Concrete!!!!

Amidst our Valentine's Partying, we got a huge treat at the Gibson house....Concrete!!!

Now you are probably thinking, is she crazy for blogging about concrete?!  I may be:) but we have been waiting for this day for 2 and a half years!  Living in mud is no fun.

The beginning stages...
Our "garage."  Hopefully one day soon, it will actually be a real garage.  You know, with a roof and all.
The kids were pretty excited about the action
First pour

Hmmm, should have loaded this at the end.  But, the girls get their first chance ever to ride their bikes at their own house!!
Go Gracie!
The final product!
We are totally loving it.  We have a little more to do, the back part, behind the house has a sidewalk that will lead to a patio.  The electricians have to bury our power lines though before we can finish it.

Thank you to all our buds who have had to drudge through the mud just to hang out with us!  We hope you enjoy coming over mud free:)  Well, at least in the driveway.  We still have much work to do in the yard.  But that starts tomorrow!

We are still alive!

We are still alive here!  Just been busy moving our friends in:) Yipee:)  The Balts and the Hollemans moved in on Saturday.  Thank you Lord!

And I did make it to the Memorial Service for the Roe v. Wade Anniversary.  It was moving.

This is a picture of a statue at the corner of Trade and Tryon, where the service was held.

These pictures haven't been edited, so they aren't cropped well, but there were several of these signs that showed babies who have been saved from abortion through faithful pro life workers who are out at the clinics standing in the gap.
This sweet girl went to the clinic for an abortion a few weeks ago but God had another thing in store for her!!  She met Flip there, the guy beside her, and he shared the love of Christ with her and her baby was saved!  She came and shared her testimony.
Here is Flip, founder of Operation Save America, envisioning us.

 After the service, several of the people who were there walked a few blocks over to where Planned Parenthood was holding a luncheon to celebrate all the babies they have murdered.  Did you hear me, they were celebrating!  Disgusting!

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One last thing....I would really appreciate your prayers for my migraines.  Since I am pregnant, I can't take my normal meds.  So my migraines are lasting for 48 hours.  And I am in bed for all 48 of them.  As you can imagine, that's a chunk of life that I am missing in action. A HUGE thank you to my mom and sisters who have taken the girls EVERY time!  Literally, Jeremy drops them off one day and goes back to get them 2 days later.  I can't thank you guys enough.

I am supposed to see a neurologist soon.  My Ob is working on a referral for me.  Although, I don't know what else they can do.  They have tried Percocet and Vicodin, but neither touch it.  In case you are wondering, I can't take my Imitrex because it's a vasoconstrictor which would hinder the blood supply going to the baby.

Thank you all for caring for me.  For your prayers and your constant concern for me and my family.

More soon:)

What a Day!

Update****- Well, the inspection office is closed today.  So, no COs:(  Really this is par for the course for what we have been through.  God is still good and He is still in control.  We will get the COs in his perfect timing and not a moment sooner.

  If we needed a miracle before, we really need one now.  Hopefully they will inspect tomorrow.  They will probably fail and be reinspected hopefully on Friday.  BUT that means it would have to work just beautifully so that the heat and electricity can be turned on before businesses leave for the weekend.  Oh we are close, so close.

It's be so fun teaching Gracie about the inauguration today.  We have a book about the presidents and we went through it and talked about the huge job of the president.  And that God ordains them.  Then to be able to go and watch what you read about-awesome!

What a BIG day today is!  I am currently glued to the TV watching the inauguration coverage.  What a piece of history.

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Then there is the snow.  Hmmmm, a slight little dusting.  But it is still snowing at my house so at least we get to enjoy it falling:)  It is beautiful.

Actually it is a blessing that we didn't get the 2-4 inches of snow.  It's a big day around here too.  Today we are getting the CO (certificate of occupancy) inspections on the houses.  It would be a complete miracle for them to pass today, they never pass them the first time.  But we are hopeful they will pass by this weekend so our friends can move in!  Pray for all of us.  We sure would appreciate it.  We have two families to move in this weekend, Lord willing.

Well, I am off to my OB appointment.  Then back home to watch the snow and the inauguration and pray for these houses to get done.

It's a big day indeed.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Hooray!! We have approval for our land finally! It has taken us two years from the desire to purchase the land to now having approval to build on it. So it has been a loooooong process. Can you tell that God has been teaching me much about patience the past few years? Really this land is a gift from the Lord. We desired to purchase it two years ago. We went back and forth with realtors and the family and couldn't come to an agreement. Then one day Jeremy drove by and noticed the for sale sign was not in the yard.We didn't know what happened so he stopped by and talked to the owner. He ended up having a nice long conversation with him and finding out he was a believer. They prayed together and Jeremy came home. A few weeks later he called Mr Lienghot to see how he was doing. Mr Lienghot asked if we were still interested in the land. And we said yes. A few weeks later we met with him and his wife and came to an agreement. We purchased it last August, after selling our house. God was soooo good. Then we moved in, in November. Since then we have been working on having the land rezoned and getting approval from the town for all kinds of things. It has taken way longer than we expected, but it is God's time we are on, right? So today, we got our last stamp of approval! We still have some work to do before the houses go up but we are much closer! Jeremy has a vision for a community where we all love and serve God while raising our families for His glory. We are really looking forward to seeing this become a reality. Please pray for us if you think about it. Jeremy is doing an incredible amount of work on top of his fulltime job to see this come to fruition. I am so grateful for Him and the heart God has given him for others:) So here is our beautiful land. It will be more beautiful when it is filled with families who are working together with us for the Lord!

There will be more posts on the land...