March 16 – “Sagas are quite tiresome”

Next round in the homeowner’s insurance saga.  The bill is taken out of my bank account monthly.  Our agent set it up so we would have a set amount to anticipate every month.  Then last month, the first month of the draw, we discovered there was an extra $3 fee imposed.  OK.  I can understand and live with that.  Until this month’s draw came through with another dollar taken.  Now we are not at the point yet where one dollar will make or break up, but that was just a bit much, don’t you think?  Our agent is tracking that charge down now. 

Oh, they did appreciate the pictures I took of the finished carpentry.  They had one request, though.  Wanted me to send a picture of the same areas they took that were in such bad shape.  I informed them that I had done just that.  They replied that they didn’t recognize the “area where the board was pulling away from the house.”  My frustrated answer?  “That’s because it is fixed now.”  With understanding behind us, they moved on to their next request.  Could I please send them photos of those same areas again once they are painted?  As reasonable as that sounds, we are planning to paint the entire house.  That entails deciding on a paint color, getting the paint, borrowing a paint sprayer, borrowing someone who can operate the paint sprayer, and a myriad of prep stuff.  Did they want us to just paint the area we have repaired and send them a picture, or would a snapshot of the area covered in a coat of Kilz be sufficient?  Initial queries made it appear that the Kilz coat will be acceptable.  So I painted just the areas in question with a quick coat of Kilz, and then sent the pictures on.  As of press time I haven’t heard the outcome.  Sigh.  Sagas are quite tiresome.

1 Timothy 5:17-18 says, “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.  For the Scripture says, ‘Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,’ and ‘The worker deserves his wages.’”

Father, thank you for the many, many, many opportunities you have given us to develop patience through our little home improvement project.  Amen.