Addendum to yesterday's post....Spiritual Update!

So a lot has happened spiritually as well this past year!  My husband went to Warwick for a month in January/February working in electrical.  Then, we had the privilege of going back together for three weeks in April.  What a blessing it has been to be a part of this enormous project!  It has been humbling and faith strengthening to say the least!

We have met so many wonderful brothers and sisters from all over with similar stories of sacrifice and putting complete trust in Jehovah for all they have and are able to do!

We also had to make the difficult decision to leave ASL for the time being for our son.  We are now attending the Rosedale English Cong. and look forward to seeing our son grow spiritually there!

Here's a few pics from our last trip!

Next project..... Arizona Navajo RTO!!!! Can't wait!  So many more privileges in store! 

A lot of Change!

Recently I've had a few inquiries about our little place so I thought now was a good time to update the blog.  We've done a lot to it in the past year.  We built a pen and purchased a chicken coop and shed. 

The shed was a welcomed addition.  Now we have a place to house the bikes that were taking up so much space. 

We decided to raise a few chickens and now we get a little over a dozen eggs a day!  It's been really enjoyable watching them peck around the property and see the gifts they leave us every day!

Our son has outgrown the loft so we plan later to add height to the loft so he has a room.  Here's some pictures of the interior.

Until further improvements!  :)

Sorry for the absence in updates. Our spiritual life and goal have had us so busy, its been a whirlwind.
Since our last update we have:

Become extremely active in our local RBC and Alan has turned in our applications to help at Warwick, NY - New World, Headquarters Project. We have interviewed with our local construction group and we hope to get called to assist.

Both Alan and I have started Regular pioneering! We're SO EXCITED! Being in the Sign Language field, there are just too may opportunities to not participate fully in the Pioneer Ministry.

We have started a little hobby farm. We have a nice Garden, Pigs, Chickens and the Orchard is under construction now. Definitely could supplement our cash flow  if we maintain a simple life.

Here are our Chicken & Pig cams!

PIG CAM:

CHICKEN CAM:

Be back soon!

Kinley

Shower Glass

We were able to get our shower glass in a couple weeks ago thanks again to GH Slack and Son!! Beautiful work! We now have our dream shower!!!

Really, only a few odd and end things left to do on the cabin and we can call it officially complete. We are really enjoying it and feel like we really planned it out well and are able to function nicely.

The King's Throne Has Arrived

This past weekend we got a lot of little things done and a couple huge ones. We installed our microwave and the storage door. Right now the storage door is just nailed up there but we plan to put hinges and a handle on it. But for now we just wanted to get it covered.

Most importantly, though, we installed our new composting toilet!!! No more goin in a bucket and hauling off the stuff we can now sit high and comfortably on this "throne" that churns and burns everything and turns it into compost. We saved a lot from putting in sewage and quite a bit from the smaller and probably cuter toilet but with feet dangling, I'm now a happier camper! They say this compost grows the biggest and best tasting produce so if any of you are interested in my first crop of tomatoes put your order in now!!! Haha just kidding! ;)

Still waiting on our hot water because we are installing a propane tank and its pricey.

Also finally got the rest of my headboard completed. Can't wait to receive the quilt my aunt in Oklahoma is making me!

And so today I officially break in the kitchen with my first actual meal! Still no stove but thanks to my anniversary gift from my grandma I can make a tasty roast in my crock pot.

Off to prepare for our meeting tonight. Until next time! ;)

Countertops Installed, Sinks and faucets.

Thanks to our friends Elon and Lindsay Floyd with A Stroke of Genius for my beautiful custom concrete countertops! They really pulled through for us and made perfect timing! Check their web site out! They do all kinds of cool stuff!

http://asofg.com/

And we also now have running water. Cold water but its clean and I can now wash and put away the few dishes I've saved. Never thought I would enjoy washing dishes as much as I did. Haha. I'm sure I will be saying otherwise in a few months from now. We opted out of having a dishwasher so we could have more storage.

Thanks also to Mike "The Honest Plumber" for all of our plumbing!

(661)392-1455

Notice too my awesome mirror! I found this drift wood tray at Home Goods a year ago and had a mirror cut to size. Then my dad glued it to the tray. I LOVE IT!!!!

We've ordered our composting toilet & microwave/hood so hopefully those will be installed soon! But I am happy to be using a bucket and taking some cold showers to have the peacefulness of this little place!

Next in line to is ordering the propane hook up, stove and closets. Then we should be able to focus on the exterior.

Life is great for the three bears!