Last Saturday I woke up extra early because there was no way this giddy girl was getting extra sleep on the day that we got the keys to our house. Not long after, I grabbed gallons of coffee and donuts for all of our amazing family and friends who graciously demanded that they were coming to help, and I then headed over to our house to greet everyone.

I got to the house, and the owner had left stuff in every room and he was still there working on one of the rooms. All of my giddy-excitedness flew right out the window and the tears started to flow. I cried to my husband, to my mom, to my mother in law and father in law… but then again, what haven’t I been crying about these days?! Pregnancy hormones are legit. For a person who was already a crier, this third trimester Kleenex addict was already in need of a happy pill. So when it comes to unexpected circumstances like this? I am most definitely in need of a boost. In the moment it was hard to see, but looking back, I can definitely say that it was a great reminder that I can’t plan everything out, that this experience is going to be one of the hardest, most rewarding things we have ever done, and I just needed to continue to rely on the fact that God wanted us here. He wanted US here. For a reason, for a purpose.

The day clearly moved on and I was able to sit and marvel in the fact that we had 12 people surrounding us who worked for countless hours on our house. We can’t get over that. We felt so loved and in that moment, Grant and I couldn’t ask for much more.

Here are some pictures from our work this past week. Can’t wait to continue to show you progress. Reality is, we have a lot of work to do, but we are making baby steps! Excited to continue to share our journey with all of you!

Thanks for reading buddies!

XO Jenna