It’s been about 3 months since we’ve posted about our house building project. Although the ground hasn’t been broken and some days it seems that the process is taking way longer than anticipated, we’re making baby steps towards our end goal.
Speaking of ground, we’re pretty sure we’ve found the future Lane Bargeron family property! It’s in a great location close to our Michigan family and has nearby access to sidewalks (a plus for Lane’s wheelchair). It’s close to a couple parks and isn’t far from our church, Lane’s therapy facility/ doctors/ Emily’s job etc. are all just a max of 30 minutes away. We hope to move forward with the property purchase (made possible by you dear friends) in August.
As far as the actual house goes, we’ve picked out many of the necessary home selections/accessories, but meet with Lane’s case manager and our general contractor soon to get everything needed accessibility-wise written up and sent via a letter of medical necessity to Lane’s auto insurance so (hopefully) it will be covered. This process can take around 2 weeks after it’s sent from our claims adjuster from Geico to Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association. But if everything that’s necessary isn’t approved, the entire process of writing the letter will need to be started all over again. Please pray that we’d find favor in Geico’s/MCCA’s eyes and that all of Lane’s necessary accommodations would be approved right away (elevator, supplies needed to make doorways/hallways ADA compliant, ramps, therapy room, roll-in shower, yard sidewalk, bigger garage for unloading, etc). Once this step is done we’ll have a better picture of overall costs of the entire house. We have a house committee that has been and will be working on lining up subcontractors and supplies. Our end goal is to do this with as little (preferably no) debt as possible because we have no idea what medical/accessibility costs lay ahead with the nature of Lane’s injury. So finances may be another area that puts the building on pause for a bit while our committee presents our building project to local subcontractors & businesses to see how they can help (via supplies or time). Please pray with us that this step would not hold us back. As you can see via our our fundraiser a major piece of our overall housing cost has already been provided!!
With our general contractor and committee working side by side with us (and so many of you), our house is becoming more and more of a reality. God is continuing to provide in incredible ways and is daily teaching Lane and I the importance of patience and trust. We know He has the ultimate timetable in mind and will give us wisdom as we lay the desire of this earthly house at His feet.
Thank YOU for not ceasing to pray for, encourage, and support our little family as we continue to walk this TBI road. It means more than you’ll ever know.
Emily
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