Home Sweet Home Manistee

Hi All,

    I AM BACK!!  I haven't blogged since January...whoops!  I have often thought about blogging but have been too lazy to do so.  So why start up again now?  Glad you asked.  Some of you have been asking me to post pictures of our new living conditions and so I thought I would do it through my blog.  

   For those of you who may not know, I recently got hired as the Youth Pastor of Faith Covenant Manistee in Michigan!!  I could not have asked for a better church and a better community to start anew with.  I officially begin on Tuesday, the 1st.  Daniel and I are beyond excited to call Manistee our home.  

    God has been sooo good to us!  This is the first time in our 20 months of marriage where we are finally living in our own space and house-like structure (well in a condo anyways...haha).  Can you believe it?  Even more exciting is the fact that I FINALLY got to take my wedding gifts out of their original boxes!!  It was like getting married all over again minus the dress, the ceremony, the party, the vows, rings, etc...  

   Anyways, here are the photos from the condo.  We feel really blessed to live here while we get settled.  Having Lake Michigan right out our backdoor doesn't hurt the situation either...at least until the lake effect hits us this winter.  Hope you enjoy the photos!

 Here's the outside of our condo: 82

 Our living room with a nice fireplace (decorated in Guatemala photos and paintings)

 Kitchen/home to all my new wedding gifts.

 I am in love with my Fiesta Ware!  And am looking to expand the collection...

 Dinning room with balcony.

 Milo's corner...which he just loves...NOT!

 Main floor bathroom.

 Third floor living room.

 Guest bedroom just for you!

 View of Lake Michigan from the upstairs balcony.

 Third floor bathroom.

Our bedroom with a door to another balcony.

    If you are wondering how I went from a main floor to a third floor, it's because I decided that the garage, storage room, and bathroom on the first floor weren't exciting enough to include a picture.  Thank you to everyone who helped us move in!  We had a wonderful welcome party/move-in help from the teens at FCC.  You all are awesome!  As for the rest of you, come visit us!!!  It's beautiful up here.  We feel blessed beyond what we deserve.