Unplugged 2010 Pictures and Videos

Here are a few videos I made of our youth trip to Look-Up Lodge. Special thanks to Steve Collins for the great pictures he took over the entire weekend.

Unplugged 2010 Picture Slideshow

Unplugged 2010 from Jonathan Terry on Vimeo.

The Big Swing!

Look-Out 2010 - The Swing from Jonathan Terry on Vimeo.

Building Our First Home - Week Eight (Final Walk Through)

Hello Everyone!

Man....I never thought this day would come. The house is finally (almost) finished and we were able to take the final walk through this past Saturday to make sure everything was in working order.

We were blown away by the house. Everything looks amazing and we feel so blessed to be moving into a great neighborhood.

Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we do!

The Living Room - Spare Bedrooms On Right

Spare Bedrooms And Bathroom -
Good Shot Of Our Shelf

Vaulted Ceilings

The Finished Kitchen -
Kimberly's Dad (Left) And The Realtor

Dining Area

Laundry Room - Door To Garage

Master Bedroom - Master Bathroom

Master Bedroom Windows To Backyard

Master Bedroom - Walk-In Closet

Master Bathroom

Master Bathroom - Bathtub/Shower

Spare Bathroom

Standing On Front Porch

Kitchen Flooring

Kimberly's Dog "Pink" Came To Visit

Better Shot Of Kitchen

Lazy Susan

Our First Snow!

We Have A Mailbox!

House 439

Shot Of The Neighborhood!

Poor Kimberly Is Freezing!

Because of all the snow, they haven't been able to finish all the landscaping. We are still on schedule to close next week, Feb. 24th. It's so hard to believe that by this time next week, we will be home owners.

Please remember us in your prayers as we move closer to closing. Pray that everything will go smoothly and their are no problems with the house.

Check back soon for more updates!

God Bless,
Jonathan T.

Book Review: "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan

After His resurrection, Jesus explained to the disciples that He would be returning to the Father but told that an advocate, the Holy Spirit, would come to help them and testify to the works of Jesus.

If this is true then why has the church as a whole seemingly ignored the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives?

In his follow up to the widely popular “Crazy Love,” Francis Chan discusses how our negligence of the Holy Spirit is the number one factor keeping the Christian church from bringing salvation and radical change to this sinful world.

Francis Chan introduces "Forgotten God"

First and foremost, this book is extremely challenging. Like his first offering, Chan does not sugar-coat his message. Instead, he simply states his argument and encourages readers to search the scriptures and engage in prayer to better their understanding.

Chan also fills “Forgotten God” with stories of unique individuals (some nationally known and others he met through his years in the ministry) who used the Holy Spirit’s guidance to make a huge impact on the world around them.

And while Chan aptly expresses that this particular book wasn't written from a particular tradition, it is evident that he tried to craft a widely acceptable view of the Spirit's power. Unfortunately, this is where the book falls short. Too many times I got the feeling that I had heard all this before. You could arguably at times call this work "Crazy Love Part 2." That's not to say these sections were unimportant or lacked the inspiring nature of the rest of the book, only that they felt familiar in an otherwise unique work.

Despite a few short falls, "Forgotten God" is a fantastic book and should be read by anyone serious about living a radical life for Christ.

I give this book a highly recommended 4 out of 5 stars.

Building Our First Home - Week Seven

Hey Everyone,

This blog post is going to be short and sweet. Short, because they have officially locked up our house and are finishing up all the "cosmetic" work. Sweet, because this means the house is ALMOST DONE!!!

Everyday we are blown away by how quickly this house has gone up. We even got word that we will be doing our "final walk through" this Saturday and the house (minus the landscaping work) will be done tomorrow (Wednesday Feb. 9, 2010).

While the pictures below are great, many of which were taken through a dirty window, I hope they convey the excitement we feel in seeing our house almost completely finished.

The Near Finished Kitchen, Complete With Our Bar On The Right

Flooring Is Done In The Kitchen,

Thought The Tiles Would Be Larger But We Like It

Those Orange Flags Mark The Back Of Our Property

Shot Of House From End Of Property,
We Have A BIG Back Yard :-)

We Love Our Little Porch!

Garage Door Newly Installed

Hopefully we can get some great shots this Saturday during the walk through. It will be fun to show off the (almost) final project to everyone.

As of right now, closing is scheduled for Feb. 24th. Please keep us in your prayers as we near the date. Please pray that everything goes smoothly and that we are able to close on time.

Check back soon!

God Bless,
Jonathan T.

Building Our First Home - Weeks Five And Six

Greetings Everyone,

As with previous weeks, the house continues to take shape quite quickly. As you will see below, one day we have walls and the next we have a driveway. It's really amazing at the speed that this thing is going up. With each passing day this structure slowly changes from just a house to a home.

These are extremely exciting times!

A Good Shot Of Our Garage

The Back Corner Of Our House/Master Bedroom.
The Bed Will Probably Go Against On The Right Wall.

The Openness Of The House.
Kimberly Shows The Height Of Our Ceilings.

Kimberly Admiring The Doors We Picked Out

All Our Doors Are On Site

And Read To Be Installed

For Those Wondering, Here Is Where They

Fixed The Kitchen Mix up.
Still Needs To Be Smoothed Out And Sealed, But It Looks Good.

Standing In The Master Bedroom, Looking Out Over The House.

Walk-In Closet On The Left.

Just Poured The Driveway - Our Porch And Walkway.

Finally...We Don't Have To Get Muddy

Just To See Our House.

Neat Shot Of Our House And The
Street Light On Our Property.

We also got the news that we will be closing the last week of February. That means in a month's time, we will be homeowners! I, personally, cannot wait to start decorating and see everything come together.

Please check back soon for some more updates.

God Bless,
Jonathan T.

Building Our First House - Week Four

So this is where the fun begins.......

The building process has really taken off. In the span of just a few days we went from a boring foundation, to a house with walls, rooms, windows, and doors. It was very surreal to walk through our house for the first time, envisioning how the finished product would look.

The Entire House Is Framed

This Is Actually A Shot From Inside Our Garage.

Coming In Through The Garage -
This Is Our Small Laundry Room

A Shot From Our Living Room - Front Door On Right, Double Window On Left

A Bedroom - Where Our Home Office Will Be

Shot Of Our Kitchen - Sliding Glass Door On Right, Window On Left

OK, so here we reach the first hiccup in this home building process. That window on the left is actually not suppose to be there. That window represents the kitchen plan we DIDN'T want. If you look below the window you can see the plumbing where there sink will go. Unfortunately, the kitchen plan we picked has the sink in a totally different spot.

We quickly informed the builder that they are building the wrong kitchen. They told us they would get it fixed up immediately. Let's hope so...

Hard To See Shot Of Master Bedroom

Another Shot Of Kitchen- The Plumbing Is All Wrong Here

A Few Days Later - We Have A Roof!

With all the problems with our kitchen we are a little nervous about how everything will turn out. But we have every confidence that the builder will fix the problem.

Check back next week for some updated pics.

God Bless,
Jonathan T.