Update

We are pretty much settled into the house. The basement is still a bit disorganized, but not too bad. After all, it is a basement. The house has been a bit quirky; sometimes shutting it's water off at random points in time. That's not always too convenient.
We have several hundred acres out our back door that belongs to the mining company up here. The land is all wilderness and all public access. We've enjoyed hiking and exploring the land. We've seen bear tracks relatively close to the house. That might get interesting. Deer and porcupine are also plentiful up here.
We got our van back last weekend. Friends from back home brought it up to us. That was a very nice visit. They are hoping to move up here (2.5 hours away) in Aug./Sep. and they wanted to visit the farm they are going to purchase on the way. Muddy revealed how God provided for them in the way of a vehicle. Same here. It didn't turn out costing $5000 like the first mechanic quoted. Our friends towed it to another mechanic friend who happened to need a roof on a barn of his. The guys struck a deal. Our friends would put a roof on the barn if the mechanic would fix our van. When the van was delivered, we DID NOT get a bill. We gave them some gas money for their troubles. What a blessing! I still need to learn that when I take something to God, to leave it with Him. I always stress about these situations initially. Then God always come through. You'd think I'd learn.
Speaking of the van. Now that we have transportation that we can all fit into, we can start visiting churches in the area. Pray for that situation. We've endured some frustrating church visits in the past. Maybe things will be different up here. We'll see.
That's all you get now. Next update I'll tell you about the interview up here and the a little about the yoopers.
God bless!!