Second floor

In the Bible Job says, "That thing I feared the most has come upon me." I feel a little bit that way right now. My biggest concern about starting a blog was that there would be times when the work load or travel was such that I would not be able to remain current. Here it is Friday; I let two days go by! I will certainly strive to keep that from happening.

Yesterday we were out to Restoration Ranch and the construction site again. Because of the string of storms and tropical waves we've been having, the septic tank and septic tank hole are still full of water. The tank does look to have settled down some though. In the meantime work has begun on the second floor of this first home for children! It's exciting to see those walls going up. They may be going up a little slower because of all the rain, but up they are going.


We had originally planned to work on finishing out the inside of the first floor instead of proceeding with the second floor, but two things have motivated us to alter that a bit. One of those things is the constantly increasing cost of building materials. In one day last week cement went up by 17%! Rebar has doubled since we first started construction earlier this year, and builders are telling us this is just the beginning. Economical wisdom requires us to take advantage of the prices we have now before they climb even higher. The other factor is that we have seen how much water enters into the first floor with the second in its current state. We have always asked the Lord to guide each step of this project He has given us to do, and we certainly are thankful that He is doing so!