Home Repairs…ugghh

Well, if getting ready for a new baby wasn’t enough to be thankful for, God decided that we needed to appreciate our home a little more!

Our downstairs AC unit went out last Sunday. Joy of joys! To be 8 months pregnant and without AC downstairs–not so fun. But THANKFULLY our upstairs unit is still working. Turns out the capacitor on the condenser went out. And it had just been replaced in April. So we called our AC guy and thankfully he changed it free of charge as he said they were having problems with those that had installed this year. But in his investigation, he discovered that some of the wires going into the disconnects on the side of the house had shorted and burned. He thought it could have been due to how the wires were reconnected when the siding was put on the house last year. He gave us a recommendation for an electrician and he verified that the wires were installed improperly. After two days and $200 the AC is working again, but not without a word to the company who installed our siding. THANKFULLY, we took some ‘before’ shots and God graced us with a great deal of charity in speaking and writing to the Vice President of the company who (thankfully is a man of God and in formation for the deaconate).The company is going to reimburse us the expense of the repair. The capacitor going out was a great blessing because it could have saved our lives and home from catching on fire.

Adam started a bit of nesting last week when he decided to re-grout part of the kitchen counter tiles. Then I made him do a little more around the sink. He also decided that our tub tile could use some repair. But opening up the wall was not a pretty site. And as I type, he’s tearing down all the tile and removing the tub to repair and clean out the yuck behind the walls. Thankfully we have the extra bathroom and bedroom upstairs which we will be residing in for a while but hopefully not too long. Going from a king to a full size bed with 4 weeks left of this pregnancy has been an adjustment.

In the midst of all these inconveniences, Therese and I read a devotional book called, “Devotional Stories for Little Folks,” by Nancy Nicholson which I highly recommend. This week’s story was quite timely as was the prayer at the end of the chapter:

My God,

I do not know what today will bring.

I believe that whatever happends to me,

You have known about from all eternity

and planned or allowed for my greater good.

I praise You for Your good plans for my life.

Please help me to be patient in my sufferings,

and to give You thanks in all things.

Amen.