Friday, June 05, 2009

Rooms on the move

Today, two dear friends came over and helped us paint two rooms in our house. Well, OK, I didn't do any painting, but that was by request. The last time I tried to help with a painting project at my house with friends, they basically said, "Jason, step away from the paint roller and no one gets hurt." If you have a basement wall or primer work, give me a call. If you want a good paint job, ask me to get you some water and move furniture.
Anyway, we are swapping Matthew's bedroom and our office/guest room. This has been a fun little project. Michelle will now have a room for doing homeschool, instead of having to work at the kitchen table. Let me stop for a minute and tell you how proud I am of my family. Michelle does a great job schooling Matthew. A lot of that is because she looks at life as a classroom. While she and Matthew do sit down to do school work, she also looks for opportunities for learning away from the "classroom." I also love that she integrates faith and Scripture into her teaching. Her hard work is paying off! I have been impressed with the servant heart and character of my son. I know that much of that is due to the hard work of Michelle. She is an incredible woman!
Back to the rooms. Matthew is pretty excited about his new bedroom. The top third of the walls are white and the bottom two-thirds are Steeler gold. Yes, Matthew's new room will be a Steeler room which will include black and gold paint, a Ben Roethlisberger Fat Head, a football with autographs from Super Bowl XL (including Ben's), and a few other Steeler's items grandpa has provided. It will be a fun and colorful room.
It is always refreshing to move things around, sort through stuff, and give rooms a fresh coat of paint. There is a feeling of renewal in the Steckel house this weekend.

shine!
Jason

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