It has been a while since I've updated due to the craziness of our lives.
Recently we painted our dining room, office, and family room. The combination of paint and the beginnings of base boards completely transform the rooms! It is looking more homey at the completion of every project.
We have been chopping up the wood from the tree that fell in Tropical Storm Fay, and have had fires going in our fire place. Fun!
The weather is getting colder, and the holidays are bringing more busyness... but we are excited about decorating for Christmas!
If you haven't checked out the Live 24-7 prayer room at IHOP.org, please check it out! We love having IHOP-KC on at the house.
We love you all. Keep us in your prayers. Family dinners are still going good. Everyone stays busy with the Kingdom of God, but we have managed to build a community of God-Chasers striving for unity, purity, and ministry.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Churches and Elections
One thing that has been on the hearts of those at Simple House is praying for the elections that are just 3 weeks away. We have been part of a movement called "Facedown 40." It is 40 days of prayer and fasting for the elections. Justice House of Prayer, International House of Prayer, The Call, and IHOP Tallahassee are just a few organizations who are participating.
I challenge you all to pray that God will have mercy on our nation and that we will elect a Pro-Life, righteous President! Pray like your life and your children's lives depend on it. Because they do.
Also, pray that God will awaken churches to stand for LIFE, JUSTICE , and RIGHTEOUSNESS.
So many churches are sitting around scared to come against unrighteousness. If we do not do it, who will???? Take a stand and pray. Act, Vote, Obey, Pray.
Simple House is going well. We still LOVE our floors. Family Dinners are going well. Chores are going pretty well when they get done. :)
Adam and I looked pretty funny this past week buying 2 grocery carts full of groceries and paper products at Sam's Club. But it takes a lot of food to feed 7 grown people.
Love you all. Thank you for the prayers.
I challenge you all to pray that God will have mercy on our nation and that we will elect a Pro-Life, righteous President! Pray like your life and your children's lives depend on it. Because they do.
Also, pray that God will awaken churches to stand for LIFE, JUSTICE , and RIGHTEOUSNESS.
So many churches are sitting around scared to come against unrighteousness. If we do not do it, who will???? Take a stand and pray. Act, Vote, Obey, Pray.
Simple House is going well. We still LOVE our floors. Family Dinners are going well. Chores are going pretty well when they get done. :)
Adam and I looked pretty funny this past week buying 2 grocery carts full of groceries and paper products at Sam's Club. But it takes a lot of food to feed 7 grown people.
Love you all. Thank you for the prayers.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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
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
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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..."
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..."
Sunday, August 24, 2008
A Quick Update
Just to give a quick update.
Simple House was probably in one of the worst parts of town that Tropical Storm Fay hit.
We lost electricity (but bought a generator), therefore our water pump didn't work (because it ran on electricity). But we survived. Our field that used to be a pond years ago totally filled up!!! It actually filled up so much that we were concerned about it coming up to the house. But it stopped a few yards before the house. A couple of us washed our hair outside in the rain. It was freezing but fun! A tree fell on our dirt road blocking us in, but some help came to help us cut some of it down, giving us a way to get out. Saturday was filled with digging trenches, cutting up a tree, pumping water out of our basement, washing hair in the rain, using a generator to make baked spaghetti, and trying to keep from being bored.
So in conclusion, we have conquered Tropical Storm Fay. However, we still don't have electricity. It was fine when it was raining, but it is beginning to get hot! But we rejoice in all situations. :)
Simple House was probably in one of the worst parts of town that Tropical Storm Fay hit.
We lost electricity (but bought a generator), therefore our water pump didn't work (because it ran on electricity). But we survived. Our field that used to be a pond years ago totally filled up!!! It actually filled up so much that we were concerned about it coming up to the house. But it stopped a few yards before the house. A couple of us washed our hair outside in the rain. It was freezing but fun! A tree fell on our dirt road blocking us in, but some help came to help us cut some of it down, giving us a way to get out. Saturday was filled with digging trenches, cutting up a tree, pumping water out of our basement, washing hair in the rain, using a generator to make baked spaghetti, and trying to keep from being bored.
So in conclusion, we have conquered Tropical Storm Fay. However, we still don't have electricity. It was fine when it was raining, but it is beginning to get hot! But we rejoice in all situations. :)
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