Well, sorry I haven’t been too talkative as of late. There have been so many changes, revelations, and just plain lessons.
If you want to catch up, you can read my adventure
I don’t really know what to title this… an update,
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What is put in front of us…an update
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Thank You LORD…an update
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Feeling more than blessed :) and update
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I need prayers please
God blessed us with a wonderful place to stay while our home was being repaired then Hurricane Dorian blew threw, The blessing soon came to an end as when we returned to the condo it had been flooded, and we were without a place to stay.
A preacher had replaced the felon who originally started repairs to our home. The preacher assured us that for a price, $55,000.00 everything on the list of repairs would be done. We had to purchase the cabinets, the carpet, and flooring but everything from the studs up would be replaced, and all the windows, and flooring would be installed.
Well, Ecclesiasted later began to change his word.
He said things like, “your husband told me not to worry about this and that.” As if we didn’t need windows or flooring, or a kitchen.
I stood with him in my yard going over the list.
We had drawn out a full diagram of our home, and a diagram of all the rooms and listed everything that had to be done. He called and said everything on the the list is $55,000.00 we just had to buy the flooring and caninets but the installation of those things plus the repairs were included.
After 2 hours in my yard discussing this he told me, “I never looked at the list”
So, now I know where we stood.
The work he did was sub-par to put it nicely.
Crooked walls, paint pealing, bows in walls, nails popping threw, lines and mounds where the tape and puddy lines. I have pictures I will post. You can tell me if “I am just being picky” since that is what the preacher told me.
So, here we sit. Living in the building behind our house. Sleeping on a couch, and finishing the repairs ourselves.
The cleaning crew I had to hire because after a week of tryig to clean, since the workers didn’t clean one day while they were here(something Ecclesiates promised they would do) and running my HVAC system the WHOLE time, (while cutting wood inside, sanding, etc. ) so it had to be cleaned too, the cleaning crew told me they were so upset for me because of how BAD the work was done.
They said from my tub and sinks that are 16 years old how well I had taken care of our house, for these people, a man of God no less, destroyed our home. We have hard water, and they said mine were like brand new, as if they had never been used, so they KNEW I had always been maticulous with the things God provided us.
So, we will be installing the cabinets and flooring ourselves, even though we paid some one, a man of God as he so affectionately likes to refer to himself, to do the work. We will have to purchase the window, and install them ourselves, we will be sanding, mudding, and repainting every wall in our home, although as I said, we paid a man of God to do all this work for us.
The carpet we will have to pay someone else to do, even thought we have already paid, well, as I said a man of God to do this.
It has really caused me to doubt my judgment. God has always blessed me with being able to discern people. I have heard more than once that I have always been able to “see” right through people. Now I am doubting that.
I know God has a reason, a season, a lesson here for me to learn. I hope I learn it quickly as I am getting tired with this whole period in my life.
Praise the LORD for I know when I am weak, as I am now, He is strong. If not for knowing He is merciful, I don’t know what I would do.
I thank God for blessing everyone reading this.
