Inspectors and the End of the Week Psalm

End of the Week Psalm

Background:

Mike and I got two burdens dropped on us

from

 the termite inspector

and

the building inspector.

The termites were dealt with five years ago and are gone.

However 'dust' from that time was not cleaned up properly.

Therefore we have to have a termite specialist

come in and spray or whatever they do

(to kill the non-existent termites)

at a cost to us, of course.

Mike is a builder, a plumber, and an electrician.

There was nothing to be found wrong in the house.

But he feels building inspectors have to find something wrong

or they're not doing their job.

So Mike has to replace the main water valve

which is supposedly leaking.

It is not; Mike knows what the guy did for it to appear that way.

The city of Cincinnati will have to turn our water off.

Mike will have to replace the valve;

the city will have to turn the water back on,

and the inspector will have to approve it.

My husband was quite discouraged last night

and plain angry.

He's beginning to feel that this house in Cinci is going to bury or 'drown' him.

I pray that no more 'snags' come our way

and that we close on it May 13th as planned.

The following photos are of the stream that runs next to our park lake/reservoir.

I was tromping around there last Sunday afternoon.

SAVE ME, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold;

I have come into deep waters, where the floods overwhelm me.

Psalm 69: 1, 2

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

 shall abide

under the shadow of the Almighty

[Whose power no foe can withstand].

I will say of the Lord,

'He is my refuge and my fortress;

 My God, in Him I will trust.'

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler

and from the perilous pestilence . . .

Psalm 91: 1-3

He shall call upon Me,

and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will deliver him and honor him.

Psalm 91: 15

He sends forth His commandment to the earth;

His word runs very swiftly.

He sends out His Word, and melts [ice and snow];

He causes His wind to blow,

and the waters to flow.

Psalm 147: 15, 18



Offer to God thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High.

Call upon Me in the day of trouble;

I will deliver you,

and you shall glorify Me."

Psalm 50: 14, 15

Blessings to you all as you enjoy the weekend!

Meanwhile my husband is rearranging his basement workroom and sorting and tossing.

Hmmm--a release of frustration perhaps?!

(I'm staying upstairs.)

UPDATE:A friend in Cincinnati who is a plumber (who does work on the side)
 is going to take care of the water valve problem.
He has the equipment to turn the water off and back on
(something your average homeowner doesn't have).

It will cost Mike a case of beer one evening this week.
The guy has the new-fangled valve that the inspector wants put on,
so the logistics of that problem is settled.

Mike is less irritated tonight, but still frustrated. 
His time in Cincinnati this week has become more complicated
and will have to last longer.

Please keep the closing of the house in your prayers.
Thank you.