Originally posted May 4, 2023
The weekends we spend working on our new home seem to fly by, and despite the hard work we put in, I always find myself wanting to stay and do more. I have found more energy and renewal of spirit from our time spent there than I think I ever will at the daily grind of city life.
This past weekend was no exception. Our goal was to tidy up some details prior to tackling the second story and ceiling framing. Arriving the afternoon of Friday, we knocked out some of the smaller projects. My lovely wife worked at installing the rest of the dowels that would conceal the screws holding our loft floor together, and I made some modifications to my miter saw setup, so it would be more accurate and useful. As it was previously mounted on a moveable pedestal, I mounted it to the wall, and anchored a fence to the counter next to it, so that a stop block could be clamped in place for repeated, identical cuts. Not wanting to waste the box that it had been originally mounted on, I cut that in half and mounted some shelves inside it for organization. All in all, I was quite pleased with the new setup.
The next morning, I found myself awake before the sun was up, and unable to resume my slumber. My mind was hard at work, and refused to turn off. I was working through all the steps ahead of me, over and over again, until I felt the spark of inspiration that I was on the correct path.
One thing I have learned is that GOD speaks to us all the time. The difficulty is that it is in ways that we are not prone to recognize. Inspiration is one of many I’ve learned to listen to, and the more you pay attention, the more you are rewarded.
Once we got to work, the day’s task was tying up some loose ends from the previous work, and framing the two remaining downstairs walls. Aside from the occasional hiccup, everything fell into place nicely. The only thing we are holding off on framing is the front wall, until the roll up door can be removed.
Sunday I found myself in the same state, awake before dawn, and thinking about how to achieve the certain look we want from our main ceiling. All at once, the framing was laid out for me, clear as day. I had been mulling over that aspect for weeks now, and kept running into dead ends about the feasibility of each idea I previously had. Now I knew for certain exactly how to proceed, and that it would indeed work. As always, I am forever humbled by how He has chosen to bless us.
After some breakfast, and helping Mom with some minor issues, we spent the rest of Sunday cleaning up from the weekend’s work, organizing the workshop, and building a new set of deck boards for the scaffold, so that we can safely work on the upstairs and ceiling.
Heading back to our temporary city home was bittersweet, but the knowledge that we will be back soon for more leaves us very excited for the future.
May GOD bless you all, and thanks for reading!
FXT LEATHER 