Day at The Barn

Wow, it has sure been a while since I’ve blogged! The past couple weeks have been busy, I guess. Not with anything really unusual, just with everyday life and trying to keep up with the kiddos. :) The summer is almost gone and I don’t know where it went!!

Today was Jim’s last day at The Barn. After working on it off and on for over a year, it is completely finished!!! It is just beautiful and I am so proud of my talented hubby for all the hard work he did to build it. Here are a couple pictures of it that I took today:


Now that the barn is done, we are praying about the next job. Jim has a small project or two to do for other people, but that’s all. We are praying about various possibilities of other “regular” jobs (vs. being self-employed). Jim will be submitting a resume for one job that he heard about, and we’ll see what happens with that. We are praying for God to open and close doors as He wills, and obviously just that Jim will have a steady source of income, whether in business for himself or someone else. We know God will provide!

Jim took Sam to the barn with him this morning, and the other kids and I drove over there around lunchtime. We had a fun picnic in the shade of an apple tree. Then after Jim cleaned up and loaded the truck, we were able to take a little drive up a small mountain nearby. We could look down on the barn and the pretty little valley that it sits in. It was a quiet, relaxing, and lovely place to be, and I really enjoyed it! We took advantage of the scenery and got a few family pictures and they all came out fairly well for a change! These were actually the first family pictures we’ve taken since we had Josiah!



And here are a few other random pictures from today: