Our New Home

You have seen the "before" picture and now...

(thanks to my sister getting a great shot the day of the blessing)

here is the

"after" picture!

Thank you God for making this possible
through Habitat for Humanity
and all the people who contributed
to the transformation of our home.

(A great shot from Habitat)

Homeward Bound

Our Habitat House Warming/Blessing is officially scheduled, and so the reality 

of owning this beautiful home has suddenly become less surreal and very real to all of us.

Oh, and NO this is not the finished product!!! 

The transformation has been total, and God has amazed us once again.

Through Him he has enabled an incredible team to breath life back into this house,

making a home for our family that exceeds any expectations we had!!!

"And my God will meet all your needs 
according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:19

Finer Details

Love all that God is doing through the great team at our site!  

The finer details are so great, the house is really coming together beautifully.

 Stairway Railing 

 Front Porch Columns

 Landscaping

 Towel Ring

 Bathroom Sink Faucet (So pretty!)

 Toilet Paper Holder (A must have!)

Counter Tops

More Appreciation!

Thank you to the great groups that came out to help last Saturday and Wednesday. 

The AWESOME group of ladies from the sorority DST were such a blessing!  

Allstate also sent a great group Wednesday, we appreciate you!

 Hannah demonstrating the "Lazy Susan" cabinet!

 Kitchen Cabinets!

 Side Porch Columns

Shout Out!

A Shout Out for all the GREAT VOLUNTEERS 

who have come out to make our house into a home:

Christ Community


Chris's Dad


Church Friends:  Phyllis and Dan, Vesta, Len and Claudia, Randy and Heather and family, Jill, Evan, Sarah Ware, and others...


Concordia


Dan Jensen - Dan the Man, Dan in Charge..YOU ARE THE BEST!
(Our amazing project manager)


ECC


Elmhurst College


Fisher Clinical


Harper College


Hoffer Plastic


My Dad & Mom (For assisting with construction and child care...)


Naselli Brothers


Northwestern University


Omron


The Regulars:  Dan "Not in Charge", Neil, Wayne, Paul, Mitch, Brian, Matt, Ross, Henry, Tom, Don, Ross...
(Please forgive me if I miss someone...)


University of Wisconsin - Stout (You rocked Spring Break!)


Willow Creek (and their lunch crew!)

New Pictures

 Doors have been hung in most of the doorways.

 Flooring has been laid throughout the 1st floor.

 Exterior painting has begun.

The side porch detailing being added.

Making Progress

It has been a busy and productive season at the house, with progress moving forward in leaps and bounds! It has already been transformed from an empty shell of open space, to a house with walls, archway doors, and new windows.

A great team of students came from the University of Wisconsin Stout, they worked on our site as well as the site in Carpentersville. The team on our house hung drywall on the week of their spring break, completing all of the walls on both floors in just one week! We all celebrated with a cookout at the end of their work week. The weather was incredible, and our entire family enjoyed spending time with the students.

Now, the drywall has been finished, the back porch is in progress and the outside is being prepped, sanded, and primed. Here are some pictures of the progress to date: