February 18,2008

Another week has passed with little progress. The weather has been crazy. One day it's 80 degrees and kids are in their pools, the next it's 32 degrees and we have snow in Ramona. Nick and I took advantage of a gorgeous day Saturday and went to the local mountains. We bought two sleds in Julian and found enough snow to have about 200ft to ride down the hill. I hope this week is better.

February 11, 2008

Hard to believe that almost a week has gone by since my last update. Some progress has been made! FINALLY. Our scope of loss is finished. Now we meet with a mentor to learn how to present it to our insurance company. We have been given the opportunity to work with an architect for free. That would be a tremendous savings if it works out. Sempra Energy has approved our request for a grant. Nick's fire victim's scholarship application is complete and mailed. The 5th wheel is livable and only cost about $500 to repair. Our new storage container is here. THE SUN IS SHINING AND THE FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING!

Nehemiah 8:10 It is time to celebrate.....The joy of the Lord is your strength.

Friday Feb. 8, 2008

These seven strangers are from Genentech. They were in San Diego for a convention last Thursday. Several groups volunteered to drive to Ramona and clear burned ground cover. They stayed all day and not only chopped wood and cleared brush but got rid of the burned up yard equipment. It's not so nasty around here anymore. The goodness of people helping us is so uplifting. We also got a call from two architects that may do our plans for free! We meet next week.

Our church has started a prayer devotional for lent. I was led to the book of Isiah. When I'm feeling forgotten or discouraged I can recall today's reading. Isiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed. I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. How comforting.

February 4, 2008

The heavy rain has come again and along with it the MUD. It's a good thing we left the concrete slab intact. Our neighbors are trudging through swamps to get to their mobile homes. Many of them are returning and living on their property. We've had another slow week. One good thing was that we finally got our 40ft. storage container. Now we have someplace to put things. I can start collecting the belongings we have spread out everywhere. There's a kitchen store going out of business at the mall. Tomorrow we're going to take down the shelving. The owner said we can have it. Isn't that great?