LIENS AND LAWYERS UPDATE    

Let me tell what GOD has done with this house. It’s a place where he keeps on giving.

It starts some years later when a fellow contractor calls wanting some help with trimwork on finishing and addition.I agree and it ends up being the house from which I was released. I say, I know this house.  New owners have  added an addition and I am back working on it. I started calling it the “redemption house”as it continued to be transformed.

Up next.

Some more years later an architect friend calls about a bathroom remodel for his client. Of course I am interested in new work and it ends up being this some house with a new owner. We completed the remodel and established a very good rapport with the client

Now with a new master bathroom, the house needs an update.  We completely remodeled the whole house.  Re-doing what we did originally, remodeling the rest of the baths, kitchen, and adding more space for a master bedroom upstairs adjacent to the previous addition.  We also remodeled the pool and dock area.

One more small addition and the house is finished but the owner is not. That is the rest of the story.

 BLUE OLDS INSIGHT

This is one of my favorite GOD stories. Trusting in laying of hands on a car will get you going.  Come to find out the car had a weak oil pump.  When the oil got hot and thin after hours of driving, the oil pump could not pickup the oil and push it through the motor.  The nieces and nephews drove that car all over their place. Just not more than about 4 hours.

I am pretty sure some time in there I had been asking God for a new car. The car for van swap was an answer to prayer, but not quite.  A few years later Debi’s parents blessed us with a brand new van.  God IS Faithful

 My how time flies.  Once was young but now am older. Going to search my faulty data base and give some updated. 

I’ll be back

John

 Well, Hello Strangers,

 (said in my best John Wayne vernacular)

Another 4 years without a word from anyone. Where have we all been? Surely we have stories to tell about God’s faithfulness?

I’m studying the book of Joshua with the Thursday morning women’s group at Rio, and one of the questions in the study guide this week was this: “What milestone in your past serves as a reminder to you that God is mighty to do what He has promised?” I immediately thought of our old, dusty Trust Tales blog, and out of curiosity, came looking for it. Can’t believe it’s still here. 

I have to admit, the last couple of years have, at times, found me doubting. It’s so easy to lose sight of Who God says He is and promises to be—to focus on the “hard” things that seem to never change and believe the lies. I’ve needed encouragement to trust God to write my story, with all its plot twists, and believe it’s a happy ending.

What a great place to share and be reminded that He is always at work and longs to “show Himself strong” on our behalf—that He is for us—and worthy of our trust.

Anyone else interested in reviving the dry Trust Tale bones?

Let’s go!

 It’s been a looooong time, but you’re still here, little blog. Kind of reminds me that “HE is faithful, even when we are not.”

Blown Away

     Just thought I would make some ( at least one) spiritual parallels about Hurricane Matthew.
     Lets start with his name which means " the gift of God".  Now I am not sure how hurricanes can be a gift but any storm that threatens and stays away is a "gift" for me.  As far as I could tell, early Thursday morning we were going to get whacked.
     Then there's the "hand of God", but in this case I would say "arm".  At the last minute the storm "wiggled" and pushed out to sea about 20 miles, enough to miss us.  This I call an answer to prayer, even though hurricane damage produces a lot of work, it is not the kind of work I particularly enjoy.
     And then there is the "letdown", all the work and preparation and nothing happened.   For this I am GRATEFUL.  We think we are ready, but when the storm comes something usually breaks down.  The Lord says: be prepared, do the things you know you have to do, step into the water, beat your clay pots, get thrown into the lions den, face the fiery furnace, put others before yourself, toss your net on the other side and let the Lord do the rest
     Grace and Peace to those who were hit, hopefully there is a different kind of blessing for them

Been Awhile

Welcome back it been a while. Knew you were here but out in the "cloud " somewhere.  Maybe 5 years.  Faith has not wavered, but things have changed quite a bit.  Kids grow to adults, addition of son in law and grand kids (4 more).  Loss of  father in law and closing of the lives of other family and "old" friends.  Fessin' up to being old and not as young as I used to be.  I am sure stuff  happened that Iand yall will remember.  Feeling blessed that we were brought thru a prolonged recession and looking out front for what may be next. My how the time flies