1. Prepare our Hearts
Lord, prepare our hearts to be free from worry. We know that worry
will take our minds off of You, so help us to seek Your kingdom for
all that we need. You are our provider as we wait for the coming of
the Christ Child. "…And do not set your heart on what you will eat or
drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such
things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his
kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well" (Luke
12:29-31). (See also: Ecclesiastes 11:10)
2. Katrina Cottages – Praise God, that some good things are happening
and that some innovation is happening in home building to help out
people affected by Katrina.
Even more inspiring has been the explosion of interest in Katrina
Cottages, an idea born in the October Forum. The Katrina Cottage
effort is producing an expanding family of designs for appealing,
storm-worthy houses that compromise nothing but square footage in the
effort to create homes worthy of long-term roles in neighborhood
redevelopment. The first designs for Katrina Cottages came out of
efforts to create design alternatives for FEMA trailers. The plans
immediately captured the imaginations of citizens and building
industry leaders (see www.katrinacottages.com). Now Katrina Cottages
are claiming a broadening niche in the private-sector housing market
and creating more alternatives for Mississippi home shoppers.
Lowe's has just announced plans to offer four Katrina Cottage designs
as kits to property owners in the storm zone. Home Front, in Florida,
is offering a growing list of models as panelized cottages. And the
New Urban Guild has certified several manufactured housing companies
to produce Katrina Cottages likely to set new standards for
manufactured housing.
In Ocean Springs on Aug. 29, Gov. Haley Barbour is expected to help
celebrate the launch of a new model village of Katrina Cottages in
Ocean Springs, MS. The Ocean Springs Cottage Square, designed and
developed by veterans of last year's Forum, will display at build-out
23 different Katrina Cottage models, including the Lowe's designs and
Marianne Cusato's original prototype of the "little yellow house" that
created such a stir at the 2006 International Builders Show.
Lord, prepare our hearts to be free from worry. We know that worry
will take our minds off of You, so help us to seek Your kingdom for
all that we need. You are our provider as we wait for the coming of
the Christ Child. "…And do not set your heart on what you will eat or
drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such
things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his
kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well" (Luke
12:29-31). (See also: Ecclesiastes 11:10)
2. Katrina Cottages – Praise God, that some good things are happening
and that some innovation is happening in home building to help out
people affected by Katrina.
Even more inspiring has been the explosion of interest in Katrina
Cottages, an idea born in the October Forum. The Katrina Cottage
effort is producing an expanding family of designs for appealing,
storm-worthy houses that compromise nothing but square footage in the
effort to create homes worthy of long-term roles in neighborhood
redevelopment. The first designs for Katrina Cottages came out of
efforts to create design alternatives for FEMA trailers. The plans
immediately captured the imaginations of citizens and building
industry leaders (see www.katrinacottages.com). Now Katrina Cottages
are claiming a broadening niche in the private-sector housing market
and creating more alternatives for Mississippi home shoppers.
Lowe's has just announced plans to offer four Katrina Cottage designs
as kits to property owners in the storm zone. Home Front, in Florida,
is offering a growing list of models as panelized cottages. And the
New Urban Guild has certified several manufactured housing companies
to produce Katrina Cottages likely to set new standards for
manufactured housing.
In Ocean Springs on Aug. 29, Gov. Haley Barbour is expected to help
celebrate the launch of a new model village of Katrina Cottages in
Ocean Springs, MS. The Ocean Springs Cottage Square, designed and
developed by veterans of last year's Forum, will display at build-out
23 different Katrina Cottage models, including the Lowe's designs and
Marianne Cusato's original prototype of the "little yellow house" that
created such a stir at the 2006 International Builders Show.
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