Next Project Need

Lots of teenagers means lots of cars!  We have three girls in college now, all driving, so there is a need for many more parking spaces.  Between visitors, the girls, their friends and boyfriends, the front yard can be a muddy mess from people parking on the grass.  Our next project is to stabilize the grass with a special material used for parking spaces in which grass is planted on top of heavy duty material which allows cars to park on the grass but prevents erosion and a muddy mess. We are soliciting various companies with a similar product that allows this.  We need to raise the money to afford the product and  help with installation.  I will update when we know more.  One company is looking into the cost for us right now. There is often five cars parked, with visitors coming and going.

Yellowstone National Park vacation

The family went to Yellowstone National Park in July, 2013.  Thank you to everyone who made this trip a possibility, we are very grateful!  Everyone but Amanda was able to make it.  We flew into Billings, Montanna and drove to Gardiner, Montanna which was our home base.  We rented a house for a week.  It was the best time! Montanna is so beautiful.  We went horseback riding and rafting and lots of hikes and swimming in thermal rivers, etc.

Family Vacation to Yellowstone National Park photos

Family of 8 now

We have a new addition to our family and are very happy about that!  Here are some photos of the six girls in our house as of May, 2013 as well as photos from our biking on the C and O canal for Father's Day.

The Girls :)

Update --December 2012

Wow, I did not realize I have not posted in a long time!  Soooo much has happened since I last posted.  The waterproofing is finished and the basement is a construction zone mess from the waterproofing.  Eventually (Lord's timing), we will clear up the mess and start construction to finish the basement living quarters.  This requires clean up and then repairing the damaged walls and floor from the flood.  We have new flooring and baseboards; we just have to fix the walls first (drywall repair and finishing) and then install the new flooring.

Meanwhile, we keep busy with our five girls and their various needs; ages 12, 16, 17, 18 and 19. The two oldest are in college and the 17 year old, Kelly, graduates this year.  We are praying our next child is closer to Faith's age for a change.  Faith is the 12 year old.  I finished my M.S., Psychology degree and am praying for God's direction for future steps. Meanwhile, we are in prayer for God's perfect timing to finish the basement.  For now, we are spending our time with the girls and saving up for a big two week trip to Yellowstone National Park this summer.  Until then, that is our focus. We continue to be so blessed by others supporting our ministry and the Lord honors our prayers and keeps moving in mighty ways.  It is very exciting to see the girl's grow, and how happy they are.  We just love our girls!!  Thank you everyone for your love and support!

His Will, His Way, His Timing, For His Purposes,

Cheryl
The Shive Family : )
 David, Cheryl, Faith, Kelly, Rachel, Carisse and Amanda

Waterproofing the basment is finished!

B-dry finished waterproofing yesterday. We are so grateful that work is done. They had to cut the drywall on the bottom of the walls a few feet as part of their waterproofing so we have work on the walls that needs to be done to make the place habitable. The flooring cannot be installed until August as the cement has to have sufficient time to cure first but the walls can be worked on in the meantime. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to fix the walls and we are not drywall experts so we will need help with this big project. There are two groups of wonderful christian men we know with experience that we will call. Our prayer is the basement is finished by August so God can guide us how to best use the space. There are two ideas at present; teenager with a baby needing mentoring and help, and women with one or two children needing mentoring and help. We will keep praying about God's desire for that space and I will do some research in the meantime. I do not finish graduate school until September so I will be busy until then, and keep working on research regarding need in the meantime, and be in prayer for God's provision to finish the basement to make it habitable. Please join me in prayer!

His will, His timing, His way,

Cheryl