Being invited to stay in the basement of someone else's home is no small undertaking, especially when they offer a mostly unfinished basement as a work in progress for you. We are so grateful for such an opportunity! Imagine that!!! Not only a place to live, but you get to 'build it to suit' while the owner pays for all the supplies!
It makes me think of our heavenly Father and His generous gifts to us. He often gives us everything we need to accomplish something, but we just have to be obedient in using what He has provided. Sometimes, He doesn't even specify the plans so closely that we can't 'make them our own.' He tenderly cares for His own and allows our freedom of choice at the same time. How grateful we are for such 'opportunities' and His outpouring of love.
Many people have shared furniture or doors and more ... even a dishwasher! Most of the pieces are here. Now just to get all the pieces together in all the right places.
Bob has been busy, along with his brother and father, framing up all the rooms downstairs as well as running electrical wire and more. It wouldn't be fair if I didn't also tell you that he has also been moving STUFF (yes, our stuff) from here to there and there to here ... but he also almost has the store room ready to shelves built for that stuff.
In the meantime, we have been graciously received in the spare bedrooms and den upstairs. No one could ask for a better host and hostess to make us feel at home. We were beginning to feel a bit 'homeless' after having been on the road for more than five weeks right after leaving such a great place (Dufur), so it is such a blessing to have been received so freely. (and they have a swimming pool, too!) Thank You, Lord, for Your awesome provision!!!