Spring is finally here!!!! We have so many exciting things going on in our life that I've struggled to find the time to sit down and write! With 16 school days left, my planner looks like a coloring book, and I can't decide if I want to cheer or cry. What a fantastic first year it's been! Besides school coming to an end, the change that spring has brought this year simply puts a pep in my walk and a grin on my face. This song certainly helps… : )
Here are a few of the exciting things that have been happening lately:
Our sweet nephew, Max, was born on April 17th, and we can't get enough of him. We got to go down to Iowa and meet the little guy this weekend, and it was such a perfect time. Lucky for us, our brother and sister keep us updated with daily photo streams of our sweet Max!
Along with the arrival of our first nephew, we have some more exciting news to share…
I am going to Africa at the end of May! (this will be a whole post in itself sometime soon!) I will be traveling on a short-term missions trip to Rwanda from May 27th through June 9th with the most amazing team ever! God has blessed each of us with this opportunity to partner with New Mercies Ministries (www.newmercies.org) and the local Rwandan partners at Faith Victory Association (http://faith-victory.org) to serve the community of Kigali. Please pray for the preparation of our trip and the people of Rwanda. I will give more details in my next post!
So, not only have we welcomed our first nephew into the world, and not only am I preparing for a trip of a lifetime, but we have officially closed on our first home this week!
If you've been reading along with our blog this year, one of our goals was to save up for a down payment for our first home. Kevin marked off a mason jar with price check-points, and we filled it with sugar as we saved… We didn't quite make the 20% mark to nix the mortgage insurance, but you better believe Kev has been crunching numbers trying to figure out the fastest way to get rid of it!
We have been praying for our first home for a long time, and we know that God has blessed us with this home for a reason. We cannot wait to get moved in and actually live in a HOUSE, but there are many things that we are planning to do before we actually live in our house. In fact, if you haven't picked up on the context clues I've been dropping over the past few months, we have slowly accumulated a plethora of amenities to add to our new home, and now it's finally time to add them!!!
…but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord
-Joshua 24:15
A few things about our home. We absolutely love the neighborhood it's located in. The yard is huge and fenced in (so much room for activities and fires!); however, the fence needs a little love. We love that the house has a lot of potential and room to make it our own. Kevin loves this challenging aspect and is eager to start projects and fix things. We also love the high ceilings and open floor plan the multi-level offers us. The house has four bedrooms (although two are smaller) and two baths. The lowest level is perfect for a ping-pong table and DDR, so get your game face on and come visit us!!!
Thankfully the snow is now melted, the sun is out, and our grass is turning green!!
Our Home:
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| We are excited to put rocking chairs on our front porch! |
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| From the living room looking toward the kitchen. |
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| Master (left), Bedroom (right), Bath (right) |
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| Lowest Level (stained concrete) & Utility Room |
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| Downstairs Bathroom & Upstairs Bathroom |
please excuse the poor picture quality taken with my phone
(the bedrooms are not pictured--more to come!)
There are a lot of projects that we are excited to get started on… In fact, we've already begun!
More updates will be coming very soon with the rest of our life and our house. We are so excited to serve the Lord with this house, and we cannot wait to make this house a home!
We're ready to tear things up!
but first….
let me take a selfie.
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