Our First House!!!

Well, I am finally posting pictures of our house!! Yay! :) We are truly so blessed that the Lord provided this home. Although foreclosures are sad- for us it was amazing! We were able to purchase a new construction foreclosed home for much less than it is worth! Lord willing, we will be in this home for a long time! Every time I drive up the driveway, I thank God for this undeserved and very much appreciated house!



The Front Door and Stairway to upstairs:

Living Room and Backyard View...

Living Room and part of Kitchen Windows...

Kitchen...

Our Bedroom!!! (this is my favorite room!)





Office/Library: Huge Basement to finish...currently our workout room...




There you go! There are more rooms but i didn't want to bore you with the mud room and bathrooms! :)

We are completely blessed. We want to honor God with this house every way we can.

October Update!

Hello friends! How are you? Are you enjoying the beautiful fall leaves as much as I am? God's glory is really shown through His creation and fall truly exemplifies it! I have been completely slacking in my "blog duties". I think it's OK b/c I'm not sure anyone noticed. ;) I have been super busy working my job as an Office Manager, working on the Designs by Kate business and going to Jeremy's Volleyball games. We also have had friends visit, Jeremy's parents were here last weekend and my mom comes this weekend! Needless to say, its been pretty crazy. As far as my job goes- I like it sometimes but the hours are really not great. I work afternoons and into the evenings so I usually don't get home until 7 or 8 at night. Regarding Designs by Kate, I have had one Senior Portrait session and have a Children's session tomorrow afternoon. It has been wonderful so far! I really have a passion for photography and then doing various art designs with the portraits. It is fun to enjoy what you are doing and to be your own boss!! I could definitely get used to that! Here are a couple pictures from my first Senior Portrait Session...

She hasn't seen them yet but I will deliver the proofs and ordering packet Sunday night and hope that her and her family love them! I have a lot to learn but I am excited to do so! Other than that, Jeremy has been working 12+ hour days at school teaching and coaching. It is certainly an exhausting job but I think he enjoys it for the most part. We are both looking forward to seeing one another more after the Volleyball season is over. The girls had a great win last week and I have enjoyed being a part of their lives as well. Tomorrow night Jeremy and I are going to the Homecoming Football game. The girl above, of whom I took the Senior Portraits for, is the Homecoming Queen and the captain of the VB team so that is exciting!

In other news, we could still use some definite prayer about finding a church home. We still have not found one that we just love and feels like the right fit so we will keep looking. We both appreciate our beloved church in La Crosse even more now.

Lastly, I thought I'd give a brief health update since it has been awhile and a few people have asked. It has been a year since the brain tumor scare and since I was off of work on bed-rest for three months. I have improved significantly, although am not my normal self and still require an immense amount of sleep. I have to keep reminding myself to slow down because when I have a good day I do too much and then wear myself out. But, praise the LORD I am at about 75% of my normal capacity. I was at about 30% a year ago so I really cannot complain. God has indeed been faithful. I have renewed hope that we can have children and that I can live a pretty normal life. I will probably always require a lot of sleep but if I can function ok, then I am content. Please know that I do need your CONTINUED prayers regarding my health and that it is those prayers that helped both Jeremy and myself get through the last year.

Well, I should get going but stay tuned b/c I will be posting pictures of our house VERY soon! :)

God Bless,
Kate (and Jeremy)