Rico and the Nail Gun

My husband Kyle and I are currently in the midst of a huge renovation project on our floors. We have been laying tile and will soon be laying wood laminate flooring, as well as putting up new trim and baseboard. It will look great when finished, but everything is currently a huge mess in our home! This morning my husband was using a finishing nail gun to put up the trim in my laundry room so that we can put it back together and I can finally do laundry again! LOL Rico, our oldest doberman pup, has been handling most of the construction tools pretty well, but this morning he nearly had a coronary when he heard the nail gun! He proceeded to tuck his nub between his legs and run upstairs in terror. When I went to find him he was laying in our bedroom closet on a pile of our clothes looking like the world was coming to an end! LOL Poor guy laid there for over an hour until Kyle finished with it, and even now he is slightly afraid to go downstairs. While it was breaking my heart to see him so scared and hiding...I do admit to having a good laugh over how terrified he was. So there is my humorous story of remodeling today! Below is a picture of my two babies..Rico and Zoe. By the way, Zoe is usually our skittish one, so it was hilarious to see her completely unfazed by the nail gun.
                                                                  Zoe

                                                                   Rico

                             They love each other..and love to torment each other!

The Story Behind the Blog

Welcome to my blog! I used to say I would never ever blog about my life, but sometimes I find it so amusing and educational that I thought perhaps others would find some entertainment in my stories, and learn something with me along the way. The title came to me recently because my husband and I have been doing quite a bit of remodeling on our home. As I thought about how much work we go through, and the blood, sweat, and tears that we shed through the ups and downs of each project; I realized how much like life remodeling is. You see, none of us are ever happy with our life exactly how it is. If we are truly honest with ourselves, we are always trying to make ourselves better, whether it be through self-examination, trying to be a more devoted Christian, finally trying to read our Bible through, controlling our temper, not being critical, being more patient, or even things like finding a new outfit or getting a new hairstyle. Our lives are in a constant state of being remodeled. The sad thing that I have come to realize about myself is that I am usually remodeling it to how I want it to be and not after the one who matters most, Jesus Christ. Romans 12:2 says, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." Now the goal of this blog is not to be preachy, or even to be serious all of the time. It is in fact, to share my enlightening and sometimes humorous journey as I seek to transform, or remodel, my life according to how I believe God wants me to be. I am nowhere near where I should be as a person, wife, Christian, friend, sister, daughter, or in any other relationship I might have. I want to always be striving to make my life be better for those around me and to be pleasing to God, just as my husband and I are always working to remodel our house to be what we want it to be. I hope that my thoughts might be encouraging to those who read, and perhaps make you smile on a day when you need it! Enjoy, and God bless!