mail we got while we were away. We had some shipped to us mid trip.
Progress! The demolition is nearly completed in this photo!
We went out together with Nathan and Melanie as a coming home celebration. Christopher and Anna Marie weren't able to join us.
We brought a few edible Canadian souvenirs back with us for Nathan and Melanie.
A souvenir for Abby from Wall Drug.
“But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.” (Psalms 68:3)
The last few days have been filled with many hours of family “togetherness.”
Christmas Eve day, as is our tradition, we had a special time of giving gifts to each other. We like to set aside Christmas afternoon to visit the nursing home, and the rest of the day fills in 
.
Jesse's guinea pig died Wednesday afternoon. Mitch had been his little friend for quite a few years. Mary surprised Jesse that evening with a new little guy!
Decorations for the girls' room.
For those of you are grandparents, you probably had a discussion as to what you wanted the new little one to call you. A little over a year ago, we tossed around some names, and most of us had opinions, because we were picturing our children eventually calling Dad and Mom by their "grandparent" names. Well, it came down to not being very original: Mom was going to be Grandma, and Dad was going to be Grandpa. Well, Abby decided differently. Lately, she's been calling Dad "Pa," and Mom "MeMaw," which we think is cute, so I guess it'll stay!
Waiting for Anna to get her new Leatherman to open my box ... (Guess who gave it to her? You don't have to guess very long, if you've paid attention to posts and to whom she helps a lot.)
Abby received a toy fiddle, which even plays songs. Anna demonstrated how a fiddle is to be played, and Abby watched intently. You could almost "see" her thinking.
A new family from Fort Leavenworth joined us at the nursing home on Christmas Day. They have four children, and our dear friends loved hearing them sing.
As I mentioned earlier, we had snow on Christmas morning. The roads were a bit interesting when we went out, and although the splendid combination of Dad's expertise in snow driving and the new tires on the Civic helped, it didn't negate the fact that the Civic isn't a snow plow. When we came to the last turn (which is generally cleared nicely) before the nursing home, we found out too late that it hadn't been plowed properly, so the Civic became temporarily stuck in the deep snow. Our car only had the girls, Dad and Mom, so we girls and Dad piled out (which made me very grateful I had decided against wearing nicer shoes), and with Dad instructing Mom, after several tries and us pushing, the Civic made it up the small incline. I had my camera with me, but sorry for not having a picture--I was needed to push ...
Christmas evening. Mark, our cousin, is in the middle between Jesse and Grandma.
Uncle Rob and Aunt Tami gave us cards with money, and just like last year, each card contained a letter, which was part of two words for us to figure out. We finally decided it said "Road Treat." Yummm.... We'll be sure to enjoy it sometime on the next trip.
“For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations” (Psalms 100:5).
Causes the entire house’s smoke alarms to go off!
Oh well. Someone had just made a comment recently that we ought to test them. They work, let me tell you! Very well. It’s been bitterly cold here in Kansas, so it’s way too cold to weld outside. Bus work is underfoot (less then 4 weeks until the next trip)–more on that later (thus the welding). Oh, and watch for a caroling report. We had a beautiful winter snow on Tuesday, so we sprang into baking action to prepare to carol that evening! It was PERFECT, and almost every, single person was home …
Sarah
PS – Thanks to Joseph for the picture! He took almost all of the A Taste At Home pictures too.
“Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north” (Job 37:9).
What originally was going to be just a new deck to be built at Nathan and Melanie’s house grew into a bigger project. Starting Monday morning, Joseph and John, who are heading the project, began the task, which involved breaking out cement chunks from their “cement pad.”
They’ve invested many hours over the past few days in tearing out cement, preparing forms for the new cement pad plus a wonderful sidewalk to the shed, pouring cement, working on drainage (Nathan was having water in his basement previously), and much more! The building of the deck should begin tomorrow. It’s such a delight to see my brothers working hard together, enjoying it, and doing such a quality job!
Sarah
Preparing for the cement pour...
Jesse has been helping after school, and he's diligently helped as much as he can in the afternoon and into the evening.
Building forms
When the cement truck arrived, John directed him in, and I couldn't resist taking a picture as Abby solemnly watched the process.
All poured and setting up!
Finishing work...
John
Joseph
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men” (Proverbs 22:29).
Our days have been busy as we hurry to get the bus livable before we leave for our next trip. Every week there are new challenges and obstacles to overcome, but God has given grace through the hurdles, and progress is underway. Joseph is currently building our kitchen and other cabinets, which is adding more of a “homey” spark to the bus. Jesse’s project is getting the electrical side of the conversion figured out, while John fills in the gaps with the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) and other projects. Dad is now gladly joining the boys as he has finished his ministry project. There is much that has been done and much more that needs to be done in the upcoming weeks, but we are grateful that the Lord has allowed us to make so much progress!
This last week was spent in a variety of ways, including music practice for the song we sang at the funeral of our dear friend that passed away. Saturday morning many of us gathered in the basement for a much needed cleanup. Not to mention in the afternoon we compiled Chore books. With Abigail living around the corner, we enjoy her appearances at our house from seeing her on a walk to devotions to when they pop in for music practice – whenever – we greatly enjoy her! The Lord has blessed this past week filling it up to the brim with expected happenings and unexpected, and we look forward to seeing what He has for these next few weeks as we prepare to leave!
Joseph measuring for cabinets that will go above the driver's area.
Our kitchen cabinets!
John working on the HVAC.
Jesse - compiling chore books.
Shrinkwrapping!
The finished product!
Uncle John and Abigail. There are many happy playmates at Grandpa and Grandma's house!
Abigail loves dogs, and Honey is no exception! Here Uncle Christopher is helping Abigail feed Honey a treat, and Abigail finds this quite fascinating!
In Christ,
Anna
“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” (James 4:14).
John, Joseph, and Jesse have been spending a fair amount of time working on the bus conversion. As it stands now, it’ll be semi-converted by our September trip and fully converted, Lord willing, by the January/February trip. We’re excited! Here are some pictures of the recent work.
A dad had written us and said that the only way they stopped their RV windows from leaking was to take them out and use butyl tape. As the boys were doing it, it became obvious that was indeed the correct solution to our leaky window problems.
John has not complained working even on the hot days...
Jesse has been a great help as well.
Jesse painted the new flooring for the bus bays.
If you remember the leaky window saga from last fall's trip, something had to be done about those windows. So, the boys have been taking the windows out and doing (according to Dad) an INCREDIBLE sealing job! There will be no more leaks.
Each window took quite awhile to do.
Joseph and John have been grinding out some of the sprayed-in foam insulation to make room for what we need in the ceiling. The bad part? Once ground out, the little yellow bits cling to EVERYTHING! I didn't stay long in the bus with my camera.
No, it's no snowing "snow" inside the bus but rather insulation. I overheard John say that Joseph does the best at grinding--he can last a long time John declared.
Dad has spent many hours as well working on the design, layout, and details for the bus. The water tanks will soon be on order, which is another big step in the process. Little by little, it’s coming along! We will be excited to have a “home away from home” where we can all be together.
Sarah
“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field. . .” (Proverbs 24:27).
I don’t think Steve has mowed a lawn, except a time or two, for about twenty years since Nathan turned twelve and was given lawn mowing responsibility. All of our son’s have been lawn mowers for our family. Now our youngest son is thirteen, and this is the third year he has been in charge of our lawn plus he mows Grandad and Grandma’s and a few others in the neighborhood.
Not only has Jesse whole heartedly accepted the responsibility for the mowing – which he does with no reminding – but he also has taken on the maintenance of the yard. He observes weeds and pests in the yard, discusses them with his dad, and does research on how to deal with the problem, completing the designated course of action. Jesse is learning the fertilizing needs of the yard, the fertilizing schedule, plus how to apply it to the lawn. Jesse has learned how to give a lawn mower a tune up, and he is beginning a little mower tune up business in addition to the neighborhood yards he mows. Recently he took a riding mower that was given to him but wasn’t working, did some troubleshooting of it, bought parts for it, fixed it, and sold it for a nice profit.
While Jesse mows and fertilizes, Steve’s time is freed up for his writing. In addition, Jesse is serving the family, being responsible, and developing income-producing skill.
Jesse mowing the lawn.
These are the fruitful years. The Lord has been faithful in teaching us, through His Word, the importance of implanting His Word in our children’s hearts in a practical day-to-day manner. Those years of planting can become discouraging when you give the same encouragement over and over but don’t see the results immediately.
Just as the farmer does what he needs to do and waits for his harvest, so we as parents do what the Lord Jesus calls us to do, looking forward to the fruitful years with expectation not discouragement. “Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain” (James 5:7).
We, as parents, are the ones who first get to enjoy that fruit that the Lord Jesus produces in our children’s lives. “The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits” (2 Timothy 2:6).
Jesse
Trusting in Jesus,
Teri
This morning, several of us worked on compiling Chore books, which involves putting the kit together, shrink-wrapping it all together, and packaging the books into boxes.
Compiling the Chore books...
Hmmm... Out of the three of us in this picture, two are posing .
Jesse packed the boxes, but he also helped compile Chore books so we could stay ahead of Anna, the shrink-wrapper.
Mary measures out the paper with a "paper grabber."
There is always such a feeling of accomplishment after a “compiling” time! Now, we’re stocked up for awhile.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms!
Sarah
“I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works” (Psalms 9:).
We’re starting in on bus work again! One step is to cut out the bathroom that came originally in the bus. We’ve heard it’s not an easy process.
John + Quickie Saw = A Job Well Done
We are a little discouraged, because Dad and John found the bus windows still leak 
. We are very disappointed with the place we had originally had the work done last summer, and then we took it back to them last fall after we discovered the leaking windows. We thought they had fixed it, but no, they’re still leaking. Please pray for Dad as he figures out how to fix the problem!
Sarah for the rest
“O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust…” (Psalms 7:1).
The guys have been working hard the last few days to prepare for the house’s final inspection. We girls and Mom have helped, too. Last night all nine of us worked together on various projects. The house passed the final inspection, except for a few things we need to take care of. Praise the Lord .
Mom is always happy to help Daddy in whatever way she can. Here she is in the new living room (and Dad was painting nearby).
Dad has painted so much over these last few months!
Anna has been a wonderful help to Jesse. Jesse has been responsible for labeling the circuit panels, which has been a big task.
Jesse truly has done a great job.
To accomplish their circuit-labeling project, Jesse and Anna used cell phones to talk back and forth between each other.
Speaker phone worked nicely.
Waiting...
Christopher worked quite awhile in the basement.
John has spent a lot of time over the last few days installing door handles.
Working under the sink (or maybe not quite under?!) ...
Sarah for the rest of the family
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.” (Colossians 3:22-23)
Two Years Ago (almost to the day)
Joseph and Dad measuring for the house! (Remember you can click on each picture we post to enlarge it.)
Wow, what a difference two years has made!
One Year Ago
Right before our conference in Perryton, Texas last February, the project was spraying the texture on the walls upstairs. It was a messy, tiring job!
Jesse and John mixing up the goo!
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Now, the house is almost done! We are possibly a month away from moving in . Here are some recent pictures.
It's amazing how often we need to call each other!
Dad has spent countless hours painting--and he still has more to go. Everyone chose their own room colors, and some had multiple to add variety, so it became quite complex .
The girls cleaned for awhile at the house today.
Mom and we girls brought fabric over to the new house, and starting setting up our little sewing area. A bonus in the new house is a sewing area!
Joseph is our master craftsman with an eye for detail and creativity. He designed our fireplace mantle, and he has spent many hours diligently working on it!
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain” (Psalms 127:1).
There are times when one has to go through some gyrations to get at some hard to reach spot to get the work done. (The picture was taken on a cell phone, due to the fact that another camera wasn't handy at the moment!)
“They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war…” (Joel 2:7)
I have to confess that I have had a poor attitude at times about winter weather. On days with bad weather I would often remark negatively to the family or in small talk with someone I would meet out around town.
The Lord has been convicting me of that and I’m so grateful that He has. He has convicted me of my sinful attitude about it. Isn’t God so merciful? He is the One Who created our world and its weather. In Genesis 8:22 we read, “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” The Lord was committing to Noah that He would not smite every living thing as He did in the flood again. When I read verse 22 it was a reminder that God gave us the cold and the heat. I was having a bad attitude about something that God designed.
So now as I experience our Kansas winter I’m thankful for it. If it is from my Lord, it is to be received with thanksgiving. I know that in Kansas we have four seasons, none of which are too long. Then during the winter we will have days where the temperature is in the 50’s and 60’s just like this week. In the heat of the summer, we will have refreshingly cool days come along that break up the warmer days.
Repentance is a good thing and if you ever hear me complain about the weather, a gentle admonition is in order and I will thank you. Our God is so good isn’t He?
“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.” Deuteronomy 26:11
Steve
Here are the doors made ready for me to paint them.
Joseph is installing the basement stairs.
Mary taking a break from cleaning the basement.
Christopher showing us his new way of carrying in doors.
John's way is more traditional.
Honey in her "work" attire.
Anna organizing our tool area.
Jesse working at organizing in the basement. It seems like it has been an endless job.
This past week has had it’s challenges in the house building relm. First, it started with the stairs. We won’t go into all the problems we had there.
Now things are going well on the stairs.
Working on the steps yesterday.
The boys' bedroom and the music room (which is currently taking up sweet Mom's living room!) will be upstairs.
Then, a leak was discovered yesterday in the finished living room ceiling. Sadly, a portion of the ceiling had to be removed so the leak could be found. When Dad came home tonight, and we girls brought up that we had heard about the ceiling, he responded with a cheerful attitude. Truly, Dad has learned to rest in the Lord, and with His help, the leak will be fixed, the ceiling patched, and we’ll be back on to progress. Sometimes there does have to be a few steps back, before more progress can happen .
Our living room ceiling. Hmmmm....
~Sarah
We are home safely after our quick weekend trip to Jefferson City, Missouri. The drive went smoothly, and before going to the church, we dropped off our bags at a cabin someone graciously let us stay in. After getting to the driveway for the cabin, it was determined that Uriah wouldn’t make it over the cattle guards, and since the family had offered to “ferry” (aka – drive their vehicles down to the cabin) us and our luggage down to the cabin, we went for that option.
Set up went quite smoothly, especially since it’s been several months since our last conference. It dawned on me Friday night that we have 7 weekend conferences right in a row—I knew our trip was 5 weeks and 16 stops (including Jefferson City), but I didn’t realize that translated into 7 weekends .
We had a delicious Mexican dinner provided for us before we started the conference Friday evening. Our music time went well—and we enjoyed sharing with those attending. Saturday went by quickly, and in between the sessions, we were each blessed by our conversations with other families. We found out that one family came all the way from Nebraska for the conference—they drove farther than we did!
Dad and Mom
Little ones always brighten the day. One young boy asked me how many miles we were going on this next trip, and I told him that it would be eight thousand (!!). A few minutes later, he was talking to John, and this four-year-old informed him that we would be going a quarter of the way across the world .
The little girl had showed Dad some pictures she had drawn. Dad was encouraging her to keep practicing, and he showed her the drawings from the Schools book.
Mom talking with a lady after a session.
We were grateful for the “loading out” help two families gave us, and we were on the road around 5 p.m., with a break outside of Columbia for dinner. It’s hard to believe Friday starts the beginning of the five week trip—we’re all excited and looking forward to what the Lord will do in these next weeks.
This is the newly added text on the back of Uriah!
We would appreciate prayer as we prepare for the big trip! More pictures coming on that this week!
The instruments were carried in Saturday evening, and here is a portion of them!
Only for Jesus,
Sarah for the rest
We wanted to post an update on the house work. Mom’s last post was about the tiling. After the tile was laid and then grouted, we had to scrape the extra grout up.
It was a hot Saturday (and the air conditioners hadn’t been installed yet).
We rented a floor buffer, and the boys took turns running it.
Dad has started the final coat of paint.
The same afternoon I was taking this picture, I wondered where John was. Dad told me to go to the window and look out, and I’d find him, and when I did, there he was, working on building a small retaining wall.
A big project this week was tiling the backsplash along the kitchen cabinets.
Hmmm... (Anyone notice where his pencil is?)
Working on that backsplash!
This morning, Mom and I worked on cleaning the windows in preparation for Dad painting them (and, by the way, Mom, Happy Birthday, only a few hours early (her birthday is Sunday)).
Mom cleaning a window
Working on cleaning windows!
The girls organized two sets of rolling shelves in the basement.
My Sisters - Anna and Mary
And for a few miscellaneous photos…
Honey sometimes gets thirsty at the new house.
Jesse cleaning off paint brushes
Joseph working with the backsplash in the bathroom
Thanks to Anna for picking out all the pictures .
Joyfully His,
Sarah
We praise the Lord for another week that Baby Max has not come. We are extremely grateful for the prayers: truly, our Heavenly Father is so gracious.
Joseph and John have been working hard to build the deck for the new house while the weather is cool. There definitely were some challenges they faced, but they persevered, and after a week and a half, the deck is in the final stages. The building inspector came out, and he was quite complimentary of their work.
As some may have heard, severe storms affected the Midwest Thursday evening. Around 1:45 a.m. Friday morning, we were awakened by and watched the violent downpour, ferocious wind, and constant lightning. We were surprised that the tornado sirens didn’t go off, since there were several tornados in north Kansas City.
May each of us look to our Lord Jesus this coming week and be filled with His joy. “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all” (2 Thessalonians 3:16).
Only for Jesus,
Sarah for the rest
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name” (Psalms 100:4).
Am I grateful for each precious minute the Lord gives me to be with my family member? I don’t know how long the Lord will give me with my family. Our little Susannah Joy was only with us for three short days in March. I think back to Melanie’s pregnancy, and how if we had known what was going to happen, it would have been very difficult to bear. Yet, we didn’t know ahead of time, and the Lord’s grace was sufficient and was given when we needed it. Our hearts are overflowing over the Lord’s gift of baby #2. We all have been extremely touched to read the many comments after Nathan’s blog post. We are ecstatic over the incredible blessing of this new little one.
We’re thankful for the nursing home church we have. Those precious people love us (not to mention how much we love them!) and pray for us when we’re gone on the road. Their delight when we arrive safely back is very evident. Sunday morning church is the highlight of some of the residents’ week. What a joy it is to be able to fellowship with these dear saints.
Part of Thanksgiving Day we spent joyfully working on the house together. The guys were finishing up some of the final small areas to sheetrock, while Dad and Jesse working on mudding, and Mom and I worked on clean up. We are thankful the Lord provided for the house and the ability for the Titus2 ministry to have more room.
As we enter into this Christmas season, my desire is that my focus would be on my Savior, the Redeemer of the World.
Only for Jesus,
Sarah
Mary, a wonderful helper !
Mom has diligently helped carry sheetrock scraps out from the different rooms to the garage. We’ll be taking the scraps to the dump!
Sheetrocking!
The great mudding pair!
I’ve helped also with cleanup and carrying sheetrock scraps.
I’m sorry it’s been a little while since we’ve posted; if you wonder what we’re up to, days can be summarized pretty quickly: new house work, school work, and normal work .
We weren’t going to do anymore concrete driveway pictures, as we had already posted quite a few, but yesterday’s was too good to pass up.
Kansas Version of Surfing – John is balancing on a “bull float” as he is being pushed out over quickly hardening cement. The weight of the float alone was not sufficient to smooth the cement out so some extra weight was needed. John never shys away from challenge.
Dad with one of the cement truck drivers, Brian.
The guys have been working to prepare the driveway for the cement pours. Autumn is quickly falling upon our town, and it’s important the concrete is done before it gets too cold. Plus, we can’t move into the house unless we have a driveway!
Anna captured this one: we’re not sure exactly what the boys were doing, except Anna saw Joseph hand John first a tape measure, and then a pencil.
Washin’ off those cement boots!
Hmmm. What are they doing in the picture above? Here’s the dilemma—a screeding rebar “pin” was sticking up, and it needed to be pounded down. The first idea for getting it pounded in: stretch a ladder across the entire driveway and send Jesse out with a hammer. Alas, the ladder wasn’t long enough to stretch all the way across.
The next idea was to use the same ladder and have it free-hanging over the middle, anchored and heavily weighted on one side. Unfortunately, it was 14 feet out to the middle. It took quite a bit of work to get the ladder in position and weighted down. Pulling off his boots, Jesse made ready for the job. He carefully crept out toward the end of the ladder. Dad told him to first touch the area where the pin was (to feel exactly where it was), and then he could pound it down with a hammer.
Congratulations, Jesse! You did it!
Two of the guys that were sitting on the end of the ladder.
Joseph and John made a great “finishing” cement team. They worked on grooving the cement, and even did a “broom” finish.
Jesse had all the come alongs lined up so that he could clean them off.
John, yesterday afternoon, as he took a small break from moving gravel.
Joyfully His,
Sarah
It was a perfect fall day. Today we were able to pour a cantilevered retaining wall that Joseph and John formed out and then the sidewalk to the house. Hopefully, on Thursday, we will begin pouring the driveway.
“Hit the ground, boys!” We thought of that caption after seeing this photo. In reality, the boys were working, and Dad had been directing the cement truck driver.
After the cement truck driver arrived, he asked John if he was the boss. John smiled, and said he was, and pointed over at Joseph saying, “And he’s the foreman,” and then over at Dad, “And he’s the owner.” Clever, John.
Another week of house work has ended. Most of the plumbing is done. This week John worked a lot on the gas line. I was called over yesterday to get some pictures of his work (I’m including one below).
(Jesse caulking.)
This morning, Dad and John put up the shutters; what a finishing touch it added to the outside. You might think the house looks ready to move in, but looks can be deceiving. The guys will be starting on wiring…
Chester continues to stick around. She’s always happy to see the family, and regardless of whether she has clean feet (John experienced the aftermath of Chester having fallen into a puddle), she’s ready to climb up you to see where those sunflower seeds are. I took a few pictures of her this afternoon. She’s definitely growing!
As a side encouragement to hand out tracts, I was at Home Depot today with John, Anna, and Mary. We girls were looking around while John found what he needed. I saw a lady sitting on some lawn furniture, obviously waiting. So, I found two tracts and brought them to her. She took them, and then a minute or two later, I walked by and saw she was reading one!
Only for Jesus,
Sarah
Dad and several of the children worked on copper for the new house today. Anna was Dad’s helper—getting him anything that he needed along with cleaning pipes, etc. Joseph and John worked with the plumbing too. Jesse was an “odds and end” man. When I came over to take some pictures late this afternoon, Jesse graciously helped me up to the house with using two boards; we stood on one, and he put the next one out for us to get on. It has rained quite a bit the last few days, which makes a mud mess in the yard and “driveway”. While I was in the house, Jesse contrived another way, scrap pieces of wood going down the “driveway”.
Dad has such an incredible spirit as he preserves and works through challenges on the house. It’s amazing how each step takes longer than you really think it would.
Joyfully His,
Sarah
Anna and Dad working together.
Anna cleaning a pipe.
Joseph working
The creative (and resourceful!) way Jesse designed to get down the “mud driveway.”