We were so thrilled with the closing of our house! Then we got the call... The lady that bought our house was threatening to sue us for misrepresentation of the home. I was devastated! I could not believe this. What could we have possibly "misrepresented"??? Turns out the fridge that we sold with the house was not working. We had NO idea! We used the fridge right up until the day we moved out. When we moved out we unplugged it and later came back and gave it a good cleaning but never dreamed it wouldn't work when plugged back in. To make matters worse the buyer was complaining about little cosmetic things that we never tried to cover up. Chipped paint on one small spot in the living room, a piece of wallpaper that was coming unglued in the bedroom, a storm door that didn't catch exactly right when shut. All of these things were in plain view when you walk into the house and on top of that, she had done a final walk through and signed off on it! We decided that we did need to make the fridge problem right. We never meant to leave her with a fridge that didn't work. After calling a repairman he suggested we buy a new fridge as it had a freon leak and those can be hard to repair. So, Thursday afternoon my dad and I set out to find the cheapest side by side white fridge we could find. Let me tell you, those are not as easy to come by as it may sound! It this age of stainless steel, white was hard to find! We finally found one, ended up paying WAY more than we anticipated but wanted to make her happy and fix the wrong we had unknowingly done.
In the process of all of this, I came down with a migraine AND stomach virus! As the title says...one step forward, two steps back. Guess that is just the way life goes. I realized the next morning how very lucky I am that I have my mom here in town. She came over, took care of my kids and took care of me (in only the way a mother can) until Brandon got home from work.
I get so overwhelmed with my "problems" at times that I overlook the many blessings. Today, after the dust is settled and a brand new fridge has been delivered (and delivered us from a law suit) I can see how blessed I am. You see, I have a wonderful family, a more than comfortable home, a great job, means to pay my bills and a husband that loves me unconditionally. What more could I ask for?? In the grand scheme of things, the issues I dealt with last week were nothing compared to some of the things others deal with on a daily basis. Makes me ashamed of myself how I can get so self-involved. I wish I was better able to realize that in the midst of what is happening rather than looking back on it. That is one lesson that is hard for me to learn.
A verse that is very close to my heart lately (preached to me over and over by a very good and dear friend) is Phil 4:5-7. It says "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." He truly does listen and hear us. Our time lines may not always be the same as His, but He always provides for us and gives us what is best.
Today I am thankful for family. For a husband that takes care of me like a child when I am sick, for a mom that comes over to take care of me until my husband can get home, and for two little boys that stopped every few minutes to ask "Mommy are you feeling better now?"
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