Justice, Ravioli, Chores, & Peace....

Okay, I know the title is wierd, but those were the thoughts I had.
Seeing God's justice has been on our minds. check out bound4life.com. We have been praying for God to end abortion and establish righteousness and justice in our Florida Supreme Court and in the US Supreme Court. We have also been praying for God to awaken the churches to the issue of LIFE.
We had ravioli on Monday night for family dinner. It was good! :) We also had salad and bread. The rolls seem to fly off the plate. They are the frozen kind you stick in the oven.
We assign chores now, and it has been great. The house has been staying pretty clean! :) Which is a great task when there are 7 people in the house.
In the midst of changes and stuff going on, God has given peace. I trust what the Lord has spoken and I will pray until I see it through. I refuse to give up or get discouraged when there is a bump in the road. I will simply pray harder and keep going. I know what we are called to do.

Please continue to pray for us. I know they are working. God is always all that we need.

Prayer

Please keep us in your prayers. The past week has been a rocky one. Please pray for a covering over all those involved with the house and pray that God gives us wisdom and understanding.

Be careful when you pray for the Father's heart. You just may get your prayer answered and you will feel the love, pain, and brokenness that He has for us.
He is still faithful and still on the throne.

Love you guys...

-mv

Family Dinners and Floors

Simple House is going great!
We officially have ALL of our floors done! YAY!!!!!!!
It looks amazing, and it feels like a real home! We have started moving all the furniture to its rightful place.

We still need to finish some walls and paint the common areas, but praise God! We are so close to being "mostly done."
:)

We also have started having family dinners. They are a blast. It is so much fun to get everyone together after our crazy schedules, to just sit down and enjoy good food and fellowship. I made chicken and rice casserole (recipe from my grandmother) and chili at different points this week. Cooking for 10-12 is always fun! :)

Thank you so much for all the prayers. I don't know how we would be making it otherwise. God is so awesome! We also had someone give us a couch, loveseat and desk! What a blessing!! God is good.

FLOORS!!!!!

It is official. We now have floors! Wow. I bet none of you ever thanked God for carpet as your feet hit the floor in the morning, but yesterday, I certainly did. :)
They are finishing installing the carpet today, and our wood floors are almost complete. The tile is already done. The Lord is so faithful. And wow~ it is great to have floors.

Simple House is going great with 8 people now in the house. It is always an adventure. Right now, it is mostly working on the house, but I am looking forward to the day when we can kick back, and read/pray/study. :) yay!

I am constantly having flashbacks whenever I am standing in a room in the house back to when Adam and I first looked at the house. I see what it is now, and I remember what it was. God is amazing. He does the same for our lives. He makes it all new. We can look back and remember what we were and what He has now made us. The mercy of God. It reminds me of the line from a Misty Edwards song, "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, You make all things new, All things new..."