A Leap of Faith

Kurt and I started this 2012 year knowing that we were going to exercise faith concerning our living situation. For quite some time we have wanted more land for our children so we could give them the opportunity to work.

Many months ago we found a super fixer upper. We call it the toilet house. There is randomly a toilet outside on the back porch and so it has been dubbed the toilet house {that is how we pray for it too.} It needed SO much work but Kurt and I could see the vision of what it could become. It is a beautiful 33 acres on top of a hill with a home, shed, barn with shop and live in quarters and an animal barn. It seemed perfect {besides the fact that it is a dump.} So we told Heavenly Father that if this place came available we could act on it.

Monday we officially closed and we are now the proud owners for the toilet house.

Our current home has not yet sold. We are acting on faith. But in the mean time I have fallen in love with our toilet house. I love the view. I love going out there every day to work with my family. It is exciting and amazing to put hard work into something and to SEE a change.

The house needs some work before we can move in. {In this order: repair roof, repair tape and texture from leaking roof, all new paint, all new floors.} Tuesday they will start on the roof so it will begin! My goal is to move in before school starts.

I am documenting lots of before & after pictures. Hopefully you will enjoy our journey and catch the vision of our toilet house too.

 The before picture of the manufactured home {its actually a triple wide.} We already have a new window in the living room. :)

THE toilet. It has become a term of endearment {for at least Emma and I.} We are going to put it down by the animal barn and plant flowers in it. We've even found a gnome for it. ;) haha