We have some rotted rafters in the cottage roof - discovered during the removal of the old fireplace and chimney. Is it dry rot? How extensive is the damage? What can we afford to do with this lovely, memory-filled knockdown cottage? The very beams I spoke of in an early blog, on July 1st, are potentially sources of hurt - the roof could cave in!!! Yet the timing is amazing. Because of the other job, we found this out. We were able to delay completion of that job, and some other work we had arranged to have done can also be delayed and the carpenter instead employed on this investigation. We don't know if it will lead to a repair, or a demolition of a part of the cottage, or the sale of the entire land. But we can give thanks that God's timing has brought us this far and prevented some future disaster.
This situation reminds me of my friend's "carpet story". She and her aging mother were plagued with two floods in their old house. The first time the insurance company replaced the carpet, apparently doing a good job. Then she and her mother developed many allergies, respiratory problems, etc. and didn't know the cause. Then there was another flood. My friend was present when the carpet was being pulled up again and discovered, along with the workers, that the original carpet had been used for underlay, despite what the contract and bills had said. So the job was done properly, the cause of their ailments was removed, the other company got sued by the insurance people and the whole situation was sorted out for the better, and prevented something much, much worse from happening.
How many ways do we have rot and potential disasters growing under the surface in our lives? Today I also got wise about carcinogens in cosmetics and self care products and made the radical decision to make better choices. All of this feels like surgical incision, but it's mild compared to what might happen, with the cottage, and with my body. By the way, if you want to check out the cancer info on personal care products, just google about cancer and cosmetics, or ask me for specific website info.
God does care about the details, and can work so much better with us when we give thanks when hard things happen.
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