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Well we’re moving right along and like i’ve said, i am having a blast doing this stuff.  We have everything decked and turns out i bought about 6 or 7 sheets of plywood too many.  We got our stairwell celling up, the angle was tricky and we didn’t have to buy any more lumber for it.  Now we are close to 90% done with framing, thank you Conway!

up the stairs

New and final storage room

forts and secrets rooms a plenty

current "storage room"

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down the stairs

I would say that i’m a logical person.  Some say they see the glass half full other the glass half empty but there are those of us who would say, “well technically both are equally true”.  We’re sometimes labeled realist, but i prefer the label: Biblical.

In the Bible what you’ll find is an infinite and unconditionally all-sovereign God.  He’s the creator and He calls the shots.  He knows the end from the beginning and He makes no bones about it.  This for me defines every aspect of my thinking.  If it wasn’t for this reality i don’t believe it would be possible to worship God with all my mind.

I’ve heard it said and more frequently hinted at that to believe or have faith in God we must reject what is logical—this is a lie.

God doesn’t defy logic, He infinitely exceeds it, you can’t reject logic to receive God.

Just to be clear, what i’m saying is that logic and truth go hand in hand. You cant have one without the other.  I make this claim by defining truth as Jesus Christ.  In other words the God (the person and His nature and work) revealed in the Bible is the very definition of truth—it is the standard by which we discern what is good and evil, what is truth and what is a lie.  What is true is logical and what is logical is true.  This isn’t to say that truth is logic, they are the same thing but they describe one another.  That being said, truth can be beyond our comprehension and thereby not appear to us as logical.

When things happen to us that don’t seem logical (i.e. someone we love dies or we’re sold into slavery for no apparent reason), that doesn’t mean they aren’t, it just means we don’t fully understand God’s logic or God’s purpose.  This is not because God defies logic or contradicts logic, rather He infinitely exceeds it.  Do you see the difference?  If something happens and i don’t understand the purpose, i can still trust that God’s the good author, who knows the end from the beginning and i can and should do so logically for this very reason.

Now if things happen that in fact do contradict our logic, this only means our logic isn’t logic at all, it’s really foolish ignorance and we’re on the slippery slope of doubt and almost there.  The remedy for such foolishness is to repent and trust on Christ our treasure.  If you are on this slippery slope, and you find your “logic” being defied by God, there is a recorded prayer from the Bible that you should pray, “I believe, help my unbelief!”.  Amen.

Tomorrow is the day that the cabinets (for the apt) will finally arrive home!  Today we ripped some more plywood for the tops and such, we cut the hole out for the sink and trimmed out a couple doors.  Fun stuff!  Like i said, these are only the kitchen cabinets for the apartment, we still have to do the ones for our house, not to mention the four bathroom vanities, yes there is a lot left, however, we’re moving at a great pace and i don’t think we’ll be waiting on cabinets…

Here are some pics from my phone:

Next comes the paint, and to decide on a countertop…

I know what you’re thinking, twice in one week… It’s kinda like the old days—back when i started this blog… and i blogged.

Well today was quite productive according to our standards of productivity.  As Ej would say, you guys are averaging one wall every two weeks, and i would say, gee you’re being fairly gracious.  Anyhow, we had a good solid day today and i have the evidence to prove it, now just you try and enjoy it!

Entry way from the shop area.

From the north door.

My shop is getting smaller...

That would be the way to the living room.

I thought i would give you a little photo tour this evening (about 8:30) of the compound out here where we’re building on my parent’s land…

Here's the pond.

Next the well-house and my parents garage.

My parent's house and on the left, our house.

The driveway. (If you were to go all the way back you'd get to my grandparent's house.)

There's the place—the barndo—the shouse—home!

Well it has been over a month since i have posted anything about the house and you just might be getting worried that all work has ceased.  But have no fear, the saga continues and actually i am feeling pretty good because i can almost start to see an end to this framing business, now only if it could be progressing as consistent and rapidly as Ephraim (again pronounced Eh-frum).

So yes, we are still framing, but that isn’t all we’re doing.  Work has also begun on our cabinets—that would be the kitchen and bathroom vanities—thanks to my grandpa Tony.  He is the master craftsman and Spencer and i are the apprentices.  We are learning some incredible stuff and loving every minute of all of this labor.

Looking from the roll door to the apt.

Looking west from inside the apt.

This will go in the apt.

Some assembly required.

Trimming out some drawers.