Wahoo!! We passed the county inspection for the footers and got them poured!
The building inspector and the excavation guy both commented on how much attention to detail we were applying. I guess they see a lot of less-than-good-quality instances that they have to deal with. Hey, we’re retired; we have the time to do it right 🙂 . After all, there is a fundamental principle that a firm foundation is the key to a well-built house. I enjoy contemplating spiritual parallels to the “everyday” events in our lives. If you’re interested, you can read my thoughts about the spiritual parallels regarding having a firm foundation here.
Now we can start building the basement walls. After what seems to be a long period of “destruction”, now we can begin the “construction” part on the house. It’s really true that construction is frequently preceded by deconstruction. In order to start with a firm foundation on which to build you must frequently do a bit of “tearing down” in order to have a good start.
Well, we’re finally beginning the construction, or building up, phase. This is a very exciting milestone. As usual, we are grateful to our Father for this blessing and opportunity.