The Bed and breakfast addition is nearly complete! We just have the finishing touches left to do. Which always end up taking a lot longer than I think,,, Things like the last coat of paint on the trim and doors, sanding, the stairwell needs to be complete, last minute paint touch ups and decorating! Today I had a moment where I couldn't believe that I was actually doing this, my thought was oh man now I will actually have to have the house cleaned up during the day! I am not sure how I am going to manage that fully with the boys at home. It's clean one minute and then the next it's like a tornado came through the house...somehow it will work out. Oh and this week our dishwasher decided that it would be a good time to break down. I have been cleaning the dishes by hand, and my hatred for dishes has returned with a vengeance. Growing up we never had a dishwasher, and we would all try and hide really quickly after supper so we wouldn't have to do the dishes, or we all suddenly would have to go pee and not come out of the washroom for a really long time in hopes of the dishes being complete when we came out,, it rarely worked! Anyways I am hoping that our dishwasher can be a quick and easy fix.
We have just over a week before we are going to be having an open house for the bed and breakfast. I thought that it would be a good idea to invite neighbours and close friends out to our place for a tour of the addition and a tasting of some breakfast goodies. I have the invitations made up and will be sending those out this week. That means there is an actual deadline on the b and b! We need to have everything set up and done by March 4! It can be done!
A few weeks ago we went to church and Andy Stanley was preaching, via video, and his message was about praying for big things in your life and expecting that God will answer them. This sermon really hit both Ben and I. Putting the addition on our house and getting the bed and breakfast started has been a challenge. But it's always been one that I have taken on knowing that God is in it with me and he is going to bless our efforts. I was not entirely sure what this all meant, but after hearing Andy's message I started praying big that the B and B would be abundant for Ben and I. This means for me both financially and on a more emotional level. I am praying that the income will replace Ben's old electrician's salary and pay off the debt we took on in building it. I am praying that it will allow us to meet some really great people. I am praying that I will learn more about people and how to be compassionate and loving towards anyone who happens to walk through our doors. I am praying that my family and I will be able to bless people who walk through our doors in whatever way God sees fit, and that we will also be blessed by those who come into our home. I am learning more and more about God and his love for us and am realizing more and more that God will provide us with these things that we ask him for. All of our hard work in building the addition and setting up this small business will totally be worth it because God is at the helm. He will see to it that our prayers are answered, and through his grace I now truly believe that. Anyways I know this is a bit of a tangent, but I really wanted to share with everyone what has been going on and some of our thoughts behind our craziness!!
Here are some pictures of one of the rooms. There is now a bed in it and you can see the window seat. It is all coming together. Ben and I stayed in this room over the weekend and it was great. The fireplace is so relaxing and the view from the bed is of the huge tree in our backyard; it was really peaceful and restful for us. I truly hope that anyone who stays with us will leave with that same sense of rest and peace. Enjoy the pictures!
The cozy fireplace. This room has so far been named Laurie's room on our website.. it's not very creative I know, any suggestions????
This corner is the window seat, where there will be a table and people can have breakfast served in their rooms.
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