Today's result of our water easement hearing came out okay.  Not the worst case senerio but not as well as we had hoped.  Things are delayed one more step. 

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We happened to get the judge that heard our case the last two hearings and he was the judge for todays.  The judge tends to try to help out our neighbor as  much as he can  for some reason.  Our lawyer noticed this too. ( intresting)  He has given our neighbor one last chance to get legal advice and was said to submit a good reason why he cannot sign the water easement.  We used the common form of water easement that has been used for over 100 years.   The judge tried to point out that we are only asking for a easement for the water and to be able to maintain the water and nothing else.  So unless he can come up with a good reason why he cannot sign this then it will be pushed through as the end of the month.   This is the quick and easy summery of the court hearing today.  We asked the judge if our neighbor could pay the court costs but the judge said we would have to pay our own expenses.  ( which shows how he favored or friendly neighbor again. hmmmmm)  But life goes on.  Once again I am praying that our neighbor will just go in and sign the papers or that he won't show submit any good  reason why he can't sign the papers. ( I really cannot think of any good one.  We accepted his offer for the water easement...duhhhh.  Okay I am done letting out my frustration)    I will keep telling myself the truth...God is in control and it will all work out for the good who follow Him. (Romans 8:28 )

Thank you soooooooooooo much for all the prayers.  I am sad to ask but please for any who are willing please pray a little longer. 

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(((HUGS))

-Mary

"If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would have the courage to let everything go when life becomes too tense, and just take a day, or half a day, out in the fields, or with a favourite book, or in a picture gallery looking long and well at just two or three pictures, or in bed, without the children, life would go on far more happily for both children and parents. The mother would then be able to hold herself in "wise passiveness’ and would not fret her children by continual interference even of hand or eye - she would let them be." ...Charlotte Mason

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We have been VERY busy at The House That God Built.  My BIL, neiphew, 1ds, 2ds, and friend of the family were putting on the scratch coat of stucco on the top half of the house ! ((happy dance))  I use to wonder why God had us wait so long to build a house but now I know.  It was because....my boys were to help and learn how to build a house.  God's timing is always ...perfect timing. 

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I also have VERY long awaited prayer answered !!!!!!!!!! ( 3 years of praying on the knees waiting)  We are in the process of signing the papers of getting our water easement !!!!!!!  (((((((HAPPY DANCE)))))))))). We have come to a agreement with our friendly neighbor and will proceed with starting to put in the permenant water system.  I am not sure if it will be totally done this year or will be finished by next year.  But we are lining up all the details and workers to get it put in !  I want to thank you ALL who have prayed a lot or a little for us and for those who have followed our journey of The House That God Built.  I will have one more project to S&T next Friday that will have been completed.  I am not saying we are done in the building but we are moving leaps and bounds right now.  Only by the grace of God.  Thank you God for everything.  Because every thing good is from God. I give Him ALL the glory...Amen.

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Here is a neighbor sloping our driveway to drain better and away from the house.

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Here is the crew mixing the stucco.

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The House before they stuccoed the top half.

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Here is the crew stuccoing the side of the house.  The window peeks into my kitchen.

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Here are my two boys walking on boards that is up on the second level.  Yes mama is closing her eyes.  They walk it like it is nothing. lol

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Here it the house practically done the first coat of stucco aka as the scratch coat.  Next coat is the colour coat.

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"If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would have the courage to let everything go when life becomes too tense, and just take a day, or half a day, out in the fields, or with a favourite book, or in a picture gallery looking long and well at just two or three pictures, or in bed, without the children, life would go on far more happily for both children and parents. The mother would then be able to hold herself in "wise passiveness’ and would not fret her children by continual interference even of hand or eye - she would let them be." ...Charlotte Mason