Building Resumes On...

I have new pictures to post as soon as I get them off my camera. Of what? A new workshop/office under construction!

"Wait a minute... what happened to your house? Did you finish it and not let your readers know?"

No, I wouldn't do that to you. But yes, we are building a workshop/office on the property. Let me back up.

At the beginning of the last work season, Jim partnered with my dad and turned my dad's roofing business into a new business with Jim, so Jim went from being Dad's worker to being his co-owner.

This has been a huge change we've been riding out quietly the past eighteen months to see how things go so we know what to expect for wintertimes when there is no work and we have to live off what we made the rest of the year, where formerly we lived on unemployment out of necessity. It's a nice change, but full of uncertainty. And trusting God. And so far, it's working.

At the end of this year, my dad retires and Jim assumes full responsibility for the business that previously ran from my dad's home. This year, the phone transfered to our home and Jim's been working in a 2 x 4 foot section in our bedroom. He needs a workshop/office to keep things more organized and to house the equipment, like the metal brake, that will be moving here soon.

And so, we're building a workshop/office down our driveway near the old llama pen that now houses slate and other roofing material. And thankfully, it's paid for with business money, not loans.

This is one of the final steps required for us to resume construction on our home, for once the business is secure, we can begin again to build. And that's very good news. We can now see the light at the end of the tunnel (pardon the cliche).

Sometimes it takes an enormous amount of time and patience to accomplish things, and this is surely the case here. We've done what is right for us, and even though we've endured trying times and public scrutiny, I have no regrets. When we're all the way through, we will have gained more than just a new home. And the sense of accomplishment and gratitude to God will be huge.

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