It's leveled!

Good news. The contractor managed to get our house leveled this week! We are so happy to have that part finished. He also figured out why there was water under the house. Apparently, the house next door is rented out to a bunch of young girls, and one of them ran over the sprinkler head. So, every morning the water has been flowing in a steady stream onto our property, down the slope and under the house. So, he fixed the sprinkler head and figures that once everything dries up he might have to come out and do a few minor adjustments to the house, but that's it.

So, our next project is the windows.

We thought that the heater was broken, but apparently it's just that the gas is turned off to the house, so we might be able to save a penny or two there. We'll find out when we get to C.S. whether we'll have to replace it. The funny thing is that we could probably heat the house with a couple of space heaters which is what we were planning to do once we go there. If the heater is in good working condition we'll probably just go with window A.C. for a while so that we have enough money to fix the bathroom.

D-day is approaching, and we can tell that the Lord is preparing us for the move. Our hearts are ready, and Lord willing so will our bodies and minds. We pray nightly for our girls that they would have a smooth transition, and that they would be able to find good friends very quickly. We are also praying for a church and friends for ourselves as well. We hope that God finds that it would be good for us to have these things, and that He would give them to us.

Advent begins on Monday, and we've decided to use the Sermon on the Mount as our guide this year. We think that it is instructive to us on how to live and serve God and thought that you all might find it interesting as we make our way through chapters 5, 6 and 7 during the Christmas season.