Consider it joy

On Monday July 1st, Joe and I woke up and noticed a brown leak spot on our kitchen drop ceiling, which means we have a bathroom leak directly above. We called our home warranty company (since we bought the house less than a year ago) and they sent out a plumber to look at the problem. When he pulled out the ceiling tile, he found white mold, and we had to have a mitigation crew come out to clean it up before he could do anymore. So our homeowners insurance was called and a crew was sent out. They completely blocked off our kitchen and set up dehumidifiers and heaters that are supposed to run for 3 days - right into Fourth of July. : ( They also set up a heater and a dehumidifier in our bathroom. Needless to say, both areas have been off limits and we've had to go to our parents' houses to eat dinner and get showers. It's been a little stressful for both of us, but I taught Sunday School to our Jr Highers this past week and our lesson was on James chapter 1 and their memory verse is "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." (James 1:2, 3 NKJV) I know this is a test for me and we have to trust that God will see us through. I'm trying to memorize this verse along with the kids because its something I need to learn too.

Our blocked-off kitchen

Our kitchen

The exposed ceiling

Machines running in our bathroom making everything HOT!