Kitchen remodel starts tomorrow!

Since the fist time we walked in our house as first-time home buyers in October 2008 we thought, "This house would be really great if it weren't for that terrible kitchen." There was no dishwasher, (which my loving husband eventually became), fake brick linoleum floor (the pine underneath will soon be exposed), about 8 square feet of counter space and the widest, shallowest sink I'd ever seen. Six weeks later we bought the house anyways, crammed our wonderful wedding dishes and gadgets into those few cabinets and made the most of it. Ever since then I have lost dozens of hours of sleep thinking of how I'd like to make it more functional and attractive. If you had told me back then that I would have had to live in it for 2.75 years before it could be remodeled I might have suggested we buy a different house. However, most days I have been content with it so much so that it could only be from the Holy Spirit. I would be lying if I said I felt that way EVERY day though:)

So tomorrow is the day that our patience begins to pay off. After tons of saving, planning, talking to dozens of contractors, designers, structural engineers and architects we are ready to begin. Heading up our project is a lifelong friend of Cameron and builder, Tee. It should be quite exciting and we'd love for you to take this journey us. We'll need your prayers while living in chaos for a month with our energetic 1 year old and 2 dogs that will have to be indoors so that contractors can come and go through the back.

Lastly, I felt Dr. Youssef speaking directly to me today as he reminded us of how Jesus never had a home or a definite place to lay His head down at night. Most nights He ended up sleeping under the stars. Here I am in a tizzy because 2 rooms of my home will be in disarray for a month. How blessed we truly are. Pray for us (especially me) not to worship "comfortable" during this time but to be filled with thankfulness for our beautiful home and the means to remodel this space to better serve our family's needs.

I plan to update you on an almost daily basis. Below are a few before pictures. Let the demo begin!!

Love, Katie