Blue Cabin Update

We finished the remodel of the blue cabin yesterday! Here are some pictures of the new look.

                                 Living Room

                            Bedroom

                         Bathroom and the new shower stall

                                          Kitchen

                                                       

                        New Countertop and New Floors

Updated table and chairs

We are excited to have this cabin done!

We will be posting more photos on our facebook page - including before and after pictures if

anyone wants to see them

 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=624035491#!/LivingSpringsRanch

Blessings,

Jay and Tiffany

Remodel Update

  
“Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing Psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!~Psalms 105:1

Here's an update on the cabin remodel. It is so exciting to see what God is allowing to happen here!!

Painting!

Gone are the white walls!! The interior is now a light yellow, blue and tan. We've purchased new baseboard trim for the whole cabin. The new white trim sure pops with the freshly painted walls.
 
 
In the kitchen and bathroom Jay replaced the pipes with new flexible pex pipe and ran it through the walls instead of having them run along the walls like they were before. The floor and sub floor is gone in the bathroom and Jay framed in extra support for that floor. We have nearly everything we need to put the bathroom back together. Jay just needs a chunk of time


The kitchen got a unexpected face lift!! Jay's Uncle Tim and Aunt Shelly donated a roll of high end laminate to recover the older counter tops. Jay installed the counter tops last week. They look great! We also found a nice Moen kitchen faucet set on clearance to replace the old one. We are going to repaint the cabinets. I think we've decided on a soft gray that matches the new laminate.


We had an exciting, unexpected donation that allowed us to buy beautiful wood laminate flooring for the living room,dining room, the kitchen and the hall!!! We began laying that last week.

                      
                          Taking out the old shower stall
 
It is so exciting to see it coming together!
We still need a few things to complete our update, we are welcome to donations!



-Gently used or new tan or brown couch (preferably with a fold out bed.)
-Gently used or new coffee table
-Gently used or new end tables
-Gently used or new small wood tv stand
-Gently used small kitchen table and chairs
-New curtains

Thank you all for your interest, care and support! We feel so blessed by God and you all!!

Blessings.
Jay and Tiffany

Wow! Time flies...can't believe how long it's been since I've updated this!

 

We had a good, full summer. Here are a few of the highlights

 

-I volunteered during the summer for Blue Waters Youth Ranch. BWYR is a non-profit organization that offers opportunities for Foster and Adopted kids to learn about horses and God's love. It was fun for me to be involved with a group of kids over the summer.

-We bought a roadworthy truck! It's made our life much simpler. It's been great to be able to haul lumber and other materials for projects without worrying if it will fit in our vehicle to take home!

-Jay and I took a trip in September to Glacier National Park. It was FANTASTIC!!! Jay's been there many times but it was my first trip. I loved it!! Just the two of us being able to get away to such an awesome place was amazing.

-Our woodshed got a new metal roof! Little by little we are replacing and repairing...it feels good to get projects accomplished!

-In late October though early November I took an unexpected trip to Virginia to see my Grandma and my Aunt. I was able to stop and see my Family in Kansas for about 10 days as well. Getting to see everyone brought me such happiness!

New Truck on our Glacier trip!

The Cabins have had many guests since the last update.  Living Springs Ranch has had guests from Canada, Idaho, Oregon, and of course Washington over the past few months.

 

Our Friends the Smiths who have been staying here temporarily have been able to move to a more permanent housing situation. Although, we are glad they were able to move on, we'll miss having them around.

 

Currently we have another couple staying here for a few weeks as they finalize paperwork on the house that they are buying.

 

Recently, Jay and I have started a remodel of the Blue Cabin. In the bathroom we are replacing the shower stall, updating the vanity, installing a water efficient toilet, and repairing the floor. We are also putting fresh paint on all the walls and we will be looking to update a few pieces of the living room furniture.

                       Lake in East Glaicer        

There have been many blessings and encouragements to all of us involved in Living Springs Ranch over this past year.

Here is a sampling!

-The workday with the fantastic turnout of 23 people and lots of work accomplished
-Over the course of the year about $900 has been donated to Living Springs Ranch.
-Jay's Grandparents and Jay and I were unexpectedly blessed by the generous gift of a huge amount of groceries “just to bless us” for what we do here.
-The interest and support of many new people
-People volunteering their time to work on various projects here since the workday.

We want to thank each of you for your support and encouragement over this past year!!
May you all be blessed with a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season!
Blessings,

Tiffany and Jay

Awesome Workday Report

Living Springs Ranch got a huge blessing today as 23 people showed up to work on projects!!

SO many cars!!

Today-

An incredible new roof was put on the Red Cabin

Rocks were laid down to frame the new landscaping

A sturdy, new porch was built onto the Desert Cabin

3 Big loads of firewood were gathered, split and stacked

The sagging gutter was repaired and reattached to the Ocean Cabin



Hard workers used a steel pipe to pound 30-40 holes, each a foot deep, into the ground around the dripline of the Sycamore tree and filled with fertilizer to improve the health of the tree.



Some helpful weeding and flower planting was done

 

The overwhlemingly overstuffed Desert Cabin was decluttered and organized



We were also blessed that 240 Dollars were donated to buy 4 square of roofing!!!



The fantastic day finished with a great BBQ

 

We want to thank everyone for giving up their Saturday to come out and work at Living Springs Ranch!
What a Huge Blessing!!

Living Springs Ranch Upcoming Workday Info

Upcoming Workday Info
Saturday June 25th
1:00pm-5:00pm
5:00pm BBQ for everyone
We are planning to re-roof the Red cabin. We need 6 and a half square of shingles to do the roof. It is $60 a square. If anyone is interested in donating a square or half a square that would be awesome!
We will have several projects lined up, so if you want to help and roofing isn't your thing, we will have something for you to do. (:

If you are interested in helping or donating you can call us at the ranch number 509-276-6469.

June 9, 2010

It's finally summer!!

Here's a look at what's been going on in our lives!

• In April we got a surprise visit from Shawn and Christina Werdebaugh and their family. (soon to be missionaries to Slovenia) They stayed for several days while in the area. It was great to see them again!

•  Jay Painted the Red Cabin

 

• We attended my sister, Rebekah's wedding and spent some time in Kansas with my family

• Checked out Palouse Falls, Washington

 

• We are currently landscaping the cabin area



•  June 25th we are having a workday here at the Ranch! If you'd be interested in giving us a hand we'd be happy to have you!

April 2011

              A beautiful Glacier Lily

  WOW! It has been almost 4 weeks since I updated this... I can't believe it!

  Last time I updated I mentioned that we were going to talk to a lawyer.  We had a great meeting! Mr. Jeff Smith is a Christian and is interested in our ministry as well as in helping us with our many questions.  Jay and I are so excited that God led us him! We've been puzzling for some time over who to go to for legal help and God has answered our prayers! Yay God!!!  We are looking forward to working together with Mr. Smith throughout the future.

 This is a picture of what Jay has been working on - digging all of the topsoil up from the flowerbeds.  He is clearing out all of the rocks, roots and weeds.  We are going to mix the soil with some additives to hopefully improve its quality. Jay's also been gathering up mulch to use retain moisture in the new flowerbeds

  Jay was called back to work last Thursday, so we are now getting back into the swing of the schedule of craziness!  We are both so grateful that he has work!

  Here is a picture of my newly sprouted flowers!! YAY! I am having so much fun getting started on renewing the landscaping!!! I can't wait until I can start planting.

Blessings to all of you !!!