Exhausted!

That is what I am, BUT the rental house no longer looks like a cyclone struck it. :-) My OCD tendencies kicked into very high gear after everyone else was in bed and everything is fairly in order now. Hallelujah!!! It drives me bonkers to have clutter everywhere and not know where things are.

Met with the insurance adjuster yesterday. Positive experience! He is supposed to be getting us the "large loss packet" this week. Sounds a bit ominous to me, but we'll just wade through it one form at a time.

Also met with our builder yesterday. He was to meet with the log manufacturer this morning to get some drawings going for blueprints. If everything goes well, we should be able to start the new house in about 3 weeks. Yay!!!

We continue to be astounded by the lavish blessings being poured out on us. In many ways, this fire has really been a gift to us. Just tonight, the youth group from Crossroads Church came and sorted clothes for hours. What a HUGE blessing!!!

Talked with our older daughter tonight. She's back on campus to finish out the semester. As we talked, she shared that people continue to ask her how she can have such peace & be OK in the midst of this. She replied that it is only through Jesus that this kind of peace is possible. How true!!! Both of us feel like we are done crying and are ready to move on in this new adventure. I'm sure there will be many more times where a particular memory will bring tears again, but today we've reached another milestone in the process of grief.

Will try tomorrow afternoon to begin to write the story of what took place beginning on March 10th.

Psalm 116:12 "How can I repay the Lord for all His goodness to me?"

By His grace,

Chris